Washington State University is a public, co-educational, land-grant research institution that offers a premier undergraduate experience. The university is known for world-class research, scholarship and arts; the exemplary working and learning environment fosters student engagement. The university works hard to embody a set of core values: inquiry and knowledge, engagement and application, leadership, diversity, character, stewardship and teamwork. Toward this end, the university fosters learning, inquiry and engagement. Washington State University enhances the intellectual, creative and practical abilities of individuals, institutions and communities.

 

STUDENT PROFILE
# of degree-seeking undergraduates                                    21,149
% male/female                                                                             49/51
% African-American                                                                             2
% American Indian or Alaska Native                                                1
% Asian or Pacific Islander                                                                6
% Hispanic                                                                                            5
% White                                                                                                74
% Pell grant recipients                                                                      26
Distinguished First-generation and minority alumni Sherman J. Alexie Jr., award-winning poet, author, screenwriter, film director; Phyllis J. Campbell, president/CEO, Seattle Foundation; James E. Blackwell, sociologist, scholar in the areas of minorities in higher education, social movement in black communities; William Julius Wilson, sociologist, author; Matsuyo Omori Yamamoto, first chief of the Rural Home- Living Improvement

 

ACADEMICS
full-time faculty                                                                               1,204
full-time minority faculty                                                                    n/a
student-faculty ratio                                                                         14:1
average class size                                                                              17
% first-year retention rate                                                                   82
% graduation rate (6 years)                                                               67
Popular majors Business/Marketing, Social Sciences, Communication, Education, Health Professions

 

CAMPUS LIFE
% live on campus (% freshmen)                                             36 (99)
Multicultural student clubs and organizations  African-American, American Indian, Chicano/a, Chinese, Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander, Japanese, Muslim, Russian, Latino/a, Filipino, Indian, Korean, Middle Eastern, Indonesian, Persian, Sikh, Somalian, Taiwanese, Thai and Vietnamese cultures

Athletics NCAA Division I, Pacific-10 Conference (football I-A); m baseball, m/w basketball, m/w cross country, m football, m/w golf, m/w track and field (indoor and outdoor), w soccer, w swimming, w tennis, w volleyball

 

ADMISSIONS
# of applicants                                                                                11,983
% accepted                                                                                             72
# of first-year students enrolled                                                     6,414
SAT Critical Reading range                                                       490-600
SAT Math range                                                                            510-610
SAT Writing range                                                                                  n/a
ACT range                                                                                           24-29
average HS GPA                                                                                     3.5
Deadlines
regular decision                                                                                rolling
application fee (online)                                                              $50 ($50)
fee waiver for applicants
        with financial need                                                                         yes

 

COST & AID
tuition                                           in-state: $8,489; out-of-state: $19,565
room & board                                                                                     $9,330
total need-based institutional
     scholarships/grants                                                                           n/a
% of students apply for need-based aid                                              65
% of students receive aid                                                                        98
% receiving need-based scholarship
    or grant aid                                                                                             69
% receiving aid whose need was
     fully met                                                                                                  37
average aid package                                                                      $10,366
average student loan debt upon
     graduation                                                                                            n/a