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Washington State University

Basic Information

Type Public

Location Pullman, WA

Population 70,000

Website http://www.wsu.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 21,583

Men / Women 47% / 53%

White 57%

Hispanic 17%

Mixed 8%

Asian 7%

Black 3%

International 2%

Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 30%

Business & Economics 22%

Life & Natural Sciences 22%

Engineering, Computing & Math 17%

Arts 5%

Education 4%

Professional 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,391

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $29,950

Est. In-State Cost $17,323

Est. Out-of-State Cost $38,743

10-Year ROI $230,000

ROI Percentile 90th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%

4-Year Graduation Rate 41%

6-Year Graduation Rate 60%

Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91th pctl)

Sunshine Hours 2,660 (59th pctl)

Days Without Precipitation 252 (60th pctl)

Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 75%

Yield (Unbound) 19%

Early Action Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Life & Natural Sciences	$273M	#71
Humanities & Social Sciences	$22M	#74
Engineering, Computing & Math	$61M	#107

Graduate Degrees

Life & Natural Sciences	437	#61
Engineering, Computing & Math	68	#80
Humanities & Social Sciences	92	#206

Honors College

Name Honors College

Students 1,000 (5%)

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Carson College of Business	1,043	52% / 48%	12%	$77,357
Accounting	204 —	46% / 54%	1%	$80,178
Business Administration	20 —	30% / 70%	0%	$97,453
Entrepreneurship	41 —	76% / 24%	5%	$70,675
Finance	196 —	79% / 21%	8%	$75,627
Hospitality Management	140 —	36% / 64%	56%	$51,303
International Business	14 —	43% / 57%	7%	$77,020
Management Information Systems
Marketing	240 —	43% / 57%	3%	$75,316
Operations Management	188 —	51% / 49%	9%	$97,453

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences	364	24% / 76%	1%	$48,424
Agricultural Production Operations	15 —	93% / 7%	0%	$56,401
Agricultural and Food Products Processing	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	—
Agriculture	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	—
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	4 —	50% / 50%	0%	$56,401
Agronomy and Crop Science	13 —	69% / 31%	0%	—
Animal Science	87 —	18% / 82%	0%	$43,413
Environmental Studies	17 —	59% / 41%	6%	$59,710
Food Science	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$64,813
Forestry	9 —	56% / 44%	0%	—
Human Biology	13 —	23% / 77%	0%	—
Plant Nursery Operations and Management	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Turf and Turfgrass Management	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Viticulture and Enology	7 —	57% / 43%	0%	$64,813
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	7 —	29% / 71%	0%	—
Human Development and Family Studies	108 —	5% / 95%	3%	$44,052
Apparel and Textiles	41 —	17% / 83%	0%	$52,628
Interior Design	29 —	3% / 97%	3%	$56,873

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences	2,411	39% / 61%	3%	$58,483
Applied Mathematics	51 —	57% / 43%	6%	$64,574
Computational Science	52 —	50% / 50%	4%	—
Computer Science	181 —	90% / 10%	10%	$99,602
Computer and Information Sciences	5 —	80% / 20%	0%	—
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management	109 —	72% / 28%	5%	—
Mathematics	4 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Physical Sciences	6 —	50% / 50%	0%	—
Physics	17 —	59% / 41%	12%	—
Biochemistry	36 —	58% / 42%	6%	$55,726
Biological and Physical Sciences	20 —	30% / 70%	5%	$63,300
Biology	236 —	31% / 69%	1%	$58,224
Chemistry	16 —	56% / 44%	6%	—
Genetics	29 —	45% / 55%	7%	—
Geosciences	117 —	43% / 57%	1%	$60,123
Microbiology	19 —	32% / 68%	0%	$65,749
Neuroscience	43 —	33% / 67%	2%	$54,790
Zoology	39 —	15% / 85%	0%	$48,105
Economics	50 —	86% / 14%	8%	$82,658
Anthropology	34 —	24% / 76%	3%	$36,938
Chinese	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Criminology	165 —	36% / 64%	1%	—
English	91 —	29% / 71%	2%	$44,728
Ethnic Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
French	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$61,225
History	59 —	73% / 27%	0%	$51,978
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	79 —	44% / 56%	8%	$42,680
Japanese	4 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Philosophy	7 —	43% / 57%	0%	—
Political Science	80 —	39% / 61%	1%	$56,042
Psychology	531 —	16% / 84%	1%	$52,161
Public Policy	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$50,146
Social Sciences	228 —	35% / 65%	4%	$54,534
Sociology	49 —	12% / 88%	2%	$45,904
Spanish	14 —	7% / 93%	0%	$61,225
Women's Studies	4 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Music	8 —	62% / 38%	0%	—
Music Performance	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	—
Music Theory and Composition	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Studio Art	17 —	12% / 88%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Education	427	29% / 71%	1%	$59,655
Athletic Training	16 —	56% / 44%	6%	—
Communication Sciences and Disorders	20 —	5% / 95%	0%	$63,745
Kinesiology	137 —	39% / 61%	3%	$57,327
Sport Management	56 —	79% / 21%	0%	$58,650
Agricultural Teacher Education	10 —	10% / 90%	0%	—
Elementary Education	188 —	9% / 91%	0%	$61,217

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Nursing		295	13% / 87%	0%	$111,409
Nursing		295 —	13% / 87%	0%	$111,409

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Edward R. Murrow College of Communication	386	40% / 60%	4%	$49,377
Advertising	44 —	34% / 66%	2%	—
Broadcast Journalism	29 —	52% / 48%	0%	—
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	—
Journalism	29 —	45% / 55%	0%	—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	65 —	31% / 69%	2%	—
Public Relations/Image Management	89 —	27% / 73%	2%	—
Technical and Scientific Communication	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Digital Media	126 —	52% / 48%	8%	$49,377

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture	653	79% / 21%	5%	$86,839
Biomedical Engineering	28 —	39% / 61%	4%	$87,962
Chemical Engineering	43 —	70% / 30%	12%	$80,855
Civil Engineering	84 —	60% / 40%	2%	$81,909
Computer Engineering	17 —	88% / 12%	24%	$101,369
Computer Software Engineering	32 —	91% / 9%	6%	$101,369
Electrical Engineering	92 —	92% / 8%	4%	$91,985
Materials Science and Engineering	8 —	100% / 0%	38%	—
Mechanical Engineering	237 —	86% / 14%	3%	$84,538
Architecture	57 —	54% / 46%	5%	—
Construction Management	55 —	89% / 11%	0%	—

Rankings

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