Washington State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 70,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,660 (59%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (60%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 1,000 (5%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 19,891
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 85%
From Region 3%
Athletes 455 (2.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Hispanic 19%
Mixed 8%
Asian 7%
Black 3%
International 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
Carson College of Business 942 51% 60% 6% 2% 15% 7% $81,532 76 -0.08 87 95% 5.2%
Accounting 221 — 52% 62% 9% 1% 15% 3% $82,837 43 -0.27 88 96% 4.7% — — —
Business Administration 19 — 42% 21% 0% 5% 68% 0% $80,650 70 +0.16 86 92% 4.7% — — —
Entrepreneurship 30 — 53% 57% 0% 0% 27% 3% $76,974 66 +0.05 83 100% — — — —
Finance 160 — 78% 66% 6% 2% 11% 4% $90,228 42 -0.31 92 98% — — — —
Hospitality Management 97 — 28% 35% 4% 1% 6% 48% $74,578 95 +1.26 81 93% 7.2% — — —
International Business 10 — 50% 50% 40% 0% 0% 0% $89,997 72 +0.28 92 97% — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $92,803 52 +0.02 93 96% 4.7% — — —
Marketing 241 — 48% 66% 5% 2% 16% 2% $78,247 56 +0.05 84 96% 5.3% — — —
Operations Management 164 — 43% 62% 7% 3% 15% 2% $80,650 27 -0.67 86 92% 4.7% — — —
⇅ 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 Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences 348 26% 61% 6% 3% 20% 2% $61,513 14 +0.29 61 94% 7.3%
Human Biology 9 — 0% 56% 0% 11% 22% 0% $66,185 33 -0.30 70 — — — — —
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 11 — 36% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,958 30 -0.46 74 — — — — —
Agricultural Production Operations 10 — 90% 70% 0% 0% 20% 0% $62,962 56 +0.14 64 95% — — — —
Agricultural and Food Products Processing 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $68,160 69 +0.40 73 — — — — —
Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding 6 — 33% 50% 0% 0% 33% 17% $73,677 93 +1.13 80 87% — — — —
Agriculture 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,067 67 +0.42 70 — — — — —
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 9 — 78% 56% 0% 0% 33% 0% $62,962 56 +0.14 64 95% — — — —
Agronomy and Crop Science 10 — 50% 30% 0% 0% 50% 0% $73,677 93 +1.13 80 87% — — — —
Animal Science 83 — 11% 64% 14% 4% 10% 1% $51,293 37 -0.37 35 98% — — — —
Environmental Studies 22 — 64% 27% 9% 0% 36% 18% $65,032 82 +0.80 68 92% — — — —
Food Science 5 — 60% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $73,388 87 +0.90 79 91% — — — —
Forestry 8 — 88% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,275 60 +0.26 66 — — — — —
Plant Nursery Operations and Management 11 — 45% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $66,157 67 +0.43 70 — — — — —
Turf and Turfgrass Management — — — — — — — — $66,205 68 +0.44 70 — — — — —
Viticulture and Enology 9 — 22% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $73,388 87 +0.90 79 91% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 91 — 13% 58% 2% 4% 24% 2% $58,917 83 +0.67 55 91% 7.3% — — —
Apparel and Textiles 30 — 30% 57% 3% 3% 20% 0% $66,830 76 +0.51 71 93% — — — —
Interior Design 29 — 10% 72% 14% 0% 7% 0% $69,477 57 +0.16 75 97% — — — —
⇅ 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 2,283 40% 59% 7% 4% 15% 3% $70,875 47 +0.12 77 93% 7.1%
Computational Science 60 — 62% 48% 18% 2% 15% 3% $100,703 24 -0.71 96 — — — — —
Computer Science 209 — 85% 55% 13% 3% 10% 10% $129,574 66 +0.14 99 97% — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences 6 — 100% 33% 17% 17% 17% 0% $91,074 36 -0.35 92 — — — — —
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management 109 — 68% 53% 13% 6% 16% 4% $92,973 44 -0.26 93 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 31 — 55% 52% 3% 3% 3% 19% $75,472 6 -1.05 82 97% — — — —
Chemistry 13 — 46% 85% 8% 8% 0% 0% $70,042 45 -0.15 76 — — — — —
Geosciences 123 — 35% 76% 0% 2% 13% 2% $56,292 15 -0.79 48 88% 7.8% — — —
Mathematics 8 — 75% 38% 0% 12% 38% 0% $75,550 45 -0.37 82 — — — — —
Physical Sciences 3 — 100% 0% 33% 33% 0% 33% $80,399 41 -0.23 86 — — — — —
Physics 7 — 57% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $81,625 45 -0.14 87 — — — — —
Biochemistry 33 — 30% 61% 12% 6% 12% 0% $68,603 38 -0.26 74 100% — — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences 12 — 25% 50% 0% 8% 33% 0% $63,187 34 -0.38 64 95% — — — —
Biology 231 — 30% 55% 9% 3% 20% 2% $66,174 50 -0.03 70 92% 6.5% — — —
Genetics 19 — 37% 74% 0% 0% 16% 0% $69,489 42 -0.18 75 — — — — —
Microbiology 15 — 33% 60% 7% 7% 20% 7% $75,236 80 +0.66 81 100% — — — —
Neuroscience 43 — 28% 60% 9% 2% 12% 0% $64,666 33 -0.20 67 91% — — — —
Zoology 39 — 26% 69% 8% 0% 13% 0% $48,579 21 -0.67 28 95% — — — —
Economics 44 — 64% 70% 7% 5% 7% 5% $80,393 27 -0.66 86 98% 8.0% — — —
Chinese 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,799 73 +0.60 67 — — — — —
English 100 — 17% 65% 6% 2% 11% 1% $51,346 49 -0.13 35 92% 8.3% — — —
Ethnic Studies 5 — 40% 20% 0% 20% 60% 0% $53,794 39 -0.43 42 96% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $66,682 81 +0.77 71 100% — — — —
History 71 — 55% 77% 1% 3% 4% 1% $61,619 81 +0.46 61 92% 9.1% — — —
Japanese 7 — 86% 71% 29% 0% 0% 0% $64,325 72 +0.56 66 — — — — —
Philosophy 7 — 43% 57% 0% 14% 14% 0% $57,273 42 -0.31 51 — — — — —
Spanish 12 — 25% 33% 0% 0% 50% 0% $66,682 81 +0.77 71 100% — — — —
Women's Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,794 44 -0.30 42 96% — — — —
Anthropology 38 — 29% 74% 3% 0% 11% 0% $42,526 2 -1.30 14 96% 8.5% — — —
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 75 — 43% 63% 4% 8% 12% 3% $64,518 89 +0.69 67 91% 6.5% — — —
Political Science 84 — 51% 50% 6% 8% 17% 1% $80,313 80 +0.60 86 97% 6.5% — — —
Psychology 436 — 19% 59% 7% 2% 18% 2% $58,417 72 +0.51 54 92% 6.9% — — —
Public Policy 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,259 51 -0.07 77 77% — — — —
Social Sciences 207 — 41% 59% 3% 6% 15% 1% $62,746 79 +0.53 64 89% 6.4% — — —
Sociology 56 — 23% 39% 9% 7% 27% 4% $56,978 56 +0.01 50 98% 6.8% — — —
Music 10 — 80% 70% 10% 0% 10% 0% $43,225 36 -0.38 15 94% — — — —
Music Performance 2 — 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $43,225 36 -0.38 15 94% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition — — — — — — — — $43,225 36 -0.38 15 94% — — — —
Studio Art 27 — 19% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $45,149 41 -0.18 19 — — — — —
Criminology 136 — 31% 53% 3% 8% 21% 2% $66,868 85 +0.96 71 — — — — —
⇅ 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 Education 395 36% 69% 4% 1% 16% 1% $58,946 7 +0.27 55 97%
Athletic Training 16 — 19% 75% 6% 0% 6% 0% $62,096 31 -0.52 62 94% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 21 — 14% 57% 5% 0% 24% 0% $77,277 98 +1.97 83 100% — — — —
Kinesiology 126 — 43% 67% 6% 1% 17% 2% $42,964 1 -2.19 15 96% — — — —
Sport Management 74 — 68% 70% 5% 1% 5% 1% $64,503 68 +0.34 67 96% — — — —
Agricultural Teacher Education 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $60,834 58 +0.01 60 94% — — — —
Elementary Education 155 — 20% 70% 2% 0% 21% 0% $66,440 96 +2.10 70 99% — — — —
⇅ 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 Nursing 290 13% 62% 7% 2% 19% 1% $93,462 92 +0.12 93 98%
Nursing 290 — 13% 62% 7% 2% 19% 1% $93,462 64 +0.12 93 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Edward R. Murrow College of Communication 366 44% 62% 8% 2% 14% 3% $62,787 18 -0.23 64 95% 5.3%
Advertising 50 — 38% 76% 4% 0% 8% 2% $76,233 50 -0.10 82 99% 5.3% — — —
Broadcast Journalism 32 — 69% 69% 0% 3% 22% 0% $46,542 2 -1.76 23 100% — — — —
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,233 65 +0.42 82 99% 5.3% — — —
Journalism 22 — 55% 73% 5% 5% 14% 0% $46,542 2 -1.76 23 100% — — — —
Public Relations 66 — 30% 76% 2% 0% 14% 5% $76,233 65 +0.42 82 99% 5.3% — — —
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 61 — 38% 67% 3% 3% 13% 0% $76,233 65 +0.42 82 99% 5.3% — — —
Technical and Scientific Communication — — — — — — — — $76,233 65 +0.42 82 99% 5.3% — — —
