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Western Washington University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Western Washington University has received a top placement. You can read more about this year’s release or keep reading for details on how your school did in this year’s analysis.

This page was created to give you an overview of how WWU fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Nationwide Ranking

WWU is #287 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This puts it in the top of higher education institutions in the U.S. for students!

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Washington Ranking

WWU placed #5 out of 50 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This scores WWU in the best of schools in the United States for students in the state of Washington! See the Best Colleges in Washington ranking

This report includes highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, WWU has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	235	95.3%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44	654	93.3%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	233	95.3%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39	417	90.6%
Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	68	94.1%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21	374	94.4%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	200	93.0%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46	630	92.7%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23	300	92.3%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72	556	87.1%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39	437	91.1%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	159	933	83.0%
Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	31	83.9%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	109	597	81.7%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134	925	85.5%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55	373	85.3%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	258	1,187	78.3%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	204	1,150	82.3%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112	502	77.7%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101	533	81.1%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107	558	80.8%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145	609	76.2%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92	460	80.0%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	7	85.7%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	1	3	66.7%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	2	19	89.5%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	5	61	91.8%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	109	481	77.3%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	2	12	83.3%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127	471	73.0%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104	378	72.5%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70	294	76.2%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	43	93.0%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	159	571	72.2%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	18	88.9%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174	694	74.9%
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34	132	74.2%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107	416	74.3%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	2	14	85.7%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	6	42	85.7%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	2	8	75.0%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	2	12	83.3%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	5	47	89.4%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70	255	72.6%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	2	11	81.8%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	7	42	83.3%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	2	7	71.4%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	2	7	71.4%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	5	40	87.5%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	13	82	84.2%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	7	59	88.1%
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51	176	71.0%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	13	78	83.3%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	2	9	77.8%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	2	9	77.8%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70	238	70.6%
Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43	144	70.1%
Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39	129	69.8%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	171	573	70.2%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	3	12	75.0%
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41	134	69.4%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	3	16	81.3%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	2	8	75.0%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	2	8	75.0%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	2	8	75.0%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	2	8	75.0%
Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	8	75.0%
Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	8	75.0%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	2	8	75.0%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	165	540	69.4%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	4	22	81.8%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	3	11	72.7%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	4	16	75.0%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	4	15	73.3%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	24	111	78.4%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	12	53	77.4%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	6	30	80.0%
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	2	6	66.7%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	2	6	66.7%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	18	98	81.6%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	20	82	75.6%
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	6	26	76.9%
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	4	15	73.3%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	3	10	70.0%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	12	53	77.4%
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	9	66.7%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	15	53	71.7%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	8	31	74.2%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	13	53	75.5%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	4	13	69.2%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	17	69	75.4%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	16	64	75.0%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	19	66	71.2%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	11	40	72.5%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	23	76	69.7%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	31	112	72.3%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	13	39	66.7%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	12	38	68.4%
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	11	34	67.7%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	14	42	66.7%

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