Whitman College is a private liberal arts college that offers 48 majors and 33 minors in the liberal arts and sciences, Founded in 1859 and established as a four-year-degree-granting institution in 1882; the college is famous for being the first college in the Pacific Northwest to install a Phi Beta Kappa chapter. It was also the first in the country to require students to pass a selection of comprehensive exams to graduate. Whitman College has a bucolic 117-acre campus centered around a quad with grassy lawns, ancient trees, the famous Lakum Duckum, which is home to many of Whitman's beloved ducks, and beautiful old buildings. Historical landmark buildings include the Whitman Memorial Building, the Lyman House and Prentiss Hall residences, and the North Hall, which was once the Walla Walla Valley General Hospital.
345 Boyer Ave, Walla Walla, WA, Phone: 509-527-5111
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