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#83 of 2,597 In North America
#73 of 2,496 In the United States
#2 of 57 In Washington
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Acceptance rate
83%
Aid receiving
88%
Undergraduates
22,612
Graduates
4,927
Male:Female Ratio
46:54
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
wsu.edu

Washington State University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Washington State University has an acceptance rate of 83% and is in the middle in terms of the difficulty of admission among universities in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 83% 82% 84%
Applicants 19,401 8,141 11,260
Admissions 16,123 6,681 9,442
Freshmen enrolled full time 3,897 1,845 2,052
Freshmen enrolled part time 94 42 52

3,357 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

4,255 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 16190 (59%)
Hispanic 4113 (15%)
Asian 2010 (7%)
Two or more races 1919 (7%)
Nonresident Alien 1523 (6%)
Black or African American 771 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 709 (3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 138 (0.5%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 56 (0.2%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$10,689
Students receiving aid
88%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $10,708$12,366
Tuition in-state $10,708$12,366
Tuition out-of-state $26,392$27,163
Fee in-district $1,993$1,697
Fee in-state $1,993$1,697
Fee out-of-state $1,993$1,697

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 6,734
Combined charge for room and board $12,396
Room charge $7,946
Meal charge $4,450

Washington State University majors

Washington State University has granted 6,178 bachelor's degrees across 92 programs, 1,149 master's across 61 programs, and 676 doctorate degrees across 58 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Washington State University.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Business Administration and Management, General 30 521 3
Psychology, General 466 7 9
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 370 12 51
Mechanical Engineering 265 30 17
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 256 3 4
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 255 3
Social Sciences, General 250
Finance, General 244 1
Elementary Education and Teaching 194 36
Computer Science 177 43 4
Hospitality Administration & Management, General 210
Accounting 204 2
Operations Management and Supervision 200
Criminology 163 6 5
Human Development and Family Studies, General 149 1 6
Pharmacy 154
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 110 26 16
Veterinary Medicine 136
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 135
Public Relations & Image Management 133
Civil Engineering, General 101 24 5
Management Information Systems, General 114 1
English Language and Literature, General 106 2 6
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 98 16
Animal Sciences, General 107 1 2
Geology & Earth Science, General 104 3 2
Political Science and Government, General 87 3 3
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 93
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 91
History, General 73 4 2
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 50 24
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 55 5 14
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 66 5
Sociology, General 57 6 4
Advertising 66
Apparel and Textiles, General 61 4
Mass Communication & Media Studies 60
Applied Mathematics, General 40 10 8
Construction Engineering Technology & Technician 58
Zoology & Animal Biology 57 1
Medicine 56
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 43 10
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 26 25
Neuroscience 49 1
Broadcast Journalism 47
Anthropology, General 31 8 3
Chemical Engineering 25 6 9
Chemistry, General 19 6 11
Materials Engineering 20 5 10
Computational Science 34
Journalism 34
Computer Software Engineering 31 2
Interior Design 28 5
Agriculture, General 2 30
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 32
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 31
Secondary Education and Teaching 30
Fine & Studio Arts, General 23 6
Athletic Training & Trainer 15 13
International Business & Trade & Commerce 27
Microbiology, General 26
Engineering & Industrial Management 25
Agronomy and Crop Science 15 2 7
Biological and Physical Sciences 24
Agricultural Production Operations, General 23
Environmental Studies 21
Food Science 12 5 4
Physics, General 9 5 7
Genetics, General 20
Viticulture and Enology 20
Biochemistry 19
Music, General 11 8
Philosophy 19
Spanish Language and Literature 19
Veterinary Infectious Diseases 11 8
Statistics, General 16 2
Computer Engineering, General 15 1
Agricultural Engineering 2 13
Natural Resources & Conservation, General 7 8
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 7 7
Horticultural Science 7 6
Physical Sciences, General 11
Plant Molecular Biology 11
Public Policy Analysis, General 11
Educational Evaluation and Research 7 2
Environmental Science 9
Plant Nursery Operations and Management 9
Special Education and Teaching, General 5 4
Technical and Scientific Communication 9
Agricultural Teacher Education 8
Computer and Information Sciences, General 8
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 5 3
Pharmaceutical Sciences 8
Agribusiness & Agricultural Business Operations 7
Health Communication 7
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 6
Forestry, General 6
Plant Pathology & Phytopathology 3 3
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other 2 4
Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding 5
Botany & Plant Biology 1 4
Curriculum and Instruction 5
Entomology 3 2
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 5
Soil Science and Agronomy, General 3 2
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 4
Chinese Language and Literature 4
Japanese Language and Literature 4
Mathematics Teacher Education 4
Music Performance, General 4
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 4
Counseling Psychology 3
Engineering Science 3
Engineering, General 3
French Language and Literature 3
Human Biology 3
Asian Studies & Civilization 2
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 2
Mathematics, General 2
Turf and Turfgrass Management 2
Women's Studies 2
American & United States Studies & Civilization 1
International Relations and Affairs 1
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General 1
Nursing Science 1
Religion & Religious Studies 1
Russian Language and Literature 1
Grand Total 6,178 1,149 676

Washington State University has a graduation rate of 62%, which is among the 37% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 62% 59% 64%
  • Full-time retention rate - 81%
  • Part-time retention rate - 55%

Publications & Citations

Washington State University is a world-class research university with 78,528 scientific papers published and 2,411,534 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Engineering, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Medicine, Biochemistry, Computer Science, and Genetics.

