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Washington State University Overview

Washington State University is a public institution situated in Pullman, Washington. Pullman is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Washington State University Known For?

6,314 Undergraduate Awards
$32,807 Avg Cost After Aid
80% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at Wazzu have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 5%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Wazzu.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 78% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Wazzu bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $50,600 a year. That's about 24% more than their peers at other schools.

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Washington State University Rankings

Wazzu landed the #356 spot in our 2022 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 2,587 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Wazzu also holds the #6 spot on the Best Colleges in Washington ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Wazzu has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#82 Best Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Wazzu.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Agricultural Production Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#31 Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#33 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#34 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#55 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#144 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Wazzu has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Plant Nursery Operations & Management Schools College Factual
#1 Best Technical & Scientific Communication Schools College Factual
#46 Best Teaching Schools Teaching Degree Search
#72 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools College Factual
#80 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools College Factual
#115 Best Education Schools College Factual

Where Is Washington State University?

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Contact details for Wazzu are given below.

Contact Details
Address: French Administration Building, Pullman, WA 99164-5910
Phone: 509-335-3564
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WSUAdmissions

How Do I Get Into Wazzu?

You can apply to Wazzu online at: admission.wsu.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Wazzu

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Wazzu?

80% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
83% Submit SAT Scores
Wazzu has an acceptance rate of 80%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

About 83% of students accepted to Wazzu submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 610. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Washington State University  ( 510 to 610 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Washington State University  ( 510 to 600 )
200
800
Wazzu received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

ACT English Scores for Washington State University  ( 18 to 25 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Washington State University  ( 18 to 26 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Washington State University  ( 20 to 26 )
1
36

Can I Afford Washington State University?

$32,807 Net Price
41% Take Out Loans
4.6% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Wazzu is $32,807. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Wazzu, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $6,788 a year. That adds up to $27,152 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Wazzu is 4.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Washington State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

22,315 Full-Time Undergraduates
54% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 25,470 undergraduate students at Wazzu, with 22,315 being full-time and 3,155 being part-time.

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There are also 5,689 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 22,315 full-time undergraduates at Wazzu, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Washington State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,354
Black or African American 636
Hispanic or Latino 3,761
White 13,429
International Students 855
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,280

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Washington State University. At this time, 39 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 101 countries are represented at Wazzu. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Washington State University

4,319 Took All Classes Online
8,728 Took At Least One Class Online
8.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 8,728 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Wazzu has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the most popular in Washington for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Wazzu

The following table shows how Wazzu is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Computational Science #1 #1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology #1 #1
General Biology #7 #13
General Agriculture #13 #10
Public Relations & Advertising #16 #22
Anthropology #16 #16
Economics #19 #13
Biological & Biomedical Sciences #25 #25
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations #31 #25
Communication & Media Studies #39 #42
General Social Sciences #43 #55
Music #43 #46
Management Information Systems #49 #70
Computer Engineering #52 #43
Electrical Engineering #55 #43
Human Development & Family Studies #57 #78
Visual & Performing Arts #58 #67
General English Literature #64 #96
Political Science & Government #70 #78
Communication & Journalism #72 #75

Online Growth Rankings of Wazzu

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Washington State University was 8.4%. This is the #1,447 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Wazzu regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Wazzu majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Communication & Journalism 15%
Computer Engineering 35%
Engineering 4%
Public Relations & Advertising 26%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Wazzu ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Wazzu.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Computer Engineering #61
Public Relations & Advertising #84
Communication & Media Studies #163
Engineering #177
Communication & Journalism #261

