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Western Washington University Overview

Western Washington University is a public institution situated in Bellingham, Washington. The location of WWU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Western Washington University Known For?

3,427 Undergraduate Awards
$33,631 Avg Cost After Aid
93% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at WWU.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 69% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, WWU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $62,569 a year. That's about 53% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Western Washington University?

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Contact details for WWU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225-9008
Phone: 360-650-3000
Website: wwu.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/westernwashingtonuniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WWU

How Do I Get Into WWU?

You can apply to WWU online at: admissions.wwu.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for WWU

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into WWU?

93% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women
12% Submit SAT Scores
Since WWU has an acceptance rate of 93%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 92%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Average Test Scores

About 12% of students accepted to WWU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 690. Math scores were between 540 and 650.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Western Washington University  ( 590 to 690 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Western Washington University  ( 540 to 650 )
200
800
WWU received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 32. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

ACT English Scores for Western Washington University  ( 23 to 32 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Western Washington University  ( 25 to 30 )
1
36

Can I Afford Western Washington University?

$33,631 Net Price
36% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of WWU is $33,631. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At WWU, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $6,936 a year. That adds up to $27,744 over four years for those students.

Western Washington University Undergraduate Student Diversity

12,622 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 14,194 undergraduate students at WWU, with 12,622 being full-time and 1,572 being part-time.

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There are also 1,003 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,622 full-time undergraduates at WWU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 828
Black or African American 230
Hispanic or Latino 1,363
White 8,629
International Students 102
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,470

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Western Washington University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 40 countries are represented at WWU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, China, and South Korea.

Western Washington 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
General Psychology 0 240 0 0 0 240
Natural Resources Conservation 0 207 0 25 0 232
Computer Information Systems 2 128 0 23 0 153
Business Administration & Management 0 99 0 29 0 128
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 128 0 0 0 128
Writing Studies 0 115 0 7 0 122
Marketing 0 115 0 0 0 115
Sociology 0 106 0 0 0 106
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 43 0 61 0 104
Special Education 0 102 0 0 0 102
Human Services 0 94 0 0 0 94
General English Literature 0 84 0 7 0 91
History 0 87 0 4 0 91
Political Science & Government 0 90 0 0 0 90
Communication & Media Studies 0 86 0 0 0 86
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 77 0 0 0 77
Fine & Studio Arts 0 67 0 0 0 67
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 61 0 0 0 61
Communication Sciences 0 38 0 17 5 60
Design & Applied Arts 3 57 0 0 0 60
General Biology 0 47 0 11 0 58
Accounting 0 54 0 4 0 58
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 58 0 0 0 58
Chemistry 0 44 0 12 0 56
Anthropology 0 49 0 4 0 53
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 41 0 9 0 50
Journalism 0 48 0 0 0 48
Economics 0 48 0 0 0 48
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 47 0 0 0 47
Finance & Financial Management 0 47 0 0 0 47
Drama & Theater Arts 0 47 0 0 0 47
Health & Physical Education 0 40 0 6 0 46
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 0 43 0 0 0 43
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 41 0 0 0 41
Management Information Systems 0 41 0 0 0 41
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 0 40 0 0 0 40
Romance Languages 0 40 0 0 0 40
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 39 0 0 0 39
Sustainability Science 6 30 0 0 0 36
Music 0 29 0 6 0 35
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 33 0 0 0 33
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 32 0 0 0 32
Geography & Cartography 18 7 4 0 0 29
Information Technology 2 26 0 0 0 28
Mathematics 0 16 0 12 0 28
International Business 0 27 0 0 0 27
Manufacturing Engineering 0 25 0 0 0 25
Public Health 0 24 0 0 0 24
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 0 21 0 0 0 21
Nursing 0 21 0 0 0 21
East Asian Languages 0 20 0 0 0 20
Marine Science 0 19 0 0 0 19
Archeology 0 19 0 0 0 19
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 18 0 0 0 18
Educational Administration 0 0 0 18 0 18
Mathematics & Computer Science 0 18 0 0 0 18
Physics 0 18 0 0 0 18
Ethnic Studies 0 17 0 0 0 17
Applied Mathematics 0 16 0 0 0 16
Biological & Physical Science 0 16 0 0 0 16
Geography and Environmental Studies 0 16 0 0 0 16
Natural Resource Management 3 12 0 0 0 15
Data Science 0 7 7 0 0 14
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 13 0 13
Philosophy 0 13 0 0 0 13
Child Development & Psychology 0 5 0 6 0 11
Teaching English or French 10 0 0 0 0 10
Statistics 0 10 0 0 0 10
Area Studies 0 9 0 0 0 9
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 8 0 0 0 8
Student Counseling 0 0 0 6 0 6
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 6 0 6
Dance 0 6 0 0 0 6
Germanic Languages 0 5 0 0 0 5
Religious Studies 0 2 0 0 0 2
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 0 0 0
Botany/Plant Biology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zoology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 0 0
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 0 0 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Electrical Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Family & Consumer Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0 0 0 0 0
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Accounting & Computer Science 0 0 0 0 0 0
Historic Preservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
Outdoor Education 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Criminology 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urban Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Policy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 44 3,383 11 286 5 3,729

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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