Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

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Undergrad Science & Engineering Health & Medicine Business

Tuition & Fees

$13,876

$32,443

not including housing and food

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
690
25th
570
75th
660
25th
540
75th
31
25th
22
75th
27
25th
21
75th
29
25th
23
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undergraduateRatios

42%

male

58%

female

17

students

1

faculty

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Admit Rate

91%

acceptance rate

Accepted 13,005
Declined 1,238
Total Received 14,243
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Enrollment

13,704

undergraduate students

947

graduate students

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Location

School Facts

Founded in 1893, Western Washington University is a public, four-year, comprehensive university that is known for its strong programs in Education, Business, and the Arts. It is located on a 223-acre campus in Bellingham, Washington.

Official website Visit website
Application link Apply online
Public/private Public
Campus enrollment 14,651
Established in 1893
Coeducational Coeducational
Religious affiliation Other

Social Media

223-acre campus in Bellingham (population: 89,045), 60 miles from Vancouver and 90 miles from Seattle; branch campuses in Bremerton, Everett, Oak Harbor, Port Angeles, and Seattle. Served by air, bus, and train. Public transportation serves campus.

  • Campus Setting: Small-medium city

Western Washington University
516 High Street
Bellingham, WA
98225

Campus Life

yes
Housing available
24%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
86%
of freshmen that live in campus-owned housing
no
Students are not required to live in school housing
yes
Students may have cars on campus
yes
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age

Fun Facts

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% freshman classHigh School Class Rank

Top 1/10
21%
Top 1/4
51%
Top 1/2
85%
Bottom 1/2
15%
Bottom 1/4
2%

Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
690
25th
570
75th
660
25th
540
75th
31
25th
22
75th
27
25th
21
75th
29
25th
23

Admissions Facts

Application fee $70
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Neither
Application deadline (final deadline) January 31
School has early action program Yes
Early action program application deadline November 1
SAT/ACT requirements SAT or ACT Required

Admit Rate

91%

acceptance rate

Accepted 13,005
Declined 1,238
Total Received 14,243

Admissions Factors

Required

Secondary School GPA
Secondary School Record
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Birth control
  • Career
  • Minority student
  • Older student
  • Other
  • Personal
  • Psychological
  • Veteran student

Remedial services offered

  • Math
  • Study skills
  • Writing

Career placement services

  • Alumni network
  • Career/job search classes
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Other
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

90%

Additional services

  • Day care
  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring
  • Placement service
  • Women's Center

Special programs for physically disabled students

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Braille services
  • Interpreters for hearing-impaired
  • Note-taking services
  • Other
  • Reader services
  • Talking books
  • Tape recorders
  • Tutors
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Financial Aid

95%

Of undergraduate students
receiving financial aid

$9,018

Average financial aid

Cost

in-state out-of-state
Tuition $9,286
Housing & Food $14,915
Additional fees $4,590
Books & supplies $1,176
Total $29,967
Average Financial Aid - $9,018
Total with Avg. Aid $20,949
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Financial Facts

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Financial Aid Office


P: 360 650-3470
F: 360 650-7291
financialaid@wwu.edu

Varsity Sports

M W
All track combined yes yes
Basketball yes yes
Golf yes yes
Rowing yes
Soccer yes yes
Softball yes
Volleyball yes

Club Sports - Men's

baseball, equestrian sports, fencing, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, rugby, sailing, skiing, snowboarding, swimming, tennis, volleyball, water polo, ultimate Frisbee, water skiing, wrestling

Club Sports - Women's

equestrian sports, fencing, lacrosse, rowing, rugby, sailing, skiing, snowboarding, swimming, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, water skiing, wrestling

Intramural/Recreational Sports

basketball, flag football, golf, pickleball, racquetball, soccer, softball, table tennis, tennis, volleyball

