Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Bellingham, WA
Population 230,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,169 (5% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (9% ☔)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 600 (5%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 12,898
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 84%
From Region 4%
Athletes 4.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 69%
Hispanic 12%
Mixed 8%
Asian 6%
Black 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business and Economics 311 58% / 42% 3% $71,567 83 95%
Accounting 63 +1 38% / 62% 3% $72,320 83 94%
Business Analytics 14 36% / 64% 0% $77,416 87
Business Management and Administration 52 56% / 44% 0% $76,070 86 94%
Finance 36 81% / 19% 6% $70,668 82 96%
International Business 15 47% / 53% 13% $61,365 69 90%
Management Information Systems and Statistics 23 87% / 13% 9% $82,477 91 96%
Marketing 98 59% / 41% 0% $66,731 77 96%
Operations Management 10 70% / 30% 0% $76,070 86 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 1,225 34% / 66% 1% $48,840 38 92%
Business Economics 17 76% / 24% 0% $70,117 81 93%
Economics 13 77% / 23% 0% $70,117 81 93%
Economics 1 100% / 0% 0%
Mathematical Economics 1 100% / 0% 0%
American Studies 3 33% / 67% 0% $38,424 12 80%
Anthropology 5 0% / 100% 0% $44,080 24 88%
Anthropology 51 +1 33% / 67% 0% $44,080 24 88%
Archaeology 22 +3 50% / 50% 0% $35,301 8 85%
Canadian Studies 2 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Chinese 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $46,088 30
Creative Writing 86 +5 34% / 66% 0% $36,057 9 93%
East Asian Studies 5 +2 40% / 60% 0% $38,424 12 80%
English 53 +6 21% / 79% 0% $45,478 28 92%
Environmental Science and Policy 114 38% / 62% 0% $51,330 46 94%
Ethnic Studies 16 +2 6% / 94% 0% $38,855 12
Foreign Languages 2 100% / 0% 0% $38,941 13
French 6 +3 0% / 100% 0% $55,978 58 96%
Geography $50,955 45 93%
German 2 50% / 50% 0% $46,846 32
History 75 +1 53% / 47% 0% $42,568 20 92%
Japanese 10 +2 90% / 10% 10% $47,330 34
Journalism 46 +3 43% / 57% 0% $49,867 41 97%
Journalism 4 50% / 50% 0% $49,867 41 97%
Latin American Studies 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $38,424 12 80%
Linguistics 31 +4 42% / 58% 3% $38,941 13 89%
Philosophy 8 38% / 62% 0% $36,265 9 95%
Political Science 66 +9 36% / 64% 0% $52,812 50 92%
Religion/Religious Studies 5 +1 40% / 60% 0% $43,239 22
Sociology 98 +4 23% / 77% 1% $46,100 30 94%
Spanish 19 +9 37% / 63% 5% $55,978 58 96%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 101 +2 39% / 61% 4% $52,873 50 93%
Bilingual and Multilingual Education 4 75% / 25% 0% $61,941 70
Biology Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $61,930 70 93%
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $61,930 70
Computer Teacher Education 2 100% / 0% 0%
Early Childhood Education 18 0% / 100% 0% $64,574 75 94%
Elementary Education 31 13% / 87% 0% $64,574 75 94%
English Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $61,930 70 93%
History Teacher Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $61,930 70 93%
Mathematics Teacher Education 5 40% / 60% 0% $61,930 70 93%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 14 71% / 29% 0% $61,930 70 93%
Social Science Teacher Education 5 0% / 100% 0% $61,930 70 93%
Spanish Language Teacher Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $61,930 70 93%
Special Education 77 18% / 82% 1% $62,827 72 86%
Art Education 9 11% / 89% 11% $61,930 70 93%
Art History 16 12% / 88% 0% $39,456 14 91%
Art/Art Studies 41 +1 7% / 93% 2% $39,456 14 91%
Dance 6 0% / 100% 0% $34,698 7
Design and Visual Communications 35 23% / 77% 0% $60,725 68 93%
Film Studies 3 +1 67% / 33% 0%
Industrial Design 10 60% / 40% 0% $60,725 68 93%
Music 10 +2 80% / 20% 0% $37,129 10 92%
Music Education 11 +2 73% / 27% 0% $61,930 70 93%
Music History, Literature, and Theory $37,129 10 92%
Music Performance 11 +2 45% / 55% 0% $37,129 10 92%
Music Theory and Composition 5 60% / 40% 0% $37,129 10 92%
Theater 39 +1 18% / 82% 0% $30,526 4 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science and Engineering 820 53% / 47% 1% $66,587 77 93%
Electrical & Computer Engineering 36 +1 78% / 22% 3% $94,517 96
Manufacturing Engineering 22 86% / 14% 0% $78,751 88 96%
Materials Science & Engineering 18 61% / 39% 0% $85,328 92 100%
Computer Science 106 80% / 20% 3% $121,755 99 95%
Cybersecurity 20 90% / 10% 10% $99,258 98 95%
Data Science 18 78% / 22% 6% $83,391 91
Mathematics and Computer Science 15 80% / 20% 0% $83,298 91
Applied Mathematics 11 +1 64% / 36% 0% $63,101 72 100%
Chemistry 26 46% / 54% 0% $73,088 84 97%
Geophysics and Seismology 1 0% / 100% 0% $53,388 52 92%
Geosciences 34 41% / 59% 0% $53,388 52 92%
Marine Sciences 24 12% / 88% 4% $55,614 57
Mathematics 28 +2 57% / 43% 0% $73,015 84 100%
Mathematics and Statistics 9 +1 78% / 22% 11% $71,331 82
Physics 15 +1 67% / 33% 0% $58,922 64 96%
Biological and Physical Sciences 15 20% / 80% 0% $55,003 56
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 52 60% / 40% 0% $41,580 18 96%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 41 +1 44% / 56% 0% $39,779 14 96%
Geography and Environmental Studies 48 44% / 56% 0% $55,879 58
Human Services 63 +2 11% / 89% 0% $46,490 31 94%
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 6 33% / 67% 0% $37,005 10 83%
Interdisciplinary Studies 110 +2 38% / 62% 0% $42,446 20 82%
Interdisciplinary Studies 44 59% / 41% 2% $45,705 29 93%
Sustainability Studies 58 53% / 47% 0% $65,347 76 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of the Environment 612 25% / 75% 0% $54,997 56 93%
Biochemistry 39 44% / 56% 3% $52,022 48 94%
Biology 55 +1 25% / 75% 0% $52,538 49 90%
Cellular and Molecular Biology 28 50% / 50% 0% $55,398 57 90%
Neuroscience 31 19% / 81% 3% $47,546 34 100%
Environmental Studies 50 +2 22% / 78% 0% $51,330 46 94%
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 11 18% / 82% 0% $45,511 28 92%
Natural Resources Management 2 0% / 100% 0%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 33 +1 0% / 100% 0% $58,275 63 94%
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 26 19% / 81% 0% $58,573 64
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 58 31% / 69% 0% $52,226 48 92%
Nursing 37 19% / 81% 0% $92,780 96 100%
Pre-Podiatry $52,226 48
Developmental and Child Psychology 11 18% / 82% 0% $51,037 45
Energy and Environmental Policy 7 57% / 43% 0% $55,542 57
Psychology 224 22% / 78% 0% $52,141 48 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Woodring College of Education 9 22% / 78% 0% $62,029 70 92%
Earth Science Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $61,930 70 93%
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 1 0% / 100% 0% $62,827 72 86%
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 7 29% / 71% 0% $61,930 70 93%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,821
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $29,609
Est. In-State Cost $12,704
Est. Out-of-State Cost $38,302
ROI Percentile 61th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 40%
6-Year Graduation Rate 65%
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 47.1% 1,403 35% / 65% 1% $48,067 36 92%
Business & Economics 12.9% 384 58% / 42% 2% $68,042 79 95%
Health Sciences 6.9% 206 30% / 70% 0% $58,593 64 95%
Arts 6.6% 196 27% / 73% 1% $44,478 25 92%
Education 5.8% 174 22% / 78% 1% $63,090 72 90%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.6% 168 32% / 68% 1% $52,194 48 93%
Computer Science 5.3% 159 81% / 19% 4% $110,954 99 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 5.0% 148 47% / 53% 1% $63,297 73 96%
Engineering 2.6% 76 76% / 24% 1% $87,777 94 98%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.1% 63 21% / 79% 0% $50,281 43 94%

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $9.8M #177 48% $0 4
Humanities & Social Sciences $4.0M #213 13% $0.4M 2
Education $2.5M #160 49% $0 15 #265
Life & Natural Sciences $1.1M #313 48% $0 1
Engineering $0.6M #302 53% $0
Business & Economics $0.6M #237 0% $0
Computer Science $0.5M #269 91% $0.0M
Health Sciences $0.2M #333 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Total $19.3M #258 40% $0.4M 15 #420 7

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 94%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 94% 96% 42%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 11%
SAT Range 1060 – 1310
SAT Math Range 490 – 630
SAT RW Range 560 – 690