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Western Washington University

Basic Information

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 13,574
Men / Women 43% / 57%
White 67%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 7%
Asian 6%
Black 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 48%
Life & Natural Sciences 18%
Business & Economics 13%
Engineering, Computing & Math 9%
Arts 6%
Education 6%
Professional 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,582
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $28,707
Est. In-State Cost $12,395
Est. Out-of-State Cost $37,135
10-Year ROI $176,000
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 40%
6-Year Graduation Rate 65%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,169 (5th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (9th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $3M #207
Life & Natural Sciences $10M #251
Engineering, Computing & Math $2M #289
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Humanities & Social Sciences 15 #432
Life & Natural Sciences 9 #506

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 600 (4%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 11%
SAT Range 1,150 – 1,390
ACT Range 24 – 31

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Business and Economics 318 61% / 39% 5% $73,204
Accounting 49 59% / 41% 6% $70,440
Business Analytics 19 68% / 32% 5%
Business Management and Administration 56 41% / 59% 5% $89,950
Finance 35 80% / 20% 6% $68,831
International Business 22 73% / 27% 0% $59,770
Management Information Systems and Statistics 34 68% / 32% 9% $80,333
Marketing 93 +2 56% / 44% 2% $64,996
Operations Management 10 90% / 10% 10% $89,950
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 1,287 32% / 68% 1% $47,992
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 12 75% / 25% 0% $60,320
Business Economics 23 +1 65% / 35% 4% $68,294
Economics 25 68% / 32% 0% $68,294
American Studies 5 20% / 80% 0% $37,426
Anthropology 6 33% / 67% 0% $42,934
Anthropology 44 +2 16% / 84% 0% $42,934
Archaeology 19 +1 42% / 58% 0%
Chinese 2 50% / 50% 0%
Creative Writing 120 +7 28% / 72% 0% $35,120
East Asian Studies 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $37,426
English 65 +2 31% / 69% 0% $44,296
Environmental Science and Policy 107 34% / 66% 0% $49,996
Ethnic Studies 16 +6 12% / 88% 6%
Foreign Languages
French 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $54,523
Geography 5 80% / 20% 0% $49,630
German 5 +2 60% / 40% 0%
History 68 +2 60% / 40% 0% $41,461
Japanese 11 +2 45% / 55% 0%
Journalism 37 +3 38% / 62% 0% $48,571
Journalism 5 20% / 80% 0% $48,571
Latin American Studies 2 +3 0% / 100% 0% $37,426
Linguistics 28 +3 25% / 75% 0% $37,928
Philosophy 19 +2 79% / 21% 11% $35,322
Political Science 77 +6 48% / 52% 0% $51,439
Religion/Religious Studies 6 +1 33% / 67% 0%
Sociology 111 +3 16% / 84% 1% $44,902
Spanish 22 +11 18% / 82% 0% $54,523
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 100 +1 35% / 65% 2% $51,499
Bilingual and Multilingual Education 7 29% / 71% 0%
Biology Teacher Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $60,320
Chemistry Teacher Education
Early Childhood Education 10 0% / 100% 0% $65,884
Elementary Education 20 5% / 95% 0% $65,884
English Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $60,320
History Teacher Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $60,320
Mathematics Teacher Education 8 38% / 62% 0% $60,320
Social Science Teacher Education 12 0% / 100% 0% $60,320
Spanish Language Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $60,320
Special Education 99 12% / 88% 0% $61,194
Art Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $60,320
Art History 13 +2 8% / 92% 0% $38,430
Art/Art Studies 64 +2 19% / 81% 0% $38,430
Dance 6 0% / 100% 0%
Design and Visual Communications 19 37% / 63% 0% $59,147
Industrial Design 13 62% / 38% 0% $59,147
Music 7 71% / 29% 0% $36,164
Music Education 13 54% / 46% 0% $60,320
Music History, Literature, and Theory 1 0% / 100% 0% $36,164
Music Performance 3 33% / 67% 0% $36,164
Music Theory and Composition 1 100% / 0% 0% $36,164
Theater 32 +2 34% / 66% 0% $29,733
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Science and Engineering 789 54% / 46% 2% $62,695
Applied Mathematics 8 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Computer Science 113 77% / 23% 4% $118,591
Data Science 14 +1 86% / 14% 0%
Electrical and Computer Engineering 34 94% / 6% 3%
Manufacturing Engineering 18 94% / 6% 0%
Materials Science & Engineering 17 59% / 41% 0%
Mathematics 28 57% / 43% 4% $71,117
Mathematics and Computer Science 17 88% / 12% 12%
Mathematics and Statistics 6 100% / 0% 0%
Physics 18 72% / 28% 0%
Biological and Physical Sciences 12 33% / 67% 0%
Chemistry 37 +1 54% / 46% 0% $71,188
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 43 58% / 42% 0% $40,499
Geophysics and Seismology 7 71% / 29% 0% $52,000
Geosciences 43 44% / 56% 0% $52,000
Marine Sciences 14 36% / 64% 0%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 31 +1 52% / 48% 0% $38,745
Geography and Environmental Studies 22 55% / 45% 5%
Human Services 65 +1 12% / 88% 0% $45,282
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 10 +1 30% / 70% 0% $36,043
Interdisciplinary Studies 109 +1 31% / 69% 0% $41,343
Interdisciplinary Studies 50 36% / 64% 4% $44,517
Sustainability Studies 56 52% / 48% 0%
Cybersecurity 17 +1 94% / 6% 12%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of the Environment 616 28% / 72% 1% $52,688
Biochemistry 39 +1 46% / 54% 0% $50,670
Biology 56 32% / 68% 2% $51,172
Cellular and Molecular Biology 30 +1 37% / 63% 0% $53,958
Communication Sciences and Disorders 31 +2 0% / 100% 0% $63,026
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 20 10% / 90% 0%
Environmental Studies 55 +1 24% / 76% 0% $49,996
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 71 42% / 58% 3% $50,869
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 19 53% / 47% 0%
Neuroscience 28 +1 21% / 79% 0%
Nursing 14 29% / 71% 0% $90,369
Pre-Podiatry
Developmental and Child Psychology 11 9% / 91% 0%
Energy and Environmental Policy 8 50% / 50% 0%
Psychology 234 24% / 76% 2% $50,786
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Woodring College of Education 14 14% / 86% 0% $60,507
Earth Science Teacher Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $60,320
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 3 0% / 100% 0% $61,194
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 7 29% / 71% 0% $60,320