Pullman, WA · Public · 21,099 undergraduates · town
Washington State University
Less selective
Washington’s land-grant university offers a classic residential college-town experience with agriculture, engineering, business, communications, and sciences at its core.
Institutional profile
Well established Strong in affordability, and solid in mobility.- Admission
- 85.4% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 65.7%
26,166 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$68,905 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Washington State University apart
Academic design
Land-grant strengths include agriculture, engineering, veterinary-related sciences, business, communications, and research-intensive STEM fields.
Campus pattern
Pullman is a remote eastern Washington college town surrounded by the Palouse agricultural landscape.
Career & value signal
Strong Pacific Northwest connections in agriculture, food systems, engineering, business, media, and public service.
Can I get in?
85.4% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
26,166About 85 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Record over scores
No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.
Admission by residency
Open either way
Degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students · Fall 2024
Washington State University admitted 86.2% of Washington applicants and 87.8% of applicants from other states. It admits most of the students who apply, whichever group they are in. Washington students took 85% of the seats in the entering class.
12,996 admitted from 15,085 applicants
8,425 admitted from 9,598 applicants
639 admitted from 779 applicants
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Washington State University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Washington State University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Land-grant strengths include agriculture, engineering, veterinary-related sciences, business, communications, and research-intensive STEM fields.
Make institutional fit specific
Washington’s land-grant university offers a classic residential college-town experience with agriculture, engineering, business, communications, and sciences at its core.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: u.s. only
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
ArchitectureAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.
Washington State University publishes seven merit awards, the largest reaching $10,000 to $20,000 a year. All of them renew past the first year.
Open across the university · Merit · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Renews each year
In the season card
These seven awards, by name
What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.
- The name of each award
- What it pays
- The grades and scores it asks for
- How to be considered
- What to send, and where
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Washington State University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Psychology, General
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
Biology, General
Social Sciences, General
What is campus life like?
Washington State University beyond the classroom
Pullman is a remote eastern Washington college town surrounded by the Palouse agricultural landscape.
A defining academic feature
Land-grant strengths include agriculture, engineering, veterinary-related sciences, business, communications, and research-intensive STEM fields.
What shapes an ordinary week
Pullman is a remote eastern Washington college town surrounded by the Palouse agricultural landscape.
Where the degree can lead
Strong Pacific Northwest connections in agriculture, food systems, engineering, business, media, and public service.