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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Seventh-day Adventist
Location College Place, WA
Population 85,000
Website http://www.wallawalla.edu/
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Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,273
Men / Women 52% / 48%
From State 33%
From Region 15%
Athletes 13.2%

Racial/Ethnic

White 46%
Hispanic 24%
International 10%
Mixed 8%
Asian 6%
Black 4%
Native American 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 50.5% 50.5% 2012 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2013 Men: 47.1% 47.1% 2014 Men: 50.8% 50.8% 2015 Men: 51.8% 51.8% 2016 Men: 49.1% 49.1% 2018 Men: 47.0% 47.0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2012 Native: 3.1% 3.1% 2013 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2014 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2015 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2016 Native: 2.6% 2.6% 2017 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2019 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2011 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2012 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2013 Asian: 6.1% 6.1% 2014 Asian: 4.5% 4.5% 2015 Asian: 4.4% 4.4% 2016 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2017 Asian: 4.1% 4.1% 2018 Asian: 5.8% 5.8% 2019 Asian: 5.2% 5.2% 2020 Asian: 7.7% 7.7% 2021 Asian: 4.4% 4.4% 2022 Asian: 5.9% 5.9% 2023 Asian: 6.3% 6.3% 2024 Asian: 3.9% 3.9% 2011 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2012 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2013 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2014 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2015 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2016 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2017 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2018 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2019 Black: 1.8% 1.8% 2020 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2021 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 Black: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 Black: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2011 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2% 2012 Hispanic: 12.1% 12.1% 2013 Hispanic: 9.6% 9.6% 2014 Hispanic: 13.2% 13.2% 2015 Hispanic: 12.0% 12.0% 2016 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9% 2017 Hispanic: 11.7% 11.7% 2018 Hispanic: 14.9% 14.9% 2019 Hispanic: 14.2% 14.2% 2020 Hispanic: 16.2% 16.2% 2021 Hispanic: 19.2% 19.2% 2022 Hispanic: 14.0% 14.0% 2023 Hispanic: 21.1% 21.1% 2024 Hispanic: 21.0% 21.0% 2011 White: 78.4% 78.4% 2012 White: 73.7% 73.7% 2013 White: 76.5% 76.5% 2014 White: 72.3% 72.3% 2015 White: 76.3% 76.3% 2016 White: 79.7% 79.7% 2017 White: 70.2% 70.2% 2018 White: 66.2% 66.2% 2019 White: 66.2% 66.2% 2020 White: 56.0% 56.0% 2021 White: 61.4% 61.4% 2022 White: 58.1% 58.1% 2023 White: 57.2% 57.2% 2024 White: 57.5% 57.5% 2011 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2012 International: 5.3% 5.3% 2013 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2014 International: 5.2% 5.2% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2017 International: 4.9% 4.9% 2018 International: 7.3% 7.3% 2019 International: 6.2% 6.2% 2020 International: 5.2% 5.2% 2021 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2022 International: 3.6% 3.6% 2023 International: 4.8% 4.8% 2024 International: 4.2% 4.2%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2025 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2020 Asian: 6.0% 6.0% 2021 Asian: 5.6% 5.6% 2022 Asian: 4.5% 4.5% 2023 Asian: 5.2% 5.2% 2024 Asian: 5.1% 5.1% 2025 Asian: 5.7% 5.7% 2020 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2021 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2022 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2023 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2024 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2025 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2020 Hispanic: 18.9% 18.9% 2021 Hispanic: 19.5% 19.5% 2022 Hispanic: 21.9% 21.9% 2023 Hispanic: 22.5% 22.5% 2024 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1% 2025 Hispanic: 23.9% 23.9% 2020 White: 60.5% 60.5% 2021 White: 57.1% 57.1% 2022 White: 53.4% 53.4% 2023 White: 50.6% 50.6% 2024 White: 47.4% 47.4% 2025 White: 45.6% 45.6% 2020 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2022 International: 4.8% 4.8% 2023 International: 6.9% 6.9% 2024 International: 9.2% 9.2% 2025 International: 10.2% 10.2%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 73 34% / 66% 3% $55,514 52 93%
Chemistry 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $63,927 70 —
Mathematics 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $68,227 77 —
Physics — — — — $69,038 78 —
Biochemistry 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $62,210 67 —
Biology 11 — 45% / 55% 0% $61,682 66 —
Exercise Science 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $56,389 54 —
Kinesiology — — — — $56,495 54 —
Communication Studies — — — — $56,683 55 —
Creative Writing 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,774 35 —
English Language and Literature — — — — $49,590 34 —
Forensic Psychology 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,820 47 —
French — — — — $54,250 48 —
General Studies 3 +5 0% / 100% 0% $53,845 47 —
History 4 +1 100% / 0% 0% $53,525 46 —
Humanities — — — — $53,633 46 —
International and Intercultural Communication — — — — $57,373 56 —
Liberal Arts 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $54,399 48 —
Literature — +1 — — $49,885 35 —
Psychology 12 +1 8% / 92% 0% $53,787 47 —
Public Relations 4 — 50% / 50% 25% $62,442 67 —
Radio and Television — — — — $57,137 56 —
Social Work 8 — 12% / 88% 12% $57,094 56 95%
Spanish 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,878 47 —
Art — — — — $41,897 14 —
Digital Communication 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Film Production 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $42,326 15 —
