Walla Walla University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Seventh-day Adventist
Population 85,000

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 155 (12.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 73 34% 55% 8% 4% 16% 3% $58,485 6 -0.10 49 88%
Chemistry 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,268 53 -0.03 75 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,443 27 -0.64 70 — — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $73,221 18 -0.75 77 — — — — —
Biochemistry 4 — 75% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $71,358 50 -0.01 75 — — — — —
Biology 11 — 45% 55% 0% 9% 27% 0% $67,946 58 +0.17 70 — — — — —
Exercise Science 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,836 32 -0.58 45 — — — — —
Kinesiology — — — — — — — — $57,010 33 -0.56 45 — — — — —
Creative Writing 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,641 83 +0.76 50 — — — — —
English Language and Literature — — — — — — — — $57,069 76 +0.57 46 — — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $58,061 54 +0.00 48 — — — — —
General Studies 3 +5 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% $59,376 70 +0.20 52 — — — — —
History 4 +1 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,895 65 +0.09 48 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 4 — 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% 0% $59,493 70 +0.21 52 — — — — —
Literature — +1 — — — — — — $58,930 84 +0.79 50 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,947 53 -0.01 48 — — — — —
Communication Studies — — — — — — — — $54,374 23 -0.70 39 — — — — —
Forensic Psychology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,774 58 +0.11 42 — — — — —
Humanities — — — — — — — — $55,323 51 -0.14 41 — — — — —
International and Intercultural Communication — — — — — — — — $55,040 26 -0.64 40 — — — — —
Psychology 12 +1 8% 58% 17% 0% 17% 0% $54,466 50 -0.09 39 — — — — —
Public Relations 4 — 50% 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% $64,307 27 -0.67 63 — — — — —
Radio and Television — — — — — — — — $54,881 25 -0.65 40 — — — — —
Social Work 8 — 12% 50% 12% 0% 25% 12% $51,176 34 -0.25 30 85% — — — —
Art — — — — — — — — $45,057 41 -0.19 15 — — — — —
Digital Communication 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,196 60 +0.04 43 — — — — —
Film Production 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,016 19 -0.59 15 — — — — —
Fine Arts 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $45,037 41 -0.19 15 — — — — —
Graphic Design 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,279 54 +0.02 54 94% — — — —
Illustration — — — — — — — — $60,279 96 +1.44 54 94% — — — —
Industrial Design 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $60,279 54 +0.02 54 94% — — — —
Music 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,695 49 -0.01 19 — — — — —
Music Pedagogy — — — — — — — — $46,808 49 +0.01 19 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 45 53% 36% 0% 9% 29% 7% $72,054 50 -0.51 76 98%
Accounting 8 — 62% 50% 0% 0% 12% 25% $78,424 31 -0.56 82 — — — — —
Business Administration 16 +1 31% 44% 0% 6% 12% 0% $66,558 28 -0.58 67 98% — — — —
Business Administration and Management — — — — — — — — $71,650 46 -0.31 75 — — — — —
Finance 5 — 100% 20% 0% 0% 40% 20% $80,137 19 -0.65 84 — — — — —
International Business — — — — — — — — $74,908 43 -0.39 79 — — — — —
Management 8 — 38% 25% 0% 12% 50% 0% $73,073 52 -0.24 77 — — — — —
Marketing 8 — 75% 25% 0% 25% 50% 0% $70,610 29 -0.54 74 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 8 50% 62% 0% 0% 12% 0% $77,457 66 +3.32 82 80%
Elementary Education 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $77,457 98 +3.74 82 80% — — — —
English Education — — — — — — — — $75,955 99 +2.88 80 — — — — —
Physical Education — — — — — — — — $75,473 97 +2.19 80 — — — — —
Secondary Education 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,457 99 +2.63 82 80% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering and Technology 41 80% 61% 5% 2% 20% 5% $96,853 93 -0.42 94
Biomedical Engineering — — — — — — — — $92,545 33 -0.53 92 — — — — —
Civil Engineering 5 — 80% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $92,189 48 -0.02 92 — — — — —
Computer Engineering 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $104,362 24 -0.60 97 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering — — — — — — — — $103,742 22 -0.63 96 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 18 — 83% 56% 0% 0% 33% 6% $94,762 28 -0.56 93 — — — — —
Computer Science 9 +1 56% 56% 22% 0% 11% 0% $104,132 28 -0.61 97 — — — — —
Information Technology — — — — — — — — $101,498 65 +0.16 96 — — — — —
Automotive Technology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $90,615 54 +0.16 91 — — — — —
Aviation Management 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $91,904 35 -0.20 92 — — — — —
Professional Pilot 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $92,795 35 -0.14 92 — — — — —
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair — — — — — — — — $93,261 66 +0.38 92 — — — — —
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology/Technician, General 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $92,984 64 +0.35 92 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 38 26% 47% 11% 3% 21% 8% $92,219 91 +0.19 92 98%
Health Sciences 3 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% 0% $68,456 54 -0.00 70 — — — — —
Nursing 35 +2 26% 51% 11% 3% 20% 9% $94,256 66 +0.20 93 98% — — — —
Public Health Education and Promotion — — — — — — — — $69,412 72 +0.40 72 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Theology 5 100% 40% 0% 20% 40% 0% $55,748 3 +0.61 42
Pastoral Ministry 3 — 100% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $55,924 83 +0.63 43 — — — — —
Religion — — — — — — — — $57,808 85 +0.86 47 — — — — —
Theology 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $55,484 81 +0.57 41 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $36,623
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

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

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 21.4% 45 53% 36% 0% 9% 29% 7% $72,055 33 -0.51 76 98% —
Health Sciences 20.0% 42 26% 48% 10% 2% 19% 7% $88,849 85 +0.11 90 98% —
Engineering 12.4% 26 85% 62% 0% 4% 23% 4% $95,375 19 -0.46 93 — —
Social Sciences 11.9% 25 16% 52% 16% 0% 20% 8% $55,040 35 -0.23 40 85% —
Humanities 8.6% 18 56% 39% 11% 11% 17% 0% $57,945 67 +0.31 48 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.1% 15 53% 53% 0% 7% 27% 0% $68,856 55 +0.12 71 — —
Arts 6.2% 13 31% 77% 0% 8% 15% 0% $50,834 48 -0.20 29 94% —
Computer Science 4.3% 9 56% 56% 22% 0% 11% 0% $104,132 40 -0.61 97 — —
Education 3.8% 8 50% 62% 0% 0% 12% 0% $77,457 99 +3.32 82 80% —
Professional 2.9% 6 100% 67% 0% 0% 17% 17% $92,346 90 +0.06 92 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 3 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,385 24 -0.44 72 — —

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.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 33 $236K $233K $3K
Basketball 17 $251K $239K $11K
Volleyball 16 $25K $23K $1K
Golf 12 $138K $99K $39K
Cross Country 11 $76K $75K $1K
Total 88 $729K $671K $58K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 21 $154K $149K $4K
Volleyball 17 $205K $183K $22K
Basketball 12 $241K $228K $12K
Cross Country 11 $66K $64K $2K
Golf 10 $145K $107K $38K
Total 67 $813K $734K $79K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 54 $390K $382K $8K
Volleyball 33 $231K $207K $24K
Basketball 29 $493K $468K $24K
Cross Country 22 $143K $139K $3K
Golf 22 $284K $207K $77K
Total 155 $2.1M $2.0M $148K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (non-ED) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

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

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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