Whittier College

Whittier is a small liberal arts college in Whittier, California, roughly 800 students, historically Quaker and now secular. Its funding structure is simple and automatic: every admitted student, international included, is considered for a John Greenleaf Whittier Scholarship, renewable for four years, with no additional application. The award is driven by the Whittier admission GPA — the weighted grade average across grades 9 to 11 — which means a Kazakh applicant's grade 9 record directly affects the money, not just the admission decision. Whittier states its costs plainly on a page written for international students, and international students are eligible for on-campus jobs through an institutional work-study programme where funds allow. Note that Whittier directs DACA and undocumented students living in the United States NOT to apply as international students.