Washington State University

Pullman, WA · Public

Website Admissions

At a glance

86.6%

Acceptance rate

$14,401

Avg net price

21,583

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 5,178Master’s 850Doctoral 555	5,178	850	555
Bachelor’s 942Master’s 346Doctoral 6	942	346	6
Bachelor’s 565Master’s 23Doctoral 23	565	23	23
Bachelor’s 506Master’s 48Doctoral 34	506	48	34
Bachelor’s 454Master’s 52Doctoral 58	454	52	58
Bachelor’s 436Master’s 13Doctoral 9	436	13	9
Bachelor’s 366Master’s 50Doctoral 3	366	50	3
Bachelor’s 327Master’s 52Doctoral 219	327	52	219
Bachelor’s 324Master’s 36Doctoral 4	324	36	4
Bachelor’s 159Master’s 43Doctoral 140	159	43	140
Bachelor’s 158Master’s 60Doctoral 25	158	60	25
Bachelor’s 146Master’s 12Doctoral 14	146	12	14
Bachelor’s 121Master’s 10Doctoral 6	121	10	6
Bachelor’s 100Master’s 3Doctoral 3	100	3	3
Bachelor’s 81Master’s None reportedDoctoral 1	81	None reported	1
Bachelor’s 75Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	75	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 74Master’s 8Doctoral 0	74	8	0
Bachelor’s 71Master’s 4Doctoral 2	71	4	2
Bachelor’s 68Master’s 17Doctoral None reported	68	17	None reported
Bachelor’s 54Master’s 11Doctoral None reported	54	11	None reported
Bachelor’s 46Master’s 27Doctoral None reported	46	27	None reported
Bachelor’s 39Master’s 19Doctoral 1	39	19	1
Bachelor’s 30Master’s 16Doctoral 3	30	16	3
Bachelor’s 20Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	20	0	None reported
Bachelor’s 7Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	7	0	None reported
Bachelor’s 6Master’s 0Doctoral 4	6	0	4
Bachelor’s 3Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	3	None reported	None reported

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division I
Primary conference: Pac-12 Conference

Projected sponsored sports17

BaseballFootball — Bowl SubdivisionMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's Track, IndoorMen's Track, OutdoorRowing

Athletic participation

455 unique student-athletes · 13 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Top Scholar consideration deadline

FAFSA due Jan 31

Jan 31, 2027

Fall admission application priority date for first-year students

Fall admission application priority date for first-year students. Students who may be eligible for automatic academic awards, such as DUAA, UAA, and the WUE/Cougar Award should complete their application and provide required documents by this date. Admission applications will be accepted after this date on a space-available basis.

FAFSA due Jan 31

Mar 31, 2027

Rolling admission

FAFSA due Jan 31

No deadline

· Apply with the college's application or Common App

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $11,305
Required fees: $2,086
Food and housing: $13,622
Books and supplies: $762
Other expenses: $3,444
Total: $31,219

Total by year

$27,9912019–2019–20
$28,5202020–2120–21
$28,7672021–2221–22
$29,7432022–2322–23
$30,5322023–2423–24
$31,2192024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $14,401 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 59%
Average share of need met: 62.4%
Average need-based grant: $16,069
Required forms: FAFSA and State aid form

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation43%

6-year graduation62%

Retention rate80%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$68,905

Median debt$19,500

Campus

Enrollment21,583

Student-faculty ratio15:1

SettingTown

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Washington State University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

Washington State University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

No early admission plans appear in Washington State University's Common Data Set filing.

Regular Decision nonbindingPriority date Mar 31

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Washington State University admits in-state applicants at 85%, out-of-state applicants at 87.6%, and international applicants at 89.9%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

4,420 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈610In-state (domestic)≈3,766International≈44

Admit odds by pool

Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

6.2% of the class submitted an SAT

Score range: Not disclosed

ACT composite

1.1% of the class submitted an ACT

Score range: Not disclosed

Washington State University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 99.2% who submitted one.

High-school GPA

shares of all enrolled first-years

Average 3.46

Washington State University rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Application essay: Considered
Class rank: Not considered
Standardized test scores: Not considered
Recommendation(s): Not considered

Nonacademic

Extracurricular activities: Considered
Talent / ability: Considered
Character / personal qualities: Considered
Volunteer work: Considered
Work experience: Considered
Interview: Not considered
First generation: Not considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not considered
Geographical residence: Not considered
State residency: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered
Level of applicant's interest: Not considered

Washington State University leaves 3 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

Class-rank distributionCDS C10Not disclosed

Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.

GPA distributionCDS C11Not disclosed

Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.

Waitlist offers & acceptancesCDS C2Not disclosed

With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.

Does disclose: Admissions factor grid (C7)

Washington State University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $14,401 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 2,525 of 4,261 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSAState aid form

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Washington State University offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.

Offered a place

Not disclosed

Accepted a place

Not disclosed

Admitted off waitlist

Not disclosed

Waitlist ranked

Not disclosed

Admitted off the waitlistHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Admitted

Admitted off waitlist

79.6% of Washington State University’s first-years return for a second year and 61.6% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03