Publications
78,528
Citations
2,411,534

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
49,533 / 1,862,145
Chemistry
43,669 / 1,686,346
Environmental Science
39,645 / 1,237,133
Engineering
34,667 / 1,177,239
Physics
32,364 / 1,162,815
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
29,170 / 814,427
Medicine
27,672 / 868,757
Biochemistry
26,606 / 1,202,039
Computer Science
24,677 / 860,436
Genetics
24,135 / 1,079,411
Organic Chemistry
22,411 / 817,387
Ecology
20,920 / 717,595
Quantum and Particle physics
20,839 / 647,172
Geology
20,578 / 671,933
Materials Science
18,348 / 571,740
Geography and Cartography
17,211 / 487,509
Botany
14,368 / 504,886
Paleontology
13,784 / 460,253
Psychology
13,540 / 434,455
Political Science
12,882 / 325,667
Sociology
12,865 / 383,175
Law
12,135 / 311,424
Mathematics
11,938 / 314,624
Philosophy
11,568 / 328,017
Business
11,080 / 312,396
History
10,553 / 284,277
Agricultural Science
9,870 / 314,827
Archaeology
9,262 / 272,379
Pathology
8,831 / 267,205
Statistics
8,636 / 255,811
Metallurgical Engineering
8,589 / 283,007
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
8,068 / 218,510
Optical Engineering
8,022 / 236,524
Horticulture
7,832 / 234,926
Economics
7,280 / 177,096
Electrical Engineering
6,450 / 169,936
Public Health
5,877 / 211,841
Immunology
5,851 / 186,580
Demography
5,484 / 196,816
Linguistics
5,477 / 141,900

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 923 8130
1992 928 10170
1993 985 9708
1994 1028 11078
1995 1058 12122
1996 1113 13264
1997 1071 14239
1998 1202 16691
1999 1137 18918
2000 1156 21439
2001 1204 23284
2002 1591 28047
2003 1498 30773
2004 1444 34693
2005 1621 39702
2006 1599 45402
2007 1733 51833
2008 1704 55517
2009 1835 63034
2010 1937 70505
2011 1991 78611
2012 2114 87555
2013 2161 94653
2014 2296 102474
2015 2536 107428
2016 2775 111813
2017 2728 119305
2018 2793 130722
2019 3569 146070
2020 4014 169626
2021 3401 186841
2022 5389 191740
2023 2918 184341
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Washington State University alumni

  1. Dolph Lundgren

    Dolph Lundgren
    Born in
    Sweden Flag Sweden
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    screenwriterboxerfilm produceractorfilm director
    Biography

    Hans "Dolph" Lundgren is a Swedish-American actor, filmmaker and martial artist. Born in Spånga, Sweden, Lundgren became interested in martial arts at a young age. This would lead him to hold the rank of 4th dan black belt in Kyokushin karate and become European champion in 1980 and 1981. In 1982, while studying to get a master's degree, he became the boyfriend of singer Grace Jones. With her he moved to New York City and started to take acting classes. In 1985, Lundgren had a breakthrough role playing the lead villain as an imposing Soviet boxer named Ivan Drago in Sylvester Stallone's Rocky IV.

  2. Klay Thompson

    Klay Thompson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1990-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    actorbasketball player
    Biography

    Klay Alexander Thompson is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest three-point shooters of all-time, he is a four-time NBA champion, a five-time NBA All-Star, a two-time All-NBA Third Team honoree, and was once named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. He has also won gold medals with the United States national team on their 2014 World Cup team and 2016 Olympic team.

  3. Paul Allen

    Paul Allen
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-2018 (aged 65)
    Occupations
    programmerfilm producerrecord producerinvestortelevision producer
    Biography

    Paul Gardner Allen was an American business magnate, computer programmer, researcher, investor, film producer, and philanthropist. He is best known for co-founding Microsoft Corporation with his childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which helped spark the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s. Allen was ranked as the 44th-wealthiest person in the world by Forbes in 2018, with an estimated net worth of $20.3 billion at the time of his death.

  4. LaVar Ball

    LaVar Ball
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    entrepreneurplayer of American footballbasketball player
    Biography

    LaVar Christopher Ball is an American businessman. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of the sports apparel company Big Baller Brand and founder of the now defunct Junior Basketball Association (JBA). He is the father of three professional basketball players: Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo, Greensboro Swarm shooting guard LiAngelo and Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo.

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General info

Alternative names WSU
Founded 1890
Motto World Class. Face to Face.
Colors crimson, gray
Academic calendar August to May (August - December; January-May). A variety of Summer Sessions
Total FTE staff 6,116
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address French Administration Building
Pullman, Washington, 99164-5910
United States
City population 33,000
Phone 5093353564

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