WWU Quick Facts
LOCATION
- Bellingham, Wash.
- Interstate 5, Exit 252
- 30 Miles South of U.S./Canadian border
- 90 Miles North of Seattle
- Population: 73,460
- 177-Acre Campus plus 38 Acres of Sehome Arboretum
- 15 Residence Halls
- Approximately one-third of students live on campus
- Winter 2009 – classes begin Jan 6, finals Mar 16-20
- Spring 2009 – classes begin Mar 31, finals Jun 8-12
- Summer 2009 – classes begin Jun 23
- Fall 2009 – classes begin Sept 23
- Freshman Fall Quarter Application Deadline: March 1
- College of Business & Economics
- College of Fine & Performing Arts
- College of Humanities & Social Sciences
- College of Sciences & Technology
- Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
- Huxley College of the Environment
- Woodring College of Education
- Graduate School
- President: Bruce Shepard
- Provost & Vice President, Academic Affairs: Dennis Murphy
- Vice President, External Affairs: Steve Swan
- Vice President, Business & Financial Affairs: Kathy Wetherell
- Vice President, Student Affairs: Eileen Coughlin
- Vice President, University Advancement: Stephanie Bowers
TUITION & MANDATORY FEES (ANNUAL 2008-09)
- Resident
- Undergraduate $ 5,535
- Graduate $ 7,305
- Non-Resident
- Undergraduate $17,166
- Graduate $16,980
FACULTY, FALL 2008
- Headcount: 734 (627.9 FTE)
- 511 Faculty are full-time
- 88.4% of full-time faculty hold terminal degrees
STAFF, FALL 2008 (FULL & PART TIME)
- Permanent Classified Staff: 792
- Permanent Professional Staff: 414
- Student Employees: 1,743
| Freshman | Transfer | |
| Applied | 9,519 | 1,990 |
| Admitted | 6,751 | 1,380 |
| Enrolled | 2,697 | 884 |
NEW UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, FALL 2008
- New Freshmen: 2,697
- Running-Start Students: 359 (13.3%)
- Average SAT: 1117
- Average HS GPA: 3.50
- New Transfers: 884
- WA Community College: 645 (73.0%)
- WA Four-year Institution: 95
- Out of State College: 144
FY 2009 OPERATING REVENUE: $237.9 MILLION
| State Appropriations: | $76.3 (34%) |
| Tuition: | $51.5 (22%) |
| Auxiliary Enterprises: | $51.1 (22%) |
| Dedicated Local Funds: | $24.4 (10%) |
| Internal Service Funds: | $0.5 (<1%) |
| Grants and Contracts: | $34.1 (14%) |
| All Funds: | $237.9 (100%) |
Budgeted FTE Student Enrollments: 12,175
RETENTION/TIME TO DEGREE (2007-08 PERFORMANCE)
- Freshman One-year Retention: 83.9%
- Freshman Time to Degree = 4.6 Years
ENROLLMENT – ALL STUDENTS, FALL 2008
Headcount: 13,777
FTE: 12,908
- Undergraduate Headcount: 12,838
- Full-time: 12,274
- Part-time: 564 (4.4%)
- Graduate Headcount: 897 (6.5%)
- Full-time: 486
- Part-time: 411
- Non-Matriculated: 42
- Men: 6,260 (45.4%)
- Women: 7,517 (54.6%)
- Average Age: Mean: 21.5; Median: 20; Mode: 19
- Student/Faculty Ratio: 19:1 (Faculty FTE includes TAs)
For more specific information on students, view the 2009 WWU student profile.
ETHNIC ORIGIN
| Black American | 387 | (2.8%) |
| American Indian | 326 | (2.4%) |
| Asian American | 1,179 | (8.6%) |
| Hispanic American | 590 | (4.3%) |
| Caucasian | 10,546 | (76.5%) |
| Other/Unknown | 749 | (5.4%) |
| Combined Ethnic Minority Groups | 2,482 | (18.2%) |
| King | 4,225 | (30.7%) |
| Snohomish | 1,629 | (11.8%) |
| Whatcom | 1,647 | (11.8%) |
| Pierce | 1,036 | (7.5%) |
| Other Western Counties | 2,915 | (21.2%) |
| Eastern Counties | 1,150 | (8.3%) |
| Other States/Foreign | 1,175 | (8.5%) |
EMPLOYMENT STATUS—2007-08 GRADS
(Early 2009 Survey)
| Employed |
Continue |
Other | |
| Bachelor’s | 73.2% | 15.5% | 11.3% |
| Master’s | 86.8% | 5.9% | 7.4% |
| Teacher Cert | 94.7% | 0.7% | 4.6% |
FACILITIES
- Total Gross Sq Ft Building Space: 3,360,000
- Academic: 2,154,000
- Auxiliary: 323,000
- Residential: 883,000
- General University Classroom Seats: 7,732
NEWEST BUILDINGS
- Academic Instructional Center
- 2008 Completion
- 127,000 Gross Sq Ft
- 725 Classroom Seats
- Houses Academic Departments of Psychology and Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Total Legislative Appropriations $64.2M
- Shannon Point Marine Undergraduate Center
- 12,000 Gross Sq Ft
- Includes Office Space, Study Areas & Laboratories
- Total Legislative Appropriations $4.9M
CAPITAL PROJECTS – 2007 SESSION HIGHLIGHTS
- Miller Hall Renