| Name |
Washington State University |
| Address |
French Administration Building
Pullman, WA 99164 |
| Website |
http://www.wsu.edu |
| Email |
admiss2@wsu.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
35% |
| Percent Fraternity |
14% |
| Percent Sorority |
18% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
75% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
35% |
| Campus Housing |
No |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (44%), women's dorms (10%), men's dorms (5%), sorority housing (11%), fraternity housing (8%), apartments for married students (11%), apartment for single students (10%), special housing for international students (1%) |
| College Owned Singles |
18% |
| College Owned Doubles |
53% |
| College Owned Triples |
2% |
| College Owned Apartments |
27% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
30 |
| Sprinkler System |
97% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
1,875 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
75% |
| Nearest Airport |
Spokane WA (80), Pullman WA (3) |
| Nearest Train |
Spokane WA (80) |
| Nearest Bus |
Pullman WA (1) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
25% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
24% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,676 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Navy Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (University of Idaho) |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, other |
| Popular Events |
See web site (www. wsu. edu/future-students/student-life) for details. |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
329 |
| Honor Societies |
Total of 23 honor societies. See web site (www. wsu. edu/future-students/student-life) for details. |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) See web site (http: //getinvolved. wsu. edu/guide) for details. |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) See web site (http: //getinvolved. wsu. edu/guide) for details. |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) See web site (www. wsu. edu/future-students/student-life) for details. |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Daily Evergreen |
| Num Frats |
24 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
23 |
| Percent Frat Members |
14% |
| Num Sororities |
15 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
14 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
18% |
| Type |
Public institution |
| Year Founded |
1890 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
19,585 |
| Setting |
Suburban |
| Endowment |
354,879,863 |
| Application Deadline |
Rolling |
| Application Fee |
50 |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
6,390 in-state, 16,030 out-of-state |
| Room Board |
6,890 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
N/A |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
79% |
| Firms |
N/A |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
2,195,306 |
| Num Subscriptions |
30,936 |
| Num Microforms |
3,913,287 |
| Num Audiovisual |
46,540 |
| Num Ebooks |
27,728 |
| Library Facilities |
WSU has six libraries on the Pullman campus, one or more at each of three branch campus locations, plus one at the state capitol. Additional facilities include Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections; several special-use collections held outside the Libraries; and Distance Degree library services. WSU is a member of the Orbis Cascade Alliance, a consortium of 33 academic libraries in Washington and Oregon that share a union catalog and automatic borrowing services. |
| Museums |
Museum of Anthropology
Art Museum
Conner Museum
Culver Memorial
Jacklin & McCaw Geological Collections,
Drucker Collection, Historic Textiles and Costume Collection
James Entomological Collection
Jewett Observatory and University Planetarium
Mycological Herbarium
Ownbey Herbarium
Smith Soil Monolith Collection
Laboratory for Atmospheric Research
Lab for Biotechnology and Bioanalysis
Electron Microscopy Center
Environmental Center
GeoAnalytical Center
Informatioin Technology
Nuclear Radiation Center
Social and Economic Sciences Research Center
State of Washington Water Research Center
WSU Center for NMR Spectroscopy
Institute for Shock Physics
Cadaver Anatomy Lab
Plant Growth Chamber
Smoot Hill ? 730-acre research farm
Geotechnical & Transportation Engineering Laboratories include state of the art testing equipment for soils and concretes
Albrook Hydraulics Lab
Woods and Materials Engineering Lab
Animal Disease Biotechnology Facility
Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab
Professional Dance Studio, scene and costume shops, a greenroom, a design lab and ample makeup and dressing rooms
Bioprocessing Facilities
Biosensor Lab
Bioremediation Lab
Center for Multiphase Environmental Research
Colloid & Interfacial Studies Lab
Materials Characterization Lab
Materials Hazardous Wastes Facility
Computer Facilities
Ensminger Beef Center
WSU Feed Preparation Lab
WSU Swine Center
WSU Compost Facility
WSU Golf Course
Research and Technology Park
EME Labs include Senior Measurements Lab, Senior Design lab for electrical engineering and computer science students, Distributed Adaptive Discovery and Computation (collaborators include Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of Illinois, and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications), Electrical Machinery Lab, High-Voltage Research, Spatial Analysis Database Lab, Circuits Lab, Protective Power Relay Lab, Power Systems Computation Lab, Information Research Lab, Information Research Studio, Digital Design Lab, Tektronix Advanced Digital Design Lab, Microprocessor Systems Project Lab, Secure and reliable Embedded Systems Laboratory, Microtechnology/Device Fabrication Lab, Microwave/Radio Communication Lab, Optoelectronics Lab, Electrophysics Research Laboratory.
ETRL Labs include Senior Embedded Systems Lab, Student Network Instruction Facility, Analog and Mixed-Signal Research, and Plasma Research.
Grizzly Bear Research Center
E.H. Steffen Wildlife Center (58-acre center includes wildlife facilities and pens, forest plantations, wetlands, uplands, specialized planting areas, and a greenhouse laboratory)
Wildlife Habitat and Nutrition Laboratory
Wild Ungulate Facility (Eight-acre facility for the study of mule deer) |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
2,400 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
355 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
150 |
| Num Wired Labs |
2,200 |
| Num Wired Other |
100 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
6,000 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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