Thank you for visiting NationalApplicationCenter.com.

If you are seeing this message, you are doing so for one of several reasons:

  1. You are using a text based browser
  2. You are viewing this site on a web-enabled cell phone
  3. You are using an outdated browser which doesn't fully support Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

If you fall into the third category, you'll need to upgrade your browser to view NationalApplicationCenter.com the way it was intended to be viewed.

To make your life a little simpler, here are some links to CSS compliant browsers:

Any one of these browsers properly supports the CSS used on this site and will allow you to view this site as intended.

National Application Center :: campus tours :: Western Washington University academics

Plan, explore, and apply to college using these great tools.

Western Washington University

Western Washington University
516 High Street
Bellingham, WA 98225-5996


Fax number: (360) 650-7369
Website: https://www.wwu.edu/
Screen last updated on: January 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 13,801
Full-time undergraduates: 12,152
Part-time undergraduates: 1,568
Total graduate students: 943
Full-time graduate students: 714
Part-time graduate students: 229
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
6.0% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
10.8% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
68.8% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.9% Nonresident Alien
1.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 220 acres
Nearest major city: Seattle, WA and Vancouver, BC

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 93%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 30%
Percent of students who live off campus: 70%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 2266
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Intramurals; Residence Hall Association; Associated Students; Outdoor Center; Ethnic Student Center

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 2

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's golfyes 
Men's socceryes 
Men's track and fieldyes 
Women's badmintonyes 
Women's badminton NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's crewyes 
Women's crew NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's equestrian sports NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's equestrian sportsyes 
Women's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's golfyes 
Women's ice hockey NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's ice hockeyyes 
Women's indoor track NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's indoor trackyes 
Women's lacrosseyes 
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's rock climbingyes 
Women's rock climbing NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's rowing NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's rowingyes 
Women's rugby NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's rugbyyes 
Women's sailingyes 
Women's sailing NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's skiing (downhill) NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's skiing (downhill)yes 
Women's socceryes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's softball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's softballyes 
Women's swimming and divingyes 
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's tennisyes 
Women's tennis NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's ultimate Frisbee NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's ultimate Frisbeeyes 
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's water polo NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's water poloyes 
Women's wrestlingyes 
Women's wrestling NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Intramural/Recreational sports:
rock climbing; badminton; basketball; crew; equestrian sports; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; rugby; sailing; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; water polo; wrestling; rowing; skiing (downhill); swimming and diving

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Bellingham International

<< prev [ top ] next >>
Data is copyrighted material under license to Peterson's, LLC. Material may contain updates provided solely by the institution to which the updated Data relates. These updates are not independently validated, and no party associated with this website can accept responsibility for their accuracy. Copyright © 2021 by Peterson's, LLC. All rights reserved.