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Acceptance Rate

93.3%

Total Profiles

2

SAT Range

1150–1390

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$9,286

Out-of-State Tuition

$27,853

Undergrad Enrollment

13,574

Applicants

14,243

Yield Rate

24.5%

Endowment / Student

$8,481

Student:Faculty

17:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$21,193/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $84,772 over four years.

What grads earn

$56,415/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$52,718 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 7% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.5 years of pay.

77% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.4%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

33%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.1%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Western Washington University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$12,915
$30–48k$14,147
$48–75k$17,539
$75–110k$24,301
Over $110k$27,984

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

69%

Completion · all

71%

Completion · Pell

67%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

74%

Median debt

$18,500

Classification

Four-year, large, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied
14,243
Admitted
13,00591.3%
Enrolled
3,18424% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson1
Fondling11
Motor Vehicle Theft171
Rape5
Robbery1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation50% / 50%
MenWomen

Men's

Basketball17Golf11Soccer27Track & Field191

Women's

Basketball14Golf8Rowing27Soccer29Softball21Track & Field124Volleyball19
Research Activity
FY 2024
$23Mtotal R&D expenditure#302 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Psychology, General234 grads
Creative Writing120 grads
Computer and Information Sciences, General113 grads
Sociology111 grads
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other109 grads
Environmental Science107 grads
Speech Communication and Rhetoric100 grads
Special Education and Teaching, General99 grads
Marketing/Marketing Management, General93 grads
Political Science and Government, General77 grads

4yr Grad Rate

43%

6yr Grad Rate

68%

Retention Rate

79%

Median Earnings

$62,569