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Washington State University

Pullman, WA · Public · Town (distant) · Carnegie R1/R2 · WSU

Public institution in Pullman, WA · 21,583 undergraduates · 85% acceptance rate · $68,905 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$14,401626th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$12,997838th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$29,0731,213th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$27,176816th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,500570th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$68,905298th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$53,510398th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
61.6%703rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
79.6%693rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
85.4%1,075th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
21,58398th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
25.6%1,434th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 247 mi (SEA)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$70
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 112 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$74,576$75,204
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$72,146$69,757
Computer Sciencebachelors$70,628$68,808
Construction ManagementBusinessbachelors$70,176$69,691
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,083$72,881
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$65,373$64,951
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,349$63,393
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,501$64,121
Materials EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,218—
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$60,094$42,682
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$58,943$59,042
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$52,584$46,143

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $11,226,621 (M $6,432,284 · W $4,794,337)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Washington State University’s 21,583 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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