Washington State University Data & Information Overview

This overview covers the essential stats on Washington State University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more. If you're interested in learning more about a particular stat, just click on its tile to go to a new page that covers the topic more in-depth. Also, you can jump to any section of this page by clicking one of the links below.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is Washington State University Ranked?

2021 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Washington State University was awarded 160 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education grade specific.

Overall Quality

Wazzu landed the #408 spot in College Factual's 2021 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 1,715 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

Wazzu also holds the #10 spot on the Best Colleges in Washington ranking.

See all of the rankings for Washington State University.

Is It Hard to Get Into Wazzu?

Acceptance Rate

When it comes to admittance, Washington State University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 73%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.

Average Test Scores

About 78% 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 610.

Wazzu received ACT scores from 29% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 20 and 26.

Learn more about Washington State University admissions.

Washington State University Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Washington State University is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Washington State University is 79%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Washington State University

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 81% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Washington State University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Wazzu this rate is 38%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Washington State University.

Excellent Overall Diversity at Wazzu

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 26,098 undergraduates at Wazzu with 22,877 being full-time and 3,221 being part-time.

Wazzu Diversity Score

For each college and university, College Factual calculates an overall diversity score that takes four factors into account: gender, ethnicity, age, and home location of the student. Then, the schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest.

With an overall score of 94.45 out of 100, Wazzu is one of the most diverse schools in the nation.

Get more detailed information on diversity and student demographics at Washington State University.

How Much Does Washington State University Cost?

The overall average net price of Wazzu is $15,768. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Wazzu

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$9,000	$10,558	$15,177	$21,982	$23,601

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Wazzu, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

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 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,724 a year. That adds up to $26,896 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Wazzu is 4.1%. 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.

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How Much Money Do Wazzu Graduates Make?

Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Wazzu make around $50,600 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for Wazzu students since it is 27% more than the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year.

See which majors at Washington State University make the most money.

Location of Washington State University

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

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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
Website:	wsu.edu/
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/WSUAdmissions

Washington State University Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 132 majors graduated from Washington State University. Of these students, 5,827 received undergraduate degrees and 1,508 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
General Psychology	446	$31,100
General Social Sciences	372	$36,500
Nursing	366	$68,400
Mechanical Engineering	270	$61,300
Public Relations & Advertising	214	NA
Accounting	207	$47,800
Health & Physical Education	188	$32,000
Business Administration & Management	187	$44,400
Human Development & Family Studies	186	$30,800
Criminal Justice & Corrections	185	$33,900

Learn more about the majors offered at Washington State University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Wazzu

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2017-2018, 6,282 students took at least one online class at Washington State University. This is an increase from the 5,811 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	6,282	3,345
2016-2017	5,811	3,234
2015-2016	5,092	3,159
2014-2015	4,949	3,165
2013-2014	4,284	2,863

Learn more about online learning at Washington State University.

Related Schools

If you’re considering Washington State University, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Arizona State University - Tempe
• The City College of New York
• Michigan State University
• University of Houston
• University of Rhode Island

Curious on how these schools stack up against Wazzu? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare college on the features that matter most to you!

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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More about our data sources and methodologies.