- The Inkwell
- Washington
- Walla Walla University
College Place, WASuburb: smallZIP 99324Founded 1892
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1892
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.wallawalla.edu
WashingtonReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Walla Walla University
Walla Walla University is a private nonprofit university in College Place, Washington, with 1,252 undergraduates. It graduates 58% within six years and costs $27,786 a year after aid.
58%graduate
Retention85%
4-year graduation34%
Pell Grant share30%
Federal loans46%
$27,786net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
58%graduate in 6 years
$67,140median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,712median debt
#478 of 1,704 for earnings#1,376 of 1,739 for lowest net price#761 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $49,362tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $35,757
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $35,757
- Average net price
- $27,786national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$27,683
$30,001–48,000$29,060
$48,001–75,000$21,848
$75,001–110,000$26,396
$110,001+$33,579
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college85%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college58%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college30%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 58%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 34%
- First-year retention
- 85%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 67%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $56,065
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $67,140middle 50%: $40,625–$97,177
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,712
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0.2%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$97,177
Median, Walla Walla University$67,140
Lower quarter$40,625
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,252
- Part-time
- 3.2%
- Women / men
- 48% / 52%
- Average age at entry
- 20.9
- First-generation students
- 17%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 30%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,406 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,372
- Endowment, end of year
- $46,573,468
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White46%
Hispanic23%
Black4.2%
Asian5.4%
Two or more races8.5%
U.S. nonresident10%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.1%
Unknown1.0%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management22%
Health professions20%
Engineering12%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.7%
Psychology5.8%
Visual & performing arts5.8%
Liberal arts & humanities4.4%
Computer & information sciences4.0%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 236896. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3551688.