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What Whittier College costs

Whittier, California · Private · 764 undergrads

Whittier College's sticker price was $64,712 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $24,940 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $22,133.

What does Whittier College cost?

$24,940 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $64,712.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$22,133
$30,000–$48,000$17,661
$48,000–$75,000$20,925
$75,000–$110,000$22,404
over $110,000$32,567

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$22,133
$30,000–$48,000$17,661
$48,000–$75,000$20,925
$75,000–$110,000$22,404
Over $110,000$32,567

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 66% off Whittier College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Whittier College cost less than Otis College of Art and Design, Dominican University of California and Simpson University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Whittier College$20,925$24,940
Otis College of Art and Design$51,314$50,943
Dominican University of California$27,260$35,567
Simpson University$23,640$28,219

The sticker price

$52,877
Tuition, 2025-26
$64,712
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
39%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$36,176
average grant for students who got aid.
59%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$20,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Whittier College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $22,133 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $64,712. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Whittier College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Whittier College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $17,661 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $64,712. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Whittier College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Whittier College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $20,925 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $64,712. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Whittier College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers