Quick Facts
Student Demographics
16,142 Students
96% Undergraduate
26.9% Students of Color
57.5% Female
Residency
- 87% Washington Residents
- 12% Out of State Students
- 1% International Students
First Year Students (2019)
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3,116 new first-year students enrolled
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30.8% new first-year students enrolled are students of color
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29% new first-year students enrolled are first generation students
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3.27-3.84 middle 50% GPAs of admitted first-year students
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1090-1300 middle 50% SAT scores (evidence based reading and writing+math) of admitted first-year students
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22-29 middle 50% ACT scores of admitted first-year students
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64% of first-year students enrolled with college credit
Transfer Students (2019)
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1,155 new transfer students enrolled
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24.9% new transfer students enrolled are students of color
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42.2% new transfer students enrolled are first generation students
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2.94-3.63 middle 50% GPAs of admitted transfer students
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74.2% of enrolled transfer students come directly from a state community college led by Whatcom, Everett, Skagit, Olympic, and Bellevue colleges
Student Life
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250+ student clubs & organization
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88% of first-year students live on campus their first year
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8 conference championships in the great northwest athletic conference (gnac): women's soccer and volleyball, men's track & field (indoor & outdoor), men's and women's basketball and golf
Academics
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175+ academic programs
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99% of classes taught by faculty, not graduate assistants
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74% of Western's faculty hold the highest degree in their field
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18:1 student to faculty ratio
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27 is the average class size
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74% of the classes have 30 or fewer students
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4.3 years is the average time to degree
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115,000+ graduates living and working around the world
Retention and Graduation Rates
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82% of the first-year class of 2018 returned in Fall 2019
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63% of all first-year students who began at Western in Fall 2013 graduated in 5 years or less
Undergraduate Degrees
- 41% College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- 16% College of Business and Economics
- 16% College of Science and Engineering
- 10% Woodring College of Education
- 6% College of Fine and Performing Arts
- 8% Huxley College of the Environment
- 2% Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
- 1% General Studies
Location
Population of Bellingham, WA: 90,665
55 miles
south of Vancouver, British Columbia
90 miles
north of Seattle, Washington
0.8 miles
to downtown Bellingham
52 miles
to Mount Baker ski area
Sehome Hill Arboretum
180 acres of forest and 6 miles of trails adjacent to campus
Estimated Annual Expenses
2020-2021
Washington Residents
Direct Costs
Tuition: $6,893
Fees: $2,110
includes the one-time $300 enrollment confirmation fee
Housing & Meals: $13,080
varies depending on living arrangements and meal plan
Total Direct Costs: $22,083
Additional Expenses
Books & Supplies: $1,011
Transportation: $1,359
Personal & Miscellaneous: $2,481
Total Cost of Attendance: $26,934
Out-of-State Student
Direct Costs
Tuition: $24,120
Fees: $2,110
includes the one-time $300 enrollment confirmation fee
Housing & Meals: $13,080
varies depending on living arrangements and meal plan
Total Direct Costs: $39,310
Additional Expenses
Books & Supplies: $1,011
Transportation: $1,359
Personal & Miscellaneous: $2,481
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Total Cost of Attendance: $44,161