Overview

Western Washington University is a University institution located in Bellingham, WA.

Location & Contact

Address 516 High St.
Bellingham, WA  98225-5996
United States

Contact Cezar Mesquita
Director of Admissions
Email: admissions@wwu.edu
Phone: 360-650-3440

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Majors & Degrees

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Agriculture, General	×	×
Architecture And Related Services	Associate	Bachelors
City/urban, Community, And Regional Planning	×	×
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies	Associate	Bachelors
American Indian/native American Studies	×	×
American/united States Studies/civilization	×
Area Studies, Other	×	×
Asian Studies/civilization	×	×
Canadian Studies	×
Comparative Group Studies	×	×
East Asian Studies	×
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, And Group Studies, Other	×
European Studies/civilization	×	×
Hispanic-american, Puerto Rican, And Mexican-american/chicano Studies	×	×
Latin American Studies	×
Russian, Central European, East European And Eurasian Studies	×	×
Women's Studies	×	×
Biological And Biomedical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Biochemistry	×
Biological And Biomedical Sciences, Other	×	×
Biology/biological Sciences, General	×
Botany/plant Biology	×	×
Cell/cellular And Molecular Biology	×
Cell/cellular Biology And Anatomical Sciences, Other	×	×
Cell/cellular Biology And Histology	×	×
Ecology	×	×
Evolutionary Biology	×	×
Marine Biology And Biological Oceanography	×
Microbiology, General	×	×
Neuroscience	×
Zoology/animal Biology	×	×
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Accounting	×
Business Administration And Management, General	×
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services, Other	×	×
Business/commerce, General	×	×
Business/managerial Economics	×	×
Finance, General	×
Human Resources Management/personnel Administration, General	×	×
International Business/trade/commerce	×
International Marketing	×	×
Management Information Systems, General	×
Management Science	×
Marketing/marketing Management, General	×
Office Management And Supervision	×	×
Operations Management And Supervision	×
Organizational Leadership	×	×
Communication, Journalism And Related Programs	Associate	Bachelors
Advertising	×	×
Broadcast Journalism	×	×
Digital Communication And Media/multimedia	×	×
Health Communication	×	×
Journalism	×
Journalism, Other	×
Mass Communication/media Studies	×	×
Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication	×	×
Public Relations/image Management	×	×
Radio And Television	×	×
Speech Communication And Rhetoric	×
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Computer And Information Sciences, General	×
Computer And Information Systems Security/auditing/information Assurance	×
Computer Science	×	×
Information Technology	×	×
Education	Associate	Bachelors
Art Teacher Education	×
Bilingual And Multilingual Education	×
Biology Teacher Education	×
Business And Innovation/entrepreneurship Teacher Education	×	×
Chemistry Teacher Education	×
Computer Teacher Education	×
Drama And Dance Teacher Education	×	×
Early Childhood Education And Teaching	×
Earth Science Teacher Education	×
Education/teaching Of Individuals In Early Childhood Special Education Programs	×
Elementary Education And Teaching	×
English/language Arts Teacher Education	×
Family And Consumer Sciences/home Economics Teacher Education	×	×
French Language Teacher Education	×
German Language Teacher Education	×
Health Teacher Education	×	×
History Teacher Education	×
Mathematics Teacher Education	×
Music Teacher Education	×
Physical Education Teaching And Coaching	×
Science Teacher Education/general Science Teacher Education	×
Social Science Teacher Education	×
Social Studies Teacher Education	×
Spanish Language Teacher Education	×
Special Education And Teaching, General	×
Special Education And Teaching, Other	×	×
Speech Teacher Education	×	×
Teacher Education And Professional Development, Specific Levels And Methods, Other	×	×
Teacher Education And Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other	×	×
Technology Teacher Education/industrial Arts Teacher Education	×	×
Engineering	Associate	Bachelors
Aerospace, Aeronautical, And Astronautical/space Engineering, General	×	×
Civil Engineering, General	×	×
Computer Engineering, General	×	×
Electrical And Computer Engineering	×
Electrical And Electronics Engineering	×	×
Engineering, General	×	×
Environmental/environmental Health Engineering	×	×
Manufacturing Engineering	×
Mechanical Engineering	×	×
Polymer/plastics Engineering	×
Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate	Bachelors
Automotive Engineering Technology/technician	×	×
Construction Engineering Technology/technician	×	×
Electrical, Electronic, And Communications Engineering Technology/technician	×	×
Industrial Technology/technician	×	×
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/technician	×	×
Plastics And Polymer Engineering Technology/technician	×	×
