Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Pullman, WA
Population 70,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,660 (59%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (60%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 1,000 (5%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 19,891
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 85%
From Region 3%
Athletes 2.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Hispanic 19%
Mixed 8%
Asian 7%
Black 3%
International 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Carson College of Business 942 51% / 49% 7% $75,666 86 95%
Accounting 221 52% / 48% 3% $77,029 87 95%
Business Administration 19 42% / 58% 0% $69,613 80 95%
Entrepreneurship 30 53% / 47% 3% $76,974 87 100%
Finance 160 78% / 22% 4% $82,367 90 93%
Hospitality Management 97 28% / 72% 48% $55,875 57 97%
International Business 10 50% / 50% 0% $83,885 91 81%
Management Information Systems $81,327 90
Marketing 241 48% / 52% 2% $82,028 90 95%
Operations Management 164 43% / 57% 2% $69,613 80 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences 348 26% / 74% 2% $55,433 56 95%
Human Biology 9 0% / 100% 0% $62,615 71
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 11 36% / 64% 0% $64,007 73
Agricultural Production Operations 10 90% / 10% 0% $61,428 68 100%
Agricultural and Food Products Processing 4 0% / 100% 0% $67,419 78
Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding 6 33% / 67% 17% $68,865 79 100%
Agriculture 1 0% / 100% 0% $63,761 73
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 9 78% / 22% 0% $61,428 68 100%
Agronomy and Crop Science 10 50% / 50% 0% $68,865 79 100%
Animal Science 83 11% / 89% 1% $47,282 32 97%
Environmental Studies 22 64% / 36% 18% $65,032 75 92%
Food Science 5 60% / 40% 0% $70,590 81 97%
Forestry 8 88% / 12% 0% $62,803 71
Plant Nursery Operations and Management 11 45% / 55% 0% $63,002 71
Turf and Turfgrass Management $63,563 72
Viticulture and Enology 9 22% / 78% 0% $70,590 81 97%
Human Development and Family Studies 91 13% / 87% 2% $47,979 34 90%
Apparel and Textiles 30 30% / 70% 0% $57,318 60 100%
Interior Design 29 10% / 90% 0% $61,942 69 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 2,283 40% / 60% 3% $65,169 75 92%
Computational Science 60 62% / 38% 3% $94,150 96
Computer Science 209 85% / 15% 10% $108,479 99 91%
Computer and Information Sciences 6 100% / 0% 0% $84,707 92
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management 109 68% / 32% 4% $84,772 92
Applied Mathematics 31 55% / 45% 19% $70,330 81 92%
Chemistry 13 46% / 54% 0% $64,089 73
Geosciences 123 35% / 65% 2% $65,482 75 98%
Mathematics 8 75% / 25% 0% $72,164 83
Physical Sciences 3 100% / 0% 33% $74,696 85
Physics 7 57% / 43% 0% $74,917 85
Biochemistry 33 30% / 70% 0% $60,692 67 95%
Biological and Physical Sciences 12 25% / 75% 0% $68,942 79 94%
Biology 231 30% / 70% 2% $63,413 72 92%
Genetics 19 37% / 63% 0% $64,024 73
Microbiology 15 33% / 67% 7% $71,609 82 100%
Neuroscience 43 28% / 72% 0% $59,673 65 100%
Zoology 39 26% / 74% 0% $52,392 47 95%
Economics 44 64% / 36% 5% $90,025 95 98%
Anthropology 38 29% / 71% 0% $40,230 14 85%
Chinese 1 100% / 0% 0% $65,477 75
English 100 17% / 83% 1% $48,715 36 94%
Ethnic Studies 5 40% / 60% 0% $55,697 56 100%
French $66,682 77 100%
History 71 55% / 45% 1% $56,611 58 96%
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 75 43% / 57% 3% $46,484 30 90%
Japanese 7 86% / 14% 0% $65,239 75
Philosophy 7 43% / 57% 0% $52,296 47
Political Science 84 51% / 49% 1% $61,037 68 99%
Psychology 436 19% / 81% 2% $56,811 59 90%
Public Policy 3 33% / 67% 0% $54,615 53 96%
Social Sciences 207 41% / 59% 1% $59,394 64 89%
Sociology 56 23% / 77% 4% $49,995 40 95%
Spanish 12 25% / 75% 0% $66,682 77 100%
Women's Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $55,697 56 100%
Music 10 80% / 20% 0% $40,325 14 81%
Music Performance 2 50% / 50% 0% $40,325 14 81%
Music Theory and Composition $40,325 14 81%
Studio Art 27 19% / 81% 0% $40,543 15
Criminology 136 31% / 69% 2% $53,798 51
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 395 36% / 64% 1% $56,386 58 94%
Athletic Training 16 19% / 81% 0% $57,468 60 100%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 21 14% / 86% 0% $60,277 66 96%
Kinesiology 126 43% / 57% 2% $42,964 20 96%
Sport Management 74 68% / 32% 1% $64,174 73 94%
Agricultural Teacher Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $60,834 67 94%
Elementary Education 155 20% / 80% 0% $62,854 71 91%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing 290 13% / 87% 1% $84,863 92 96%
