Western Washington University

516 High Street
Bellingham, WA 98225-9008
(360) 650-3000
www.wwu.edu
fax:(360) 650-2332
president:Bruce Shepard
9526 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.84 Graduation Rate 0.69
0.67 0.71

STUDENT RATIO

14026

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

8863 | 19752

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

12942

CLASS SIZE

25

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
550

SAT MATH

555

SAT READING

Not Available

SAT WRITING

25

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.67
0.71
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
500
550
600
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
490
555
620
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
22
25
28
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$19500

Average Monthly Payment

$216

Median Earnings

$43200

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

64%
URL Applywww.admissions.wwu.edu/apply
Application Fee55
Percent Admitted (Men)0.81
Percent Admitted (Women)0.86
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment1084
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.07
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.07
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.75
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.08
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.01
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.73
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates5947
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates12824
Applicants Men3854
Applicants Women5672
Admissions Total7974
Admissions Men3110
Admissions Women4864
ACT English 25th percentile score21
ACT English 75th percentile score28
ACT Math 25th percentile score22
ACT Math 75th percentile score26
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1114
Median ACT English Score25
Median ACT Math Score24
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)47%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)90%
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