English Language And Literature/Letters	Associate	Bachelors
Creative Writing	×
English Language And Literature, General	×
Writing, General	×	×
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Child Development	×	×
Family And Consumer Sciences/human Sciences, General	×	×
Human Development And Family Studies, General	×	×
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics	Associate	Bachelors
Chinese Language And Literature	×
Classics And Classical Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, General	×	×
Comparative Literature	×	×
Foreign Languages And Literatures, General	×
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, Other	×	×
French Language And Literature	×
German Language And Literature	×
Japanese Language And Literature	×
Linguistics	×
Romance Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, Other	×	×
Russian Language And Literature	×	×
Spanish Language And Literature	×
Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Audiology/audiologist And Speech-language Pathology/pathologist	×	×
Communication Sciences And Disorders, General	×
Community Health And Preventive Medicine	×
Community Health Services/liaison/counseling	×	×
Health/medical Preparatory Programs, Other	×
Pre-physical Therapy Studies	×	×
Public Health Education And Promotion	×	×
Public Health, General	×	×
Registered Nursing/registered Nurse	×
Speech-language Pathology/pathologist	×	×
History	Associate	Bachelors
History, General	×
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities	Associate	Bachelors
General Studies	×	×
Humanities/humanistic Studies	×
Liberal Arts And Sciences/liberal Studies	×	×
Mathematics And Statistics	Associate	Bachelors
Applied Mathematics, General	×
Mathematics And Statistics	×
Mathematics, General	×
Statistics, General	×	×
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Accounting And Computer Science	×	×
Biological And Physical Sciences	×
Data Science, General	×
Geography And Environmental Studies	×
Gerontology	×	×
International/globalization Studies	×	×
Linguistics And Anthropology	×	×
Marine Sciences	×
Mathematical Economics	×	×
Mathematics And Computer Science	×
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, General	×
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, Other	×
Nutrition Sciences	×	×
Sustainability Studies	×
Natural Resources And Conservation	Associate	Bachelors
Energy And Environmental Policy	×
Environmental Science	×
Environmental Studies	×
Environmental/natural Resources Management And Policy, General	×
Environmental/natural Resources Management And Policy, Other	×	×
Parks, Recreation, Leisure And Fitness Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Exercise Science And Kinesiology	×
Parks, Recreation, And Leisure Studies	×
Sports, Kinesiology, And Physical Education/fitness, General	×	×
Philosophy And Religious Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Islamic Studies	×	×
Jewish/judaic Studies	×	×
Philosophy	×
Religion/religious Studies	×
Physical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Astronomy	×	×
Atomic/molecular Physics	×	×
Chemistry, General	×
Geological And Earth Sciences/geosciences, Other	×	×
Geology/earth Science, General	×
Geophysics And Seismology	×
Optics/optical Sciences	×	×
Physical Sciences, General	×	×
Physics, General	×
Physics, Other	×	×
Psychology	Associate	Bachelors
Behavioral Neuroscience	×	×
Developmental And Child Psychology	×
Psychology, General	×
Public Administration And Social Service Professions	Associate	Bachelors
Community Organization And Advocacy	×	×
Human Services, General	×
Public Administration	×	×
Public Administration And Social Service Professions, Other	×	×
Public Policy Analysis, General	×	×
Social Work	×	×
Security And Protective Services	Associate	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/safety Studies	×	×
Social Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Anthropology, General	×
Anthropology, Other	×
Archeology	×
Criminology	×	×
Econometrics And Quantitative Economics	×	×
Economics, General	×
Economics, Other	×
Geography	×
International Relations And National Security Studies, Other	×	×
Political Science And Government, General	×
Social Sciences, General	×	×
Social Sciences, Other	×	×
Sociology, General	×
Urban Studies/affairs	×	×
Visual And Performing Arts	Associate	Bachelors
Art History, Criticism And Conservation	×
Art/art Studies, General	×
Ceramic Arts And Ceramics	×	×
Commercial Photography	×	×
Dance, General	×
Design And Applied Arts, Other	×	×
Design And Visual Communications, General	×
Digital Arts	×	×
Drama And Dramatics/theatre Arts, General	×
Drawing	×	×
Fashion/apparel Design	×	×
Fiber, Textile And Weaving Arts	×	×
Film/cinema/media Studies	×	×
Fine/studio Arts, General	×	×
Graphic Design	×	×
Illustration	×	×
Industrial And Product Design	×
Interior Design	×	×
Intermedia/multimedia	×	×
Music History, Literature, And Theory	×
Music Performance, General	×
Music Theory And Composition	×
Music, General	×
Painting	×	×
Photography	×	×
Printmaking	×	×
Sculpture	×	×
Visual And Performing Arts, General	×