Fine Arts 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $42,287 15 —
Graphic Design 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,035 39 90%
Illustration — — — — $51,035 39 90%
Industrial Design 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $51,035 39 90%
Music 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $41,542 13 —
Music Pedagogy — — — — $41,683 14 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 45 53% / 47% 7% $69,100 78 94%
Accounting 8 — 62% / 38% 25% $72,589 82 —
Business Administration 16 +1 31% / 69% 0% $65,519 73 94%
Business Administration and Management — — — — $67,513 76 —
Finance 5 — 100% / 0% 20% $74,098 83 —
International Business — — — — $70,164 79 —
Management 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $69,835 79 —
Marketing 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $68,919 78 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 8 50% / 50% 0% $77,457 86 80%
Elementary Education 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $77,457 86 80%
English Education — — — — $71,740 81 —
Physical Education — — — — $72,252 81 —
Secondary Education 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $77,457 86 80%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Engineering and Technology 41 80% / 20% 5% $91,254 94
Biomedical Engineering — — — — $87,739 93 —
Civil Engineering 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $88,876 93 —
Computer Engineering 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $98,924 97 —
Electrical Engineering — — — — $94,168 95 —
Mechanical Engineering 18 — 83% / 17% 6% $89,756 94 —
Computer Science 9 +1 56% / 44% 0% $98,525 97 —
Information Technology — — — — $86,831 92 —
Automotive Technology 1 — 100% / 0% 100% $81,820 89 —
Aviation Management 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $77,532 86 —
Professional Pilot 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $78,042 86 —
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair — — — — $81,008 88 —
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology/Technician, General 2 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 38 26% / 74% 8% $88,982 93 98%
Health Sciences 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $66,156 74 —
Nursing 35 +2 26% / 74% 9% $90,939 94 98%
Public Health Education and Promotion — — — — $69,989 79 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Theology 5 100% / 0% 0% $51,578 40
Pastoral Ministry 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,591 40 —
Religion — — — — $54,296 48 —
Theology 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,559 40 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $36,623
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 60%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 53.1% 53.1% 2012 Graduated: 51.4% 51.4% 2013 Graduated: 45.9% 45.9% 2014 Graduated: 55.8% 55.8% 2015 Graduated: 51.9% 51.9% 2016 Graduated: 54.4% 54.4% 2017 Graduated: 61.2% 61.2% 2018 Graduated: 56.8% 56.8% 2019 Graduated: 61.1% 61.1% 2020 Graduated: 58.5% 58.5% 2021 Graduated: 63.9% 63.9% 2022 Graduated: 62.8% 62.8% 2023 Graduated: 64.2% 64.2% 2024 Graduated: 59.9% 59.9%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2012 Men: 48.4% 48.4% 2013 Men: 41.2% 41.2% 2014 Men: 52.6% 52.6% 2015 Men: 48.4% 48.4% 2016 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2017 Men: 60.5% 60.5% 2018 Men: 55.7% 55.7% 2019 Men: 56.1% 56.1% 2020 Men: 57.5% 57.5% 2021 Men: 61.2% 61.2% 2022 Men: 64.0% 64.0% 2023 Men: 63.2% 63.2% 2024 Men: 60.8% 60.8% 2011 Women: 56.1% 56.1% 2012 Women: 54.3% 54.3% 2013 Women: 51.2% 51.2% 2014 Women: 58.9% 58.9% 2015 Women: 55.4% 55.4% 2016 Women: 58.3% 58.3% 2017 Women: 61.9% 61.9% 2018 Women: 57.9% 57.9% 2019 Women: 65.4% 65.4% 2020 Women: 59.5% 59.5% 2021 Women: 66.9% 66.9% 2022 Women: 61.6% 61.6% 2023 Women: 65.2% 65.2% 2024 Women: 59.1% 59.1%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 Asian: 58.3% 58.3% 2013 Asian: 42.9% 42.9% 2014 Asian: 57.1% 57.1% 2015 Asian: 57.1% 57.1% 2016 Asian: 60.0% 60.0% 2017 Asian: 53.3% 53.3% 2018 Asian: 39.1% 39.1% 2019 Asian: 70.0% 70.0% 2020 Asian: 53.6% 53.6% 2021 Asian: 62.5% 62.5% 2022 Asian: 56.5% 56.5% 2023 Asian: 71.4% 71.4% 2024 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2011 Hispanic: 47.6% 47.6% 2012 Hispanic: 38.5% 38.5% 2013 Hispanic: 27.3% 27.3% 2014 Hispanic: 51.2% 51.2% 2015 Hispanic: 47.4% 47.4% 2016 Hispanic: 54.2% 54.2% 2017 Hispanic: 46.5% 46.5% 2018 Hispanic: 49.2% 49.2% 2019 Hispanic: 47.3% 47.3% 2020 Hispanic: 50.8% 50.8% 2021 Hispanic: 58.0% 58.0% 2022 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2023 Hispanic: 51.4% 51.4% 2024 Hispanic: 52.3% 52.3% 2011 White: 54.6% 54.6% 2012 White: 56.7% 56.7% 2013 White: 50.2% 50.2% 2014 White: 58.0% 58.0% 2015 White: 55.2% 55.2% 2016 White: 56.4% 56.4% 2017 White: 67.7% 67.7% 2018 White: 59.9% 59.9% 2019 White: 61.9% 61.9% 2020 White: 64.7% 64.7% 2021 White: 67.0% 67.0% 2022 White: 64.0% 64.0% 2023 White: 71.6% 71.6% 2024 White: 65.1% 65.1% 2011 International: 41.7% 41.7% 2012 International: 29.4% 29.4% 2013 International: 16.7% 16.7% 2014 International: 37.5% 37.5% 2016 International: 57.1% 57.1% 2017 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 International: 65.5% 65.5% 2019 International: 62.5% 62.5% 2020 International: 52.6% 52.6% 2021 International: 41.7% 41.7% 2022 International: 71.4% 71.4% 2023 International: 62.5% 62.5% 2024 International: 47.1% 47.1%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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
Business & Economics 21.4% 45 53% / 47% 7% $69,101 78 94%
Humanities & Social Sciences 20.5% 43 33% / 67% 5% $54,897 50 95%
Health Sciences 20.0% 42 26% / 74% 7% $85,878 91 98%
Engineering 12.4% 26 85% / 15% 4% $90,645 94 —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.1% 15 53% / 47% 0% $61,823 66 —
Arts 6.2% 13 31% / 69% 0% $45,092 21 90%
Computer Science 4.3% 9 56% / 44% 0% $98,525 97 —
Education 3.8% 8 50% / 50% 0% $77,457 86 80%
Professional 2.9% 6 100% / 0% 17% $78,859 87 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 3 100% / 0% 0% $66,794 75 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

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 No
Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 55% 55% 55%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 89.0% 89.0% 2012 Acceptance: 74.4% 74.4% 2013 Acceptance: 92.9% 92.9% 2014 Acceptance: 57.8% 57.8% 2015 Acceptance: 56.4% 56.4% 2016 Acceptance: 62.0% 62.0% 2018 Acceptance: 50.8% 50.8% 2011 Yield: 53.7% 53.7% 2012 Yield: 34.9% 34.9% 2013 Yield: 40.3% 40.3% 2014 Yield: 37.3% 37.3% 2015 Yield: 35.2% 35.2% 2016 Yield: 31.9% 31.9% 2018 Yield: 35.8% 35.8%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 626 626 2012 Applicants: 1,527 1,527 2013 Applicants: 1,051 1,051 2014 Applicants: 1,689 1,689 2015 Applicants: 1,816 1,816 2016 Applicants: 1,963 1,963 2018 Applicants: 2,220 2,220 2011 Admitted: 557 557 2012 Admitted: 1,136 1,136 2013 Admitted: 976 976 2014 Admitted: 976 976 2015 Admitted: 1,025 1,025 2016 Admitted: 1,218 1,218 2018 Admitted: 1,127 1,127 2011 Enrolled: 299 299 2012 Enrolled: 396 396 2013 Enrolled: 393 393 2014 Enrolled: 364 364 2015 Enrolled: 361 361 2016 Enrolled: 388 388 2018 Enrolled: 404 404

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
900 1000 1100 1200 1300 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 930 930 2012 25th: 930 930 2013 25th: 920 920 2014 25th: 930 930 2015 25th: 910 910 2016 25th: 920 920 2018 25th: 920 920 2011 75th: 1200 1200 2012 75th: 1190 1190 2013 75th: 1200 1200 2014 75th: 1230 1230 2015 75th: 1180 1180 2016 75th: 1210 1210 2018 75th: 1210 1210

SAT Math

25th 75th
450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 460 460 2012 25th: 460 460 2013 25th: 460 460 2014 25th: 460 460 2015 25th: 460 460 2016 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 460 460 2011 75th: 590 590 2012 75th: 590 590 2013 75th: 600 600 2014 75th: 620 620 2015 75th: 580 580 2016 75th: 610 610 2018 75th: 610 610

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 470 470 2012 25th: 470 470 2013 25th: 460 460 2014 25th: 470 470 2015 25th: 450 450 2016 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 460 460 2011 75th: 610 610 2012 75th: 600 600 2013 75th: 600 600 2014 75th: 610 610 2015 75th: 600 600 2016 75th: 600 600 2018 75th: 600 600

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.