A formula for success
Top-ranked undergraduate and graduate academic programs. World-class professors. Numerous opportunities for hands-on research opportunities.
At Washington State University, you’ll find an academic community geared to preparing students for career and personal success.
Some marks of distinction
A 2007 national report on scholarly productivity rated WSU faculty in the top 10 in 8 academic disciplines: plant sciences, veterinary medical sciences, animal sciences, food sciences, agronomy and crop sciences, zoology, American studies, and horticulture.
The broadcast program offered by the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication ranks among the top four nationally, according to a Radio and Television News Directors survey.
The Ph.D. program in criminology ranked 18th in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s 2006 “America’s Best Graduate Schools.”
The passing rate for WSU civil engineering students is consistently above both national and Washington state passing rates for the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, which is required of all civil engineering undergraduates prior to graduation.
100 percent of students earning a bachelor’s degree in nursing receive one or more job offers, many before graduation, with impressive salaries.
Did you know?
The University’s Writing Program received a “Writing Program Certificate of Excellence” in 2009 from the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), placing WSU among the company of only 20 institutions nationally that have received similar honors.
Distance Learning Wins National Award
Washington State University’s commitment to technological innovation and distance learning was recognized by the National University Telecommunications Network, which presented WSU with its 2009 Institution Achievement Award.
WSU was chosen because of its commitment to distance learning, as well as its long-term involvement in a variety of technologies.
The award “reflects WSU’s commitment to creating educational access across the state,” said Janis Hall, of Educational and Public Media, and the former director of Washington Higher Education Telecommunications System.