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Washington State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Pullman, WA
Population 70,000
Website http://www.wsu.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 21,583
Men / Women 47% / 53%
White 57%
Hispanic 17%
Mixed 8%
Asian 7%
Black 3%
International 2%
Native American 1%
From State 85%
From Region 3%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 30%
Business & Economics 22%
Life & Natural Sciences 11%
Engineering 9%
Health Sciences 8%
Computer Science 7%
Arts 5%
Education 4%
Physical Sciences & Math 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 (91% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,660 (59%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (60%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (Unbound) 19%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $273M #70
Humanities & Social Sciences $22M #73
Engineering, Computing & Math $61M #107
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 437 #52
Engineering, Computing & Math 68 #80
Humanities & Social Sciences 92 #199

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 1,000 (5%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Carson College of Business 1,043 52% / 48% 12% $75,014 95%
Accounting 204 — 46% / 54% 1% $77,091 88 95%
Business Administration 20 — 30% / 70% 0% $69,669 81 95%
Entrepreneurship 41 — 76% / 24% 5% $77,036 88 100%
Finance 196 — 79% / 21% 8% $82,433 91 93%
Hospitality Management 140 — 36% / 64% 56% $55,920 59 97%
International Business 14 — 43% / 57% 7% $83,952 92 81%
Management Information Systems — — — — $77,868 88 —
Marketing 240 — 43% / 57% 3% $82,094 91 95%
Operations Management 188 — 51% / 49% 9% $69,669 81 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences 364 24% / 76% 1% $54,567 95%
Agricultural Production Operations 15 — 93% / 7% 0% $61,477 70 100%
Agricultural and Food Products Processing 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $66,202 77 —
Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $68,920 81 100%
Agriculture 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $62,767 72 —
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $61,477 70 100%
Agronomy and Crop Science 13 — 69% / 31% 0% $68,920 81 100%
Animal Science 87 — 18% / 82% 0% $47,320 35 97%
Environmental Studies 17 — 59% / 41% 6% $65,084 76 92%
Food Science 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $70,646 82 97%
Forestry 9 — 56% / 44% 0% $63,673 74 —
Human Biology 13 — 23% / 77% 0% $61,699 70 —
Plant Nursery Operations and Management 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $62,512 72 —
Turf and Turfgrass Management 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $63,070 73 —
Viticulture and Enology 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $70,646 82 97%
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $64,299 75 —
Human Development and Family Studies 108 — 5% / 95% 3% $48,017 37 90%
Apparel and Textiles 41 — 17% / 83% 0% $57,364 62 100%
Interior Design 29 — 3% / 97% 3% $61,992 71 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 2,411 39% / 61% 3% $64,852 92%
Computational Science 52 — 50% / 50% 4% $90,217 95 —
Computer Science 181 — 90% / 10% 10% $108,566 99 91%
Computer and Information Sciences 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $86,485 93 —
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management 109 — 72% / 28% 5% $88,478 94 —
Applied Mathematics 51 — 57% / 43% 6% $70,386 82 92%
Chemistry 16 — 56% / 44% 6% $66,161 77 —
Geosciences 117 — 43% / 57% 1% $65,534 76 98%
Mathematics 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $69,526 81 —
Physical Sciences 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $70,951 83 —
Physics 17 — 59% / 41% 12% $72,612 84 —
Biochemistry 36 — 58% / 42% 6% $60,741 69 95%
Biological and Physical Sciences 20 — 30% / 70% 5% $68,997 81 94%
Biology 236 — 31% / 69% 1% $63,464 73 92%
Genetics 29 — 45% / 55% 7% $63,682 74 —
Microbiology 19 — 32% / 68% 0% $71,666 83 100%
Neuroscience 43 — 33% / 67% 2% $59,721 67 100%
Zoology 39 — 15% / 85% 0% $52,434 50 95%
Economics 50 — 86% / 14% 8% $90,097 95 98%
Anthropology 34 — 24% / 76% 3% $40,262 16 85%
Chinese 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $65,519 76 —
Criminology 165 — 36% / 64% 1% $57,470 62 —
English 91 — 29% / 71% 2% $48,754 39 94%
Ethnic Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,742 58 100%
French 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $66,735 78 100%
History 59 — 73% / 27% 0% $56,656 60 96%
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 79 — 44% / 56% 8% $46,521 33 90%
Japanese 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $65,141 76 —
Philosophy 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $54,686 56 —
Political Science 80 — 39% / 61% 1% $61,086 69 99%
Psychology 531 — 16% / 84% 1% $56,856 61 90%
Public Policy 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $54,659 56 96%
Social Sciences 228 — 35% / 65% 4% $59,442 66 89%
Sociology 49 — 12% / 88% 2% $50,035 43 95%
Spanish 14 — 7% / 93% 0% $66,735 78 100%
Women's Studies 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,742 58 100%
Music 8 — 62% / 38% 0% $40,357 16 81%
Music Performance 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $40,357 16 81%
Music Theory and Composition 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $40,357 16 81%
Studio Art 17 — 12% / 88% 0% $41,127 18 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 427 29% / 71% 1% $56,320 94%
Athletic Training 16 — 56% / 44% 6% $57,514 62 100%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 20 — 5% / 95% 0% $60,325 68 96%
Kinesiology 137 — 39% / 61% 3% $42,998 23 96%
Sport Management 56 — 79% / 21% 0% $64,225 74 94%
Agricultural Teacher Education 10 — 10% / 90% 0% $60,883 69 94%
Elementary Education 188 — 9% / 91% 0% $62,904 72 91%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing 295 13% / 87% 0% $84,931 96%
Nursing 295 — 13% / 87% 0% $84,931 93 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Edward R. Murrow College of Communication 386 40% / 60% 4% $60,919 98%
Advertising 44 — 34% / 66% 2% $66,294 77 100%
Broadcast Journalism 29 — 52% / 48% 0% $57,619 62 100%
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $66,294 77 100%
Journalism 29 — 45% / 55% 0% $57,619 62 100%
Public Relations 89 — 27% / 73% 2% $66,294 77 100%
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 65 — 31% / 69% 2% $66,294 77 100%
Technical and Scientific Communication 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $66,294 77 100%
Digital Media 126 — 52% / 48% 8% $53,821 54 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture 653 79% / 21% 5% $94,386 96%
Biomedical Engineering 28 — 39% / 61% 4% $95,879 97 96%
Chemical Engineering 43 — 70% / 30% 12% $88,132 94 93%
Civil Engineering 84 — 60% / 40% 2% $89,281 95 96%
Computer Engineering 17 — 88% / 12% 24% $110,492 99 100%
Electrical Engineering 92 — 92% / 8% 4% $100,264 98 95%
Materials Science and Engineering 8 — 100% / 0% 38% $84,422 92 100%
Mechanical Engineering 237 — 86% / 14% 3% $92,146 96 94%
Computer Software Engineering 32 — 91% / 9% 6% $110,492 99 100%
Architecture 57 — 54% / 46% 5% $71,863 84 100%
Construction Management 55 — 89% / 11% 0% $116,586 99 100%

Rankings

Engineering

Farming with Numbers Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Field Tested
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
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