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

14,115

Applied

13,162

Accepted

13,752

Enrolled

Female Admissions

8,423

Females Applied

7,888

Females Accepted

94%

Acceptance Rate

Male Admissions

5,635

Males Applied

5,222

Males Accepted

93%

Acceptance Rate

Applying

70

Application Fee

3.43

Avg. high school GPA for freshman

Admission Requirements
Required	Transcript of high school record Essay A minimum high school GPA of 2

Application Deadlines

Type	Application Closing	Notification Date	Rolling Admissions
Fall freshmen	January 31st	September 3rd	No
Other early decision plan	November 1st	December 31st	No
Transfer	March 1st	Not reported	No

Test Scores Accepted

Test	Avg. Score	25th %	75th %
SAT Critical Reading	623	580	680
SAT Math	580	530	640
ACT Composite	26	22	30

Tuition & Fees

Tuition

7,746

In-state

26,913

Out-of-state

7,746

In-district

Fees

2,196

Full-time student fees

18,510

Room & board

12,240

Room only

Other Payment Considerations

Guaranteed tuition plan offered	No
Tuition pre-payment plan	No
Tuition payment plans offered	Yes
Student groups that qualify for full or partial waiver of tuition	Employees

Financial Aid

24,353

Avg. Financial Aid Package

24,228

Avg. Freshman Financial Aid Package

9,834

Avg. International Student Financial Aid Package

4,335

Avg. Loan Aid

2,358

Avg. Grant Aid

12,626

Avg. Scholarship and/or Grant Aid awarded

Percentage of students with need who receive financial aid

76%

Avg. Percentage of Financial Need Met

14%

Percentage of Students Who Had Their Need Fully Met

Student Body

13,752

Total Undergrad students

1%

International Students

13%

Out-of-state students

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	11.31%
Black or African American	1.96%
White or Caucasian	69.14%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.55%
Asian	5.85%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.24%
Two or more races	8.45%
Other	1.82%

Gender

Male (42.48%)

Female (56.28%)

Campus Life

Housing

Type
College-owned housing	Yes
Housing requirements	None
Housing options	Co-ed housing Disabled housing Freshman car parking
% of undergrad students who live in college housing	30%

Student Activities

Student-run campus newspaper

Drama/theatre group

Student-run radio station

Student-run television station

Marching band

Choral groups

Campus events:
Back2Bellingham, Fall Family Weekend and Lawnstock

Student Services

Legal services

Health clinic

Personal/psychological counseling

Women's center

International students advisor

Student Organizations

Greek fraternities

Greek sororities

Local fraternities

Local sororities

Most popular organizations:
Intramurals, Residence Hall Association, Associated Students, Outdoor Center and Ethnic Student Center

Campus Security & Safety

24-hour emergency telephone/alarm services

24-hour patrols by trained officers

Student patrols

Late-night transport/escort services

Electronically-operated dormitory entrances

Athletics

Men's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Badminton		No	No
Baseball	No		No
Basketball		Division 2
Crew	No		No
Cross-country Running		Division 2
Equestrian Sports	No		No
Golf		Division 2
Ice Hockey	No		No
Indoor Track	No	No	No
Lacrosse	No		No
Rock Climbing	No		No
Rowing	No		No
Rugby	No		No
Sailing	No		No
Skiing (downhill)	No		No
Soccer		Division 2
Softball		No	No
Swimming And Diving	No		No
Tennis			No
Track And Field	No	Division 2
Ultimate Frisbee	No		No
Volleyball			No
Water Polo	No		No
Wrestling	No		No

Women's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Badminton		No	No
Baseball	No		No
Basketball		Division 2
Crew	No	Division 2
Cross-country Running		Division 2
Equestrian Sports	No		No
Golf		Division 2
Ice Hockey	No	No	No
Indoor Track	No	No	No
Lacrosse	No		No
Rock Climbing	No		No
Rowing		Division 2	No
Rugby	No		No
Sailing	No		No
Skiing (downhill)	No		No
Soccer		Division 2
Softball		Division 2
Swimming And Diving	No		No
Tennis			No
Track And Field	No	Division 2
Ultimate Frisbee	No		No
Volleyball		Division 2
Water Polo	No		No
Wrestling	No		No

Faculty

968

Total Faculty

18:1

Student-Faculty Ratio

Full-time - 683

Part-time - 285

Male - 454

Female - 514