Whitman College Study Abroad

Welcome to Whitman College study abroad! We believe that an understanding of a culture or region other than one’s own is an important part of a liberal arts education and a key to developing future leaders in an increasingly interdependent global society. In keeping with that view, the College encourages qualified students to study abroad either in a foreign country or on an affiliated domestic program in the United States during their college careers. We are here to help you make your off campus studies plans a reality!

45% of the junior class studies abroad for one semester or the academic year.

Whitman is partnered with various study abroad organizations to offer 39 affiliated programs in 24 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and Oceania.

Whitman also offers three urban-based affiliated domestic programs in Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and the Semester in the West environmental studies program that travels in the western U.S.

Students can apply their Whitman need-based aid and merit scholarships toward the fees of all 39 affiliated programs.

In 2008 Whitman sponsored two faculty-led summer programs in China and Ecuador.