Top tier
WSU is among the nation's top 60 public research universities, according to the U.S. News and World Report 2013 rankings.
Campus locations and enrollment
Enrollment by campus*:
| Pullman | 19,243 | |||
| Spokane | 1,023 | |||
| Tri-Cities | 1,054 | |||
| Vancouver | 2,347 | |||
| WSU Online | 1,143 | |||
| Total: | 24,810** | |||
*Figures represent the number of students enrolled full time, as well as part-time students enrolled in at least two-thirds of a full-time schedule.
**Students enroll at multiple campuses; the sum of all campuses does not equal the total.
2012 freshman enrollment:
| Pullman | 4,079 | |||
| Vancouver | 199 | |||
| Tri-Cities | 95 | |||
Entering 2012 Pullman freshmen:
| Average GPA | 3.30 | |||
| GPAs over 3.60 | 27.5% | |||
| Average SAT score | 1060 | |||
Student profile
Average student age (all campuses):
| Undergraduate | 23 | |||
| Graduate | 31 | |||
Gender (all campuses):
| Men | 49% | |||
| Women | 51% | |||
Multicultural students:
| Pullman | 23% | |||
| Spokane | 19% | |||
| Vancouver | 19% | |||
| Tri-Cities | 28% | |||
Where students are from (all campuses):
| In-state | 85% | |||
| Out-of-state | 11% | |||
| International | 3% | |||
Countries represented by international students at each campus:
| Pullman | 91 | |||
| Spokane | 10 | |||
| Vancouver | 8 | |||
| Tri-Cities | 7 | |||
Academic programs
Academic majors: More than 200 fields of study- 95 majors for undergraduates
- 66 master's degree programs
- 47 doctoral degree programs
- 2 professional degree programs
- Approximately 16 to 1
1,200+ education abroad programs in 70 countries around the world
Academic units
Colleges: 11 collegesFinancial facts
Research and development expenditures:$389.0 million (National Science Foundation, 2011)
Private support (FY 2012):$139.7 million
Financial aid and scholarships:$305.1 million to 20,309 students (FY 2012)
Operating budget:$1.7 billion, 2011–13 biennium ($303.4 million from state appropriations, not including tuition and fees)
Capital budget:$351.2 million, 2011-13 biennium
Endowment (2012):$720.5 million ($321.4 million WSU Foundation; $399.2 million land-grant funds)
100+ years of history
The University opened its doors in 1892 as the Washington Agricultural College and School of Science with 13 collegiate and 46 preparatory students. It is now a nationally recognized research university enrolling more than 25,000 students worldwide.