Digital Media 133 — 49% 44% 17% 3% 16% 5% $51,287 44 -0.30 35 89% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture 554 81% 61% 8% 1% 14% 3% $101,217 95 +0.17 96 98%
Biomedical Engineering 21 — 62% 62% 19% 0% 10% 5% $95,802 42 -0.25 94 96% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 29 — 52% 62% 3% 10% 10% 3% $105,514 52 -0.00 97 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering 73 — 75% 70% 5% 0% 14% 4% $94,097 62 +0.25 94 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering 13 — 77% 38% 8% 0% 0% 15% $131,062 84 +0.66 99 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 79 — 90% 52% 10% 1% 23% 3% $106,289 28 -0.51 97 96% — — — —
Materials Science and Engineering 13 — 85% 54% 0% 0% 15% 23% $91,037 28 -0.38 92 92% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 204 — 89% 63% 8% 0% 11% 1% $99,864 60 +0.08 96 98% — — — —
Computer Software Engineering 22 — 91% 45% 18% 0% 9% 9% $131,062 68 +0.18 99 100% — — — —
Architecture 46 — 54% 46% 13% 0% 28% 2% $71,806 71 +0.43 78 100% — — — —
Construction Management 54 — 87% 80% 4% 0% 7% 2% $116,493 96 +1.42 99 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,069
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $31,863
Est. In-State Cost $18,200
Est. Out-of-State Cost $41,218
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 41%
6-Year Graduation Rate 60%
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
Social Sciences 22.7% 1,173 30% 60% 5% 4% 17% 2% $62,040 64 +0.34 62 93% 6.6%
Business & Economics 21.4% 1,110 52% 62% 6% 2% 14% 6% $80,113 53 -0.08 85 96% 5.4%
Health Sciences 8.7% 453 22% 64% 6% 2% 18% 1% $77,558 52 -0.46 83 97% —
Engineering 8.3% 432 83% 61% 8% 1% 13% 3% $100,919 46 -0.02 96 97% —
Computer Science 7.8% 406 77% 52% 14% 3% 12% 7% $114,993 59 -0.10 99 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.0% 362 30% 57% 8% 4% 19% 2% $66,667 44 -0.07 71 93% 6.5%
Arts 5.3% 277 42% 53% 13% 2% 17% 3% $57,335 73 -0.03 51 93% —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.4% 228 34% 63% 7% 1% 18% 3% $58,440 42 -0.01 54 95% —
Humanities 3.9% 204 35% 67% 4% 3% 12% 1% $56,610 60 +0.14 49 93% 8.6%
Professional 3.7% 190 47% 61% 3% 6% 17% 2% $80,972 78 +1.09 86 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.6% 185 43% 69% 2% 3% 12% 5% $62,654 9 -0.74 63 90% 7.8%
Education 3.1% 158 20% 70% 2% 0% 21% 0% $66,334 96 +2.06 70 99% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $125M #19 44% $7.5M 33 #17 148 56
Health Sciences $63.2M #73 70% $0.8M 12 #125 35 10
Engineering $50.1M #101 51% $2.7M 46 #79 276 34
Life & Natural Sciences $45.7M #84 66% $1.8M 24 #93 186 50
Physical Sciences & Math $40.1M #83 55% $0.3M 30 #96 177 9
Humanities & Social Sciences $24.4M #88 42% $0.0M 46 #110 184 1
Education $19.8M #29 78% $0.0M 29 #144 — —
Business & Economics $18.8M #25 40% $0.1M 27 #39 52 —
Computer Science $9.8M #92 88% $0.1M 11 #90 45 —
Total $397M #77 55% $13.3M 258 #93 1,103 160

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 NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 124 $38.8M $22.9M $15.9M
Track & Field (combined) 104 $858K $1.5M -$618K
Baseball 36 $1.1M $2.5M -$1.4M
Basketball 14 $6.6M $4.3M $2.3M
Golf 8 $330K $685K -$354K
Total 242 $47.7M $31.9M $15.8M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 116 $993K $1.6M -$613K
Rowing 42 $884K $1.4M -$557K
Soccer 29 $1.2M $2.0M -$873K
Swimming 26 $1.5M $2.1M -$639K
Volleyball 24 $1.1M $1.9M -$772K
Basketball 13 $870K $3.7M -$2.8M
Tennis 9 $349K $698K -$349K
Golf 7 $438K $832K -$394K
Total 213 $7.3M $14.4M -$7.0M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 220 $1.9M $3.1M -$1.2M
Football 124 $38.8M $22.9M $15.9M
Rowing 42 $884K $1.4M -$557K
Baseball 36 $1.1M $2.5M -$1.4M
Soccer 29 $1.2M $2.0M -$873K
Basketball 27 $7.5M $8.1M -$543K
Swimming 26 $1.5M $2.1M -$639K
Volleyball 24 $1.1M $1.9M -$772K
Golf 15 $769K $1.5M -$748K
Tennis 9 $349K $698K -$349K
Total 455 $82.2M $68.6M $13.7M

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 86%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 88% 90%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind