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Pullman, WA 99164-1009
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Washington State University

Pullman, WA - Enrollment, Demographics, Student Costs

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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (very high research activity)
UndergraduateBalanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
GraduateComprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
EnrollmentHigh undergraduate
Size & SettingLarge four-year, primarily residential

General Characteristics

Title IV EligibilityParticipates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable Tuition
Religious AffiliationN/A
Congressional District5305

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force  —   /   / 
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Washington State University?
747th for total cost of attendance
  In District In State Out of State
Effective as of 2010-08-04
FT Undergraduate Tuition $7,088 $7,088 $18,164
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $1,401 $1,401 $1,401
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $380 $380 $934
FT Graduate Tuition $7,944 $7,944 $20,132
FT Graduate Required Fees $1,351 $1,351 $1,351
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $423 $423 $1,032
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $22,297 $22,297 $33,373
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $9,425 $9,425 $20,501
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $9,425 $9,425 $20,501

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Prior year comparison and trends on the cost of attending / attendance cost.
  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $6,866 $7,565 $6,866 $7,565 $17,180 $18,601
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Effective as of 2010-08-04
Books & Supplies $912 $936
On-Campus – Room & Board $7,790 $8,482
On-Campus – Other Expenses $3,542(N/C)
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board N/A
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses N/A
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board N/A

Admission Details

Effective as of 2010-08-05
Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$50
Graduate Application Fee$50
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 11,795 (5,475 male / 6,320 female)
Admitted 8,995 (4,070 male / 4,925 female)
Admission rate 76%
First-time Enrollment 3,372 (1,634 male / 1,738 female)
FT Enrollment 3,347 (1,623 male / 1,724 female)
PT Enrollment 25 (11 male / 14 female)
Total Enrollment26,101

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Washington State University use for admissions?  = Required,   = Recommended,   = Neither required nor recommended
Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record  /  N/A / 
College Prep. Completion
RecommendationsN/A
Formal competency demoN/A
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Washington State University accept?
Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Football Conference Pac-12 Conference
NCAA Basketball Conference Pacific-10 Conference
NCAA Baseball Conference Pacific-10 Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference Pacific-10 Conference

ACT Test Admission

415th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting ACT results 27%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) /
Math scores (25/75 %ile) /
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 21 / 26

SAT Test Admission

493rd for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting SAT results 93%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 480 / 590
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 490 / 610
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 970 / 1200

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity6,608
Meals per WeekN/A
Room Fee$4,852
Board Fee$4,034

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?
 
Total 328 125 277 314 77 4,905 622 6,690
Accounting 15 4 6 2 110 14 152
Accounting and Related Services, Other 1 5 6
Agricultural Business Technology 1 1 2
Agricultural Business and Management, General 1 7 8
Agricultural Communication/Journalism 1 3 4
Agricultural Economics 11 1 12
Agricultural Mechanization, General 15 15
Agricultural Teacher Education 1 1 2
Agricultural and Food Products Processing 7 7
Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering 3 3
Agriculture, General 1 13 5 19
Agronomy and Crop Science 2 2 10 1 15
American/United States Studies/Civilization 1 1 1 2 5
Animal Sciences, General 7 1 2 1 36 2 49
Anthropology 3 3 4 2 32 7 52
Apparel and Textiles, General 1 2 2 4 1 45 4 61
Applied Economics 4 1 2 1 8
Applied Mathematics 6 1 2 20 2 31
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) 3 1 5 7 1 40 9 66
Asian Studies/Civilization 1 1 4 1 7
Athletic Training/Trainer 2 1 1 9 1 14
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 4 1 4 2 1 37 1 50
Biochemistry 4 2 13 19
Biological and Physical Sciences 2 4 6 39 6 57
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 1 3 6 11 3 81 9 114
Biomathematics and Bioinformatics, Other 2 2
Biomedical/Medical Engineering 1 1 12 2 16
Biotechnology 1 1 5 2 9
Botany/Plant Biology 2 4 1 7
Business Administration and Management, General 18 3 5 65 17 108
Business/Commerce, General 9 9
Chemical Engineering 3 1 2 22 2 31
Chemistry, General 1 12 2 15
Child Development 1 1 4 6
Civil Engineering, General 12 9 4 1 97 14 137
Computer Engineering, General 1 8 2 11
Computer Science 8 1 2 5 23 4 44
Computer and Information Sciences, General 2 14 4 20
Construction Management 1 2 44 3 50
Counseling Psychology 4 1 1 8 2 16
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 1 3 1 6 11
Criminal Justice/Police Science 2 9 4 7 1 84 3 111
Developmental and Child Psychology 1 7 8
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 2 3 6 2 59 7 79
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 1 1 11 13
Economics, General 12 1 3 5 23 44
Education, General 4 4 23 9 3 290 45 379
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 2 27 6 35
Educational/Instructional Media Design 3 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 11 3 4 4 39 9 70
Engineering Science 1 2 3
Engineering/Industrial Management 1 6 2 1 19 3 32
English Language and Literature, General 3 5 1 3 106 11 129
Entomology 5 5
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies 1 15 1 17
Environmental Science 2 1 1 1 22 5 32
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 7 1 2 1 11
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other 1 2 1 1 2 1 8
Exercise Physiology 1 6 1 8
Family and Community Services 1 9 10
Finance, General 8 2 1 4 1 80 6 103
Fine/Studio Arts, General 6 1 2 1 37 6 53
Food Science 6 1 7
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General 1 1 2 26 1 31
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 2 1 3 6
French Language and Literature 6 6
Genetics, General 3 1 16 2 22
Geology/Earth Science, General 1 12 13
German Language and Literature 1 2 3
Gerontology 1 1
Health Teacher Education 16 1 17
Health/Health Care Administration/Management 2 7 9
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other 1 1 14 1 17
History, General 1 1 1 3 3 104 8 122
Horticultural Science 2 1 1 9 2 15
Hospitality Administration/Management, General 7 2 1 9 80 7 106
Human Development and Family Studies, General 3 6 7 4 2 108 5 136
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other 1 1
Human Nutrition 1 1 2
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 2 3 6 4 1 83 13 112
Interior Design 4 1 2 6 1 32 3 49
International Business/Trade/Commerce 9 2 2 2 38 6 59
International/Global Studies 2 2
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 5 1 4 5 1 48 3 70
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) 12 1 13
Linguistics 4 4
Management Information Systems and Services, Other 1 1
Management Information Systems, General 2 2 4 4 1 69 9 91
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 9 4 6 1 75 7 103
Mass Communication/Media Studies 12 5 13 19 4 284 13 353
Materials Engineering 1 1 9 1 12
Materials Science 2 1 1 4
Mathematics, General 1 6 7
Mechanical Engineering 9 2 6 5 104 17 143
Microbiology, General 2 1 2 23 1 29
Molecular Biology 3 1 2 6
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 1 1 7 3 12
Music Performance, General 4 4
Music Theory and Composition 1 1
Music, General 1 21 1 23
Natural Resources/Conservation, General 1 23 2 26
Neuroscience 3 3 23 1 30
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 6 5 18 19 7 324 62 442
Nutrition Sciences 2 2
Office Management and Supervision 1 1
Operations Management and Supervision 3 3 5 3 2 106 6 131
Pharmacology and Toxicology 1 1 1 1 4
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) 2 4 18 57 14 97
Philosophy 2 1 2 22 1 28
Physical Sciences 1 1 5 7
Physics, General 6 8 2 16
Plant Molecular Biology 2 2
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology 3 1 1 5
Plant Sciences, General 4 4
Political Science and Government, General 1 2 5 5 84 12 110
Psychology, General 10 3 17 15 4 205 36 295
Public Policy Analysis 3 17 4 25
School Psychology 5 1 6
Social Sciences, General 5 23 23 21 7 337 45 466
Sociology 2 4 3 11 2 68 1 93
Soil Science and Agronomy, General 1 5 1 7
Spanish Language and Literature 4 1 19 8 32
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 1 2 3 42 2 51
Statistics, General 13 6 19
Superintendency and Educational System Administration 1 1 18 2 22
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 4 32 7 4 427 69 544
Technical and Business Writing 5 1 7
Veterinary Medicine (DVM) 3 2 1 1 71 16 94
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General (Cert 7 12 2 21
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management 1 1
Women's Studies 1 1 3 5
Zoology/Animal Biology 1 3 7 1 47 2 62

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Washington State University 536th for the average full-time faculty salary.
Effective as of 2010-08-31
Tenure system
Average FT Salary $76,709 ($83,790 male / $65,763 female)
Number of FT Faculty 1,166 (708 male / 458 female)
Number of PT Faculty 402
FT Faculty Ratio 3 : 1
Total Benefits $24,829,237

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