Washington State University
Washington State University admitted 87% of applicants. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $13,462 a year. Within six years, 63% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 87%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Not required
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $27,914 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $13,462 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $6,750 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $13,888 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $30,994 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 63%
- Students who return for a second year
- 78%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $72,280 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 21,099
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 35%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 18%
- Social sciences
- 11%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 10%
- Engineering
- 8%
- Psychology
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Randolph-Macon College VA · 87% admitted
- Transylvania University KY · 87% admitted
- University of Hawaii at Manoa HI · 87% admitted
- University of Saint Mary KS · 87% admitted
- Villa Maria College NY · 87% admitted
- Christian Brothers University TN · 87% admitted
More colleges in Washington
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA · 39% admitted
- Western Washington University WA · 93% admitted
- Central Washington University WA · 91% admitted
- Eastern Washington University WA · 91% admitted
- University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA · 91% admitted
- Gonzaga University WA · 82% admitted
- University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA · 83% admitted
- Seattle University WA · 77% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.