Nursing 290 13% / 87% 1% $84,863 92 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Edward R. Murrow College of Communication 366 44% / 56% 3% $60,433 66 98%
Advertising 50 38% / 62% 2% $66,241 76 100%
Broadcast Journalism 32 69% / 31% 0% $57,573 61 100%
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 2 0% / 100% 0% $66,241 76 100%
Journalism 22 55% / 45% 0% $57,573 61 100%
Public Relations 66 30% / 70% 5% $66,241 76 100%
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 61 38% / 62% 0% $66,241 76 100%
Technical and Scientific Communication $66,241 76 100%
Digital Media 133 49% / 51% 5% $53,778 51 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture 554 81% / 19% 3% $94,457 96 96%
Biomedical Engineering 21 62% / 38% 5% $95,802 97 96%
Chemical Engineering 29 52% / 48% 3% $88,062 94 93%
Civil Engineering 73 75% / 25% 4% $89,210 94 96%
Computer Engineering 13 77% / 23% 15% $110,404 99 100%
Electrical Engineering 79 90% / 10% 3% $100,184 98 95%
Materials Science and Engineering 13 85% / 15% 23% $84,355 92 100%
Mechanical Engineering 204 89% / 11% 1% $92,072 95 94%
Computer Software Engineering 22 91% / 9% 9% $110,404 99 100%
Architecture 46 54% / 46% 2% $71,806 82 100%
Construction Management 54 87% / 13% 2% $116,493 99 100%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,069
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $31,863
Est. In-State Cost $18,200
Est. Out-of-State Cost $41,218
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 41%
6-Year Graduation Rate 60%
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 26.6% 1,377 31% / 69% 2% $55,994 57 93%
Business & Economics 21.4% 1,110 52% / 48% 6% $75,045 85 95%
Health Sciences 8.7% 453 22% / 78% 1% $71,102 82 96%
Engineering 8.3% 432 83% / 17% 3% $93,303 96 95%
Computer Science 7.8% 406 77% / 23% 7% $99,750 98 92%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.0% 362 30% / 70% 2% $63,256 72 94%
Arts 5.3% 277 42% / 58% 3% $56,137 57 96%
Agriculture & Food Science 4.4% 228 34% / 66% 3% $56,529 58 97%
Professional 3.7% 190 47% / 53% 2% $71,617 82 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 3.6% 185 43% / 57% 5% $66,992 77 96%
Education 3.1% 158 20% / 80% 0% $62,816 71 91%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $125M #19 44% $7.5M 33 #17 148 56
Health Sciences $63.2M #73 70% $0.8M 12 #125 35 10
Engineering $50.1M #101 51% $2.7M 46 #79 276 34
Life & Natural Sciences $45.7M #84 66% $1.8M 24 #93 186 50
Physical Sciences & Math $40.1M #83 55% $0.3M 30 #96 177 9
Humanities & Social Sciences $24.4M #88 42% $0.0M 46 #110 184 1
Education $19.8M #29 78% $0.0M 29 #145
Business & Economics $18.8M #25 40% $0.1M 27 #39 52
Computer Science $9.8M #92 88% $0.1M 11 #90 45
Total $397M #77 55% $13.3M 258 #93 1,103 160

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 75%
Yield (Unbound) 19%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 75% 75% 75%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind

Rankings

Engineering

Playing House Civil Engineering
The Deep Bench
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Polymer Players
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel

Physical Sciences & Math

Breaking Bad Chemistry
Agri-Chem & Geo
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Cell Division

Agriculture & Food Science

Farming with Numbers Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Field Tested
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Green Scholars
Better Eating Through Chemistry Food Science & Nutrition
Beakers and Bagels
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers Plant & Agricultural Systems
Field & Forest
Puppies Over People Zoology & Veterinary Sciences
We Can Pet It AND Fix Its Spleen

Health Sciences

Legal Drug Dealers Pharmacy
Mortar & Pestle
Walk It Off Rehabilitation
Heat, Ice, Repeat

Business & Economics

PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
The Aggie-Econ & Applied Regressions Guild
May I Take Your Order? Hospitality & Tourism
The Gold Standard
Ballers, Shot Callers & Hollywood Hustlers Sports & Entertainment Business
Currently Fetching Coffee

Humanities & Social Sciences

I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Stealth Overachievers
Everything is a Construct Sociology & Anthropology
The Collective
Grammar Police Academy World Languages & Linguistics
NY Times Crossword Puzzle Experts

Education

Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Substitute Teachers