Washington Adventist University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Seventh-day Adventist
Population 4,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,580 (49%)
Days Without Precipitation 250 (59%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 432
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 42%
From Region 19%
Athletes 117 (28.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 34%
Hispanic 23%
International 16%
White 6%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
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
Washington Adventist University 83 37% 6% 4% 34% 16% 16% $67,254 35 -0.41 72 100%
Computer Science 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $87,660 9 -1.09 91 — — — — —
Information Systems — +1 — — — — — — $76,958 12 -1.04 83 — — — — —
Biology 5 — 20% 20% 0% 60% 0% 20% $67,546 56 +0.13 73 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $79,289 60 +0.14 85 — — — — —
Health Sciences 3 — 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% 0% $64,556 42 -0.27 68 — — — — —
Nursing 21 — 10% 0% 5% 43% 29% 14% $89,855 48 -0.24 92 100% — — — —
Radiation Therapy 4 — 0% 50% 25% 25% 0% 0% $79,250 61 +0.01 85 — — — — —
Accounting 3 — 67% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $73,135 19 -0.90 80 — — — — —
Business Administration 8 — 75% 0% 0% 12% 12% 50% $68,289 33 -0.48 74 — — — — —
Health Administration 8 — 25% 0% 0% 12% 0% 12% $63,172 53 -0.16 65 — — — — —
General Studies 6 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 17% $46,057 6 -1.08 23 — — — — —
Theology 6 — 83% 17% 17% 0% 33% 17% $47,357 32 -0.43 26 — — — — —
Communication Studies — — — — — — — — $48,073 7 -1.29 28 — — — — —
Counseling Psychology — — — — — — — — $47,549 10 -1.14 26 — — — — —
Political Science 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $58,508 12 -1.01 56 — — — — —
Psychology 6 — 67% 17% 0% 0% 33% 0% $46,353 5 -1.32 23 100% — — — —
Early Childhood Education — — — — — — — — $50,059 35 -0.33 33 — — — — —
Physical Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,601 23 -0.76 37 — — — — —
Music 3 — 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% $43,068 36 -0.40 16 — — — — —
Music Performance 3 — 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% 67% $43,174 36 -0.38 16 — — — — —
Music Therapy 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $56,826 93 +1.08 51 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $28,466
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 64%
4-Year Graduation Rate 15%
6-Year Graduation Rate 29%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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
Health Sciences 34.9% 29 14% 7% 7% 41% 21% 10% $85,411 77 -0.19 89 100% —
Business & Economics 22.9% 19 53% 0% 0% 26% 5% 26% $66,900 18 -0.42 72 — —
Humanities 14.5% 12 67% 8% 8% 25% 17% 17% $46,707 8 -0.75 24 — —
Arts 9.6% 8 25% 0% 0% 50% 12% 25% $46,547 26 -0.02 24 — —
Social Sciences 8.4% 7 57% 14% 0% 14% 29% 0% $48,089 4 -1.28 28 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.0% 5 20% 20% 0% 60% 0% 20% $67,546 47 +0.13 73 — —
Computer Science 2.4% 2 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $87,660 14 -1.09 91 — —
Education 1.2% 1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,601 35 -0.76 37 — —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 34 $233K $233K $0
Basketball 33 $293K $293K $0
Cross Country 6 $17K $17K $0
Other Sports 6 $49K $49K $0
Total 76 $594K $594K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 14 $130K $130K $0
Basketball 12 $163K $163K $0
Volleyball 8 $82K $82K $0
Other Sports 7 $57K $57K $0
Total 41 $433K $433K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 48 $363K $363K $0
Basketball 45 $456K $456K $0
Other Sports 13 $107K $107K $0
Volleyball 8 $82K $82K $0
Cross Country 6 $17K $17K $0
Total 117 $1.4M $1.4M $0

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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 62%
Yield (non-ED) 9%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 62% 62% 62%

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

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 14%
SAT Range 860 – 1130
SAT Math Range 410 – 550
SAT RW Range 450 – 580