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Athletic Facts

Athletic conference memberships
Great Northwest Athletic Conference

Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Accounting yes yes
Accounting and Computer Science yes
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching yes
Anthropology, General yes yes
Anthropology, Other yes
Applied Mathematics, General yes
Archeology yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation yes
Art Teacher Education yes yes
Art/Art Studies, General yes
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist yes yes
Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician yes
Behavioral Neuroscience yes
Bilingual and Multilingual Education yes
Biochemistry yes
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other yes
Biological and Physical Sciences yes yes
Biology Teacher Education yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General yes yes
Botany/Plant Biology yes
Business Administration and Management, General yes yes
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education yes yes
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other yes
Business/Commerce, General yes yes
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology yes
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other yes
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology yes
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics yes
Chemistry Teacher Education yes
Chemistry, General yes yes
Child Development yes
Chinese Language and Literature yes
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services yes
Commercial Photography yes
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General yes
Community Health and Preventive Medicine yes
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling yes
Community Organization and Advocacy yes
Comparative Psychology yes
Computer and Information Sciences, General yes yes
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance yes
Computer Teacher Education yes
Counseling Psychology yes
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services yes
Creative Writing yes yes
Criminology yes
Curriculum and Instruction yes
Dance, General yes
Data Science, General yes
Design and Applied Arts, Other yes
Design and Visual Communications, General yes
Developmental and Child Psychology yes
Digital Arts yes yes
Drama and Dance Teacher Education yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General yes yes
Drawing yes
Earth Science Teacher Education yes
Ecology yes
Economics, General yes
Economics, Other yes
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General yes
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision yes
Electrical and Computer Engineering yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering yes
Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician yes
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship yes
Elementary Education and Teaching yes yes
English Language and Literature, General yes yes
English/Language Arts Teacher Education yes
Evolutionary Biology yes
Exercise Science and Kinesiology yes yes
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education yes
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General yes
Fashion/Apparel Design yes
Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts yes
Finance, General yes
Foreign Language Teacher Education yes
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General yes
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other yes
French Language and Literature yes
French Language Teacher Education yes
General Studies yes
Geography yes yes
Geography and Environmental Studies yes
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other yes
Geology/Earth Science, General yes yes
Geophysics and Seismology yes
German Language and Literature yes
German Language Teacher Education yes
Graphic Design yes
Health Teacher Education yes
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other yes
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration yes
History Teacher Education yes
History, General yes yes
Human Development and Family Studies, General yes
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General yes
Humanities/Humanistic Studies yes
Industrial and Product Design yes
Industrial Technology/Technician yes
Intermedia/Multimedia yes
International Business/Trade/Commerce yes
International Marketing yes
Japanese Language and Literature yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies yes
Linguistics yes
Management Information Systems, General yes
Management Science yes
Manufacturing Engineering yes
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician yes
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography yes
Marine Sciences yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General yes
Mathematics and Computer Science yes
Mathematics and Statistics yes
Mathematics Teacher Education yes
Mathematics, General yes yes
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor yes
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other yes yes
Music History, Literature, and Theory yes
Music Performance, General yes
Music Teacher Education yes
Music Theory and Composition yes
Music, General yes yes
Neuroscience yes
Office Management and Supervision yes
Operations Management and Supervision yes
Optics/Optical Sciences yes
Painting yes
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies yes
Philosophy yes
Photography yes
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching yes yes
Physics, General yes
Physics, Other yes
Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician yes
Political Science and Government, General yes yes
Polymer/Plastics Engineering yes
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies yes
Psychology, General yes yes
Public Policy Analysis, General yes
Public/Applied History yes
Reading Teacher Education yes
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse yes
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other yes
Religion/Religious Studies yes
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other yes
Russian Language and Literature yes
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education yes yes
Sculpture yes
Secondary Education and Teaching yes
Secondary School Administration/Principalship yes
Social Science Teacher Education yes
Social Sciences, General yes
Social Sciences, Other yes
Social Studies Teacher Education yes
Sociology, General yes yes
Spanish Language and Literature yes
Special Education and Teaching, General yes yes
Speech Teacher Education yes
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist yes
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General yes yes
Superintendency and Educational System Administration yes
Sustainability Studies yes
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other yes yes
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other yes
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education yes
Urban Studies/Affairs yes
Visual and Performing Arts, General yes yes
Zoology/Animal Biology yes
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Most Popular Majors

  1. English
  2. Health/human Development
  3. Biology

Programs Offered

  • Accelerated study
  • Certificate programs
  • Distance Learning
  • Double majors
  • Dual degrees
  • External degree program
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Pass/fail grading option
  • Self-designed majors

Pre-professional Programs

  • Other
  • Pre-dentistry
  • Pre-law
  • Pre-medicine
  • Pre-optometry
  • Pre-pharmacy

14,651

total students

83%

in-state

17%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

Graduate

94%

13,704
students

Female
58%
7,887

Male
42%
5,817

6%

947
students

Female
64%
604

Male
36%
343

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

90%

12,327
students

Female
58%
7,189

Male
42%
5,138

10%

1,377
students

Female
51%
698

Male
49%
679

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Student Break-down

1%
Nonresident aliens
1%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
5%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
10%
Hispanic/Latino
68%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
9%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

Transfer Enrollment

927

Transfer applicants enrolled

7%

Students are transfer students

Transfer Requirements

Minimum requirements College GPA: 2.00
College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Required of All
High school transcript Required of Some
Interview Not Required/Recommended
Standardized test scores Required of Some
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Required of All

Transfer Application Deadline

Fall: March 1

Winter: September 15

Spring: January 1

Summer: March 1

Transfer Credits

Maximum transferred

135

quarter hours

Minimum transfers must complete

45

quarter hours

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International Students

Number of foreign countries represented by degree-seeking undergraduate non-resident aliens 42
Countries most often represented Canada
China
Germany
Rep. Of Korea
Saudi Arabia
Viet Nam
Special services offered for international applicants ESL program/classes
International student center
Special counselors/advisors
Special orientation
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