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Washington State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 187 130 252 15 584
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 186 266 69 0 521
General Psychology 0 415 0 10 16 441
Nursing 0 345 37 11 41 434
General Social Sciences 0 394 0 0 0 394
Mechanical Engineering 0 294 0 34 13 341
Human Development & Family Studies 101 196 0 6 6 309
Public Relations & Advertising 0 288 0 0 0 288
Computer Science 0 165 0 47 12 224
General Biology 0 212 0 8 3 223
Accounting 0 216 0 1 0 217
Finance & Financial Management 0 198 0 0 0 198
Health & Physical Education 0 178 0 13 0 191
Marketing 4 181 0 0 0 185
Hospitality Management 0 174 0 0 0 174
Electrical Engineering 0 113 0 29 26 168
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 0 1 164 165
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 146 0 5 5 156
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 20 127 0 0 0 147
Management Information Systems 0 135 0 0 0 135
Civil Engineering 0 97 0 17 5 119
Geological & Earth Sciences 12 102 0 0 4 118
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 115 0 0 0 115
Animal Science 0 103 0 4 1 108
General English Literature 0 86 0 9 4 99
Political Science & Government 0 83 0 7 2 92
Economics 0 64 0 15 10 89
Zoology 0 68 0 5 5 78
History 0 71 0 2 5 78
Communication & Media Studies 0 6 1 58 7 72
Chemical Engineering 0 57 0 2 12 71
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 40 0 26 0 66
Textile & Apparel Studies 0 58 0 5 0 63
Applied Mathematics 0 39 0 15 9 63
Plant Sciences 0 33 0 16 9 58
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 6 36 6 5 5 58
Sociology 0 44 0 3 8 55
Journalism 0 54 0 0 0 54
Food Science Technology 0 43 0 6 2 51
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 22 28 0 50
Construction Engineering Technology 0 49 0 0 0 49
Communication Sciences 0 24 0 25 0 49
Materials Engineering 0 31 0 2 11 44
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 33 0 0 8 41
Educational Administration 0 0 4 28 9 41
International Business 0 40 0 0 0 40
Chemistry 0 20 0 8 11 39
Agricultural Production 0 30 7 0 0 37
Computer Engineering 0 35 0 2 0 37
General Agriculture 3 1 0 31 0 35
Biological & Physical Science 0 35 0 0 0 35
Anthropology 0 26 0 3 6 35
Design & Applied Arts 0 34 0 0 0 34
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 31 0 0 0 31
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 18 0 13 0 31
Writing Studies 31 0 0 0 0 31
International Studies 30 0 0 0 0 30
General Sales & Marketing 29 0 0 0 0 29
Genetics 0 28 0 0 0 28
Fine & Studio Arts 0 21 0 7 0 28
Romance Languages 0 25 0 0 0 25
Biomedical Engineering 0 24 0 0 0 24
Public Policy 0 20 0 4 0 24
Agricultural Engineering 0 0 0 2 21 23
Physics 0 14 0 0 9 23
Music 0 13 0 10 0 23
Allied Health Professions 0 21 0 0 0 21
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 11 0 5 4 20
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 13 6 19
Botany/Plant Biology 0 0 0 6 11 17
Computational Science 0 17 0 0 0 17
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 15 2 17
Philosophy 0 16 0 0 0 16
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 14 0 0 0 14
Statistics 0 0 0 12 2 14
Landscape Architecture 0 13 0 0 0 13
Computer Information Systems 0 12 0 0 0 12
Environmental Engineering 0 0 0 12 0 12
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 11 0 0 11
Agricultural Economics & Business 0 10 0 0 0 10
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 10 0 10
Special Education 0 0 0 7 3 10
Ethnic Studies 0 10 0 0 0 10
Teaching English or French 6 0 2 0 0 8
Forestry 0 8 0 0 0 8
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 5 0 2 0 0 7
Education Philosophy 0 0 0 0 7 7
Gerontology 7 0 0 0 0 7
Horticulture 0 6 0 0 0 6
East Asian Languages 1 4 0 0 0 5
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 3 0 2 0 5
General Physical Sciences 0 5 0 0 0 5
Engineering Science 0 0 0 0 4 4
Mathematics 0 4 0 0 0 4
Area Studies 0 2 0 0 1 3
Public Health 0 0 3 0 0 3
Homeland Security 0 0 3 0 0 3
Soil Sciences 0 0 0 1 1 2
Educational Assessment 0 0 2 0 0 2
General Education 0 0 0 1 1 2
Nuclear Engineering 0 0 2 0 0 2
General Engineering 0 0 0 1 0 1
Sustainability Science 1 0 0 0 0 1
International Relations & National Security 0 1 0 0 0 1
Agricultural Mechanization 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agricultural Public Services 0 0 0 0 0 0
Food Processing 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Architecture 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biotechnology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0
Construction Management 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0 0
Insurance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 0 0 0
Real Estate 0 0 0 0 0 0
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 0 0 0
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0 0 0
Teaching Assistants 0 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nanotechnology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Construction Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manufacturing Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Family & Consumer Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0 0 0
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 0 0 0 0
Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nutrition Science 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wildlife Management 0 0 0 0 0 0
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Materials Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Human Services 0 0 0 0 0 0
Social Work 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 256 6,058 498 929 506 8,247

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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