Washington State University

Pullman, WA · Public research
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Acceptance rate
86.6%
22,060 admitted
SAT · 50th
1130
Range 1010–1280
6-yr grad
60.5%
Retention 78.3%
Undergrads
21,455
13:1 S-F
Admissions
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86.1% / 87.8%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications25,462
Overall admit rate86.6%
In-state admit rate86.1%
Out-of-state admit rate87.8%
Enrolled4,350 · 19.7% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1130
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1010–1280 · 5.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W500570630
Math490560640
Comp101011301280
ACT
255075
Comp182227
Cost & aid
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$11,678
in-state tuition
out-of-state $28,784
Tuition (in-state)$11,678
Tuition (out-of-state)$28,784
Fees$2,210
Room & board$14,428
Books$762
Avg need-based grant$14,103
% need met65.0%
Avg debt at graduation$24,330
Academics
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13 : 1
student-faculty ratio
78.3% retention
Student-faculty13 : 1
Retention78.3%
4-year graduation41.3%
6-year graduation60.5%
Enrollment
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21,455
undergraduates
13.0% out-of-state · 47 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates21,455
First-year4,350
Transfer1,978
Full-time89%
Female53%
Out-of-state13.0%
International (freshmen)47
Rankings
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#40
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#4026
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#4626
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship#4926
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#8826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#9826
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#13926
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#15126
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferencePac-12 Conference2
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingWashington colleges7
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$70
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionMay 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 3 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 FL, 3 SS
Admissions URLhttps://admission.wsu.edu/apply/
Admissions emailadmissions@wsu.edu
Admissions phone(509) 335-5568
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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University of Wash…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Washington WA · Public41.7%1440—
Oregon State University OR · Public78.9%—31K
University of Oregon OR · Public86.3%126020K
The College of Idaho ID · Private (nonprofit)49.1%—1K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Washington State University

1 year of Washington State University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.