Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Cheney, WA
Population 550,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,660 (59%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (59%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,726
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 93%
From Region 1%
Athletes 7.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
Hispanic 20%
Mixed 7%
Black 5%
Asian 3%
Native American 2%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 606 33% / 67% 0% $51,190 48 91%
Economics 21 62% / 38% 0% $61,046 71 91%
Anthropology 10 30% / 70% 0% $47,282 37
Child Development 23 13% / 87% 0% $50,478 46 90%
Communication Studies 89 36% / 64% 0% $54,369 57 93%
English 22 32% / 68% 0% $39,135 15 84%
Government 18 61% / 39% 0% $50,180 45 95%
History 14 57% / 43% 0% $42,428 23 86%
Humanities $46,562 35
Interdisciplinary Studies 60 42% / 58% 0% $52,128 51 87%
International Affairs 6 83% / 17% 0% $52,346 52 96%
Journalism 2 0% / 100% 0% $51,538 49
Mental Health 60 13% / 87% 0% $71,994 84 91%
Philosophy 4 75% / 25% 0% $46,879 36
Professional and Creative Writing 5 60% / 40% 0% $45,660 32 91%
Psychology 107 30% / 70% 0% $48,986 42 89%
Sociology 15 13% / 87% 0% $53,359 54 100%
Spanish 8 38% / 62% 0% $38,846 14 84%
Women's and Gender Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $47,571 38
Art 10 0% / 100% 0% $29,500 4 86%
Art History 2 0% / 100% 0% $29,500 4 86%
Design and Visual Communications $44,168 27
Film 18 56% / 44% 0% $45,857 32 100%
Music 9 22% / 78% 0% $37,637 12
Music Industry 8 75% / 25% 0% $39,528 16
Music Performance $39,051 15
Photography $45,857 32
Theatre 13 23% / 77% 0% $35,530 9
Urban and Regional Planning 7 57% / 43% 0% $56,319 61
Visual Art 13 0% / 100% 0% $29,500 4 86%
Criminal Justice 60 30% / 70% 0% $51,779 50 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 274 55% / 45% 1% $60,205 69 95%
Accounting 64 61% / 39% 0% $60,517 70 98%
Business Analytics 7 43% / 57% 0% $63,293 74
Finance 54 74% / 26% 0% $62,672 73 92%
Human Resource Management 16 25% / 75% 6% $59,845 68
International Business 6 50% / 50% 17% $61,260 71
Logistics and Supply Chain Management $60,059 69
Management 70 49% / 51% 0% $60,059 69 96%
Management Information Systems $61,716 72 90%
Marketing 50 46% / 54% 0% $56,417 61 90%
Operations and Supply Chain Management 7 86% / 14% 0% $63,683 75
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Science and Public Health 197 21% / 79% 1% $64,223 76 94%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 11 0% / 100% 0% $51,961 51 100%
Dental Hygiene 37 8% / 92% 0% $66,916 79 94%
Exercise Science 63 43% / 57% 2% $57,389 64 93%
Nursing 40 12% / 88% 2% $87,682 94
Public Health $56,317 61
Health Administration $59,346 67 91%
Health Informatics 1 0% / 100% 0% $59,346 67 91%
Health Services Administration 15 7% / 93% 0% $59,517 68
Therapeutic Recreation 1 0% / 100% 0% $55,038 58 95%
Addiction Studies 11 36% / 64% 0% $48,821 41 88%
Community Health Education 18 11% / 89% 0% $52,091 51
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Professional Programs 275 23% / 77% 0% $52,702 53 94%
Health Education 12 42% / 58% 0% $57,521 64 95%
Recreation and Leisure Services 5 40% / 60% 0% $47,942 39 96%
Recreation and Tourism Management 4 25% / 75% 0% $48,570 41
Children's Studies 23 13% / 87% 0% $41,984 21 87%
Social Work 53 19% / 81% 0% $51,494 49 93%
Bilingual and Multilingual Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Biology Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $57,521 64 95%
Business Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $57,521 64 95%
Chemistry Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $57,521 64 95%
Early Childhood Education 17 12% / 88% 0% $40,022 17 96%
Education 18 28% / 72% 0% $70,929 83 94%
Educational Foundations 3 0% / 100% 0% $60,909 70
Elementary Education 28 14% / 86% 0% $40,022 17 96%
English Education 12 17% / 83% 0% $57,521 64 95%
Mathematics Education 24 25% / 75% 0% $57,521 64 95%
Reading Education 15 0% / 100% 0% $57,521 64 95%
Science Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $57,521 64 95%
Social Studies Education 20 65% / 35% 0% $57,521 64 95%
Spanish Education 6 50% / 50% 0% $57,521 64 95%
Special Education 13 8% / 92% 0% $55,510 59 91%
TESOL 7 29% / 71% 0% $57,834 64
Art Education 8 50% / 50% 0% $57,521 64 95%
Music Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $57,521 64 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 349 63% / 37% 1% $69,225 81 95%
Electrical Engineering 21 90% / 10% 0% $85,362 93 94%
Mechanical Engineering 28 86% / 14% 0% $76,172 87 93%
Computer Science 57 89% / 11% 2% $94,088 97 96%
Cybersecurity 8 88% / 12% 0%
Chemistry 10 30% / 70% 0% $64,094 75 94%
Geological/Earth Sciences $58,661 66
Geology 27 48% / 52% 0% $58,661 66 94%
Mathematics 8 75% / 25% 0% $69,425 82
Physics 2 100% / 0% 0% $71,540 84
Statistics 5 80% / 20% 0% $84,401 93
Biology 82 33% / 67% 0% $54,504 57 95%
Environmental Science 14 50% / 50% 0% $54,402 57 96%
Visual Communication Design 44 43% / 57% 2% $41,959 21 91%
Applied Technology 29 93% / 7% 0% $98,062 98 100%
Land Use Planning and Management/Development 3 33% / 67% 0%
Mechanical Engineering Technology 11 100% / 0% 9% $76,694 88 95%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,020
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $27,617
Est. In-State Cost $11,668
Est. Out-of-State Cost $35,725
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 67%
4-Year Graduation Rate 28%
6-Year Graduation Rate 44%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 31.3% 532 30% / 70% 0% $52,238 51 90%
Business & Economics 18.9% 321 53% / 47% 1% $59,873 68 94%
Education 10.9% 186 22% / 78% 0% $53,966 56 95%
Health Sciences 9.6% 163 25% / 75% 1% $66,629 79 94%
Arts 7.9% 134 37% / 63% 1% $41,011 19 92%
Professional 6.1% 103 55% / 45% 1% $67,942 80 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.8% 82 33% / 67% 0% $54,504 57 95%
Computer Science 3.8% 65 89% / 11% 2% $94,088 97 96%
Physical Sciences & Math 3.1% 52 54% / 46% 0% $64,332 76 94%
Engineering 2.9% 49 88% / 12% 0% $80,111 90 94%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 14 50% / 50% 0% $54,402 57 96%

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.4M #290 24% $0.1M
Physical Sciences & Math $0.8M #386 87% $0
Health Sciences $0.3M #323 96% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0.3M #209 83% $0
Engineering $0.2M #356 97% $0
Education $0.0M #451 0% $0 1 #421
Life & Natural Sciences $0.0M #545 0% $0
Business & Economics $0 #456 $0
Computer Science $0 #525 $0
Total $3.0M #446 58% $0.1M 1 #560

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (Unbound) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind