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Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 5,198 undergrads, where 14% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

+9% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.58

Diversity index vs. every college0.58
0.58
← 0.00higher than 50% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients14%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students13%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college14%
14%
← 0%higher than 7% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

5,198undergrads
Compared to every college5.2K
5.2K
← 19larger than 78% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

1,251 first-time students

48% came from other states and 1.0% from abroad; 51% are from Washington. More from other states than at 78% of colleges.

  • In-state (Washington)51%
  • Other states48%
  • Abroad1.0%

Top home states

  1. Washington(home state)51% 641
  2. California17% 214
  3. Oregon10% 126
  4. Colorado4.5% 56
  5. Arizona1.8% 23

From 37 states (counting DC) and 12 from U.S. territories.

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

154

new transfer students, 11% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 17% of colleges.

153 full-time, 1 part-time.

Going on to another college

9.3%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 133 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

Almost everyone studies full-time.

Men47%
National median: 44%About typical

53% women

Another gender: 26 undergraduates (0.5%)

Part-time students1.2%
National median: 7.5%Below typical
Students 25 and older1.7%
National median: 11%Below typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 2,990 students.

Housing

Beds

2,990

About 58 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division I · West Coast Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays basketball, baseball, cross country/track (no football).

How the West Coast Conference compares

ROTC

Army

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • 12% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

Roman Catholic

Other Catholic colleges

Faith communities · 1

Nonreligious and secular

Secular Student Alliance

Gonzaga University Secular Student Alliance

Greek life

No fraternity or sorority chapters found in national directories (October 2026).

LGBTQ+ life

Support on campus

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Gender-inclusive housing
  • Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

260.5% of undergrads

Gender unknown: fewer than 10

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

63 applied · 45 admitted · fewer than 10 enrolled

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)