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Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 13,544 undergrads, where 21% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

−4% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.50

Diversity index vs. every college0.50
0.50
← 0.00higher than 34% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients21%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students27%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college21%
21%
← 0%higher than 19% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

13,544undergrads
Compared to every college13.5K
13.5K
← 19larger than 92% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

3,019 first-time students

16% came from other states and 0.8% from abroad; 83% are from Washington. Fewer from other states than at 62% of colleges.

  • In-state (Washington)83%
  • Other states16%
  • Abroad0.8%

Top home states

  1. Washington(home state)83% 2,498
  2. Oregon3.0% 91
  3. California2.8% 86
  4. Colorado2.5% 74
  5. Alaska1.0% 30

From 42 states (counting DC).

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.

How applicants from each place were admitted →

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

925

new transfer students, 23% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 45% of colleges.

855 full-time, 70 part-time.

Going on to another college

18%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 860 students).

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

Who they are

8.9% of undergrads study part-time.

Men43%
National median: 44%About typical

57% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students8.9%
National median: 7.5%About typical
Students 25 and older7.3%
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 4,196 students.

Housing

Beds

4,196

About 31 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 II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference

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

How the Great Northwest Athletic Conference compares

ROTC

Not listed

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

Not listed

Calendar

Quarters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • On-campus child care for students' children
  • 20% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

No religious affiliation

Campus ministries

Listed among campus activities

Faith communities · 2

  • Catholic 1
  • Nonreligious and secular 1

Nonreligious and secular

Secular Student Alliance

Freethinkers at Western Washington University

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
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
  • Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
  • Student health plan covers transition-related care

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

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: 171

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;Western Washington University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Western Washington University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)