Walla Walla University Facts
Founded: 1892
Colors: Orange and green
Mascot: Wolves
President: Alex Bryan
Locations:
- Main campus - College Place, WA
- School of Nursing campus - Portland, OR
- Marine biology campus - Anacortes, WA
- School of Social Work and Sociology campus - Billings, MT
Enrollment profile 2025-2026:
- Undergraduate: 1.381
- Graduate and professional: 115
- Total: 1,496
- Male/female ratio: 51%/49%
- Ethnic diversity: 52%
- First-time freshmen from out of state (excluding international students): 63%
- Total undergraduates from out of state (excluding international students): 58%
- First-time freshmen average high school grade point average: 3.614
- Largest undergraduate programs: business, nursing, engineering, health and physical education, biology, education, and aviation
- Total students in university housing: 77%
Estimated costs for current year
- The average out of pocket cost for undergraduate students is $7,347 a year.
- The estimated list price to attend WWU for a year is $46,041.
- 95% of students qualify for financial aid.
Academic profile 2025-2026:
- Calendar: Quarter system (fall, winter, spring, summer)
- Instructional faculty: 98 full-time, 123 part-time
- Freshmen retention rate: 84%
- Degrees offered:
- Associate of Science (A.S.)
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
- Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
- Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)
- Bachelor of Liberal Studies (B.L.S.)
- Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.)
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.)
- Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.)
- Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
- Master of Education (M.Ed.)
- Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)
- Master of Initial Teaching (M.I.T.)
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Master of Social Work (M.S.W.)
- Doctor of Social Work (D.S.W.)
- Study abroad programs offered in: Argentina, Austria, Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, South Korea
- Six-year graduate rate: 60%
Accreditations:
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges and Universities (Adventist Accrediting Association)
- Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration degrees)
- Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc. (Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree program)
- Council on Social Work Education (Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work degree programs)
- The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Walla Walla University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
- State of Washington Professional Educator Standards Board
- NC-SARA participating institution
Athletics:
- Member institution of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
- Varsity teams:
- Women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and volleyball
- Men's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and volleyball
- Member, Cascade Collegiate Conference
- Intramural sports include basketball, flag football, soccer, softball, volleyball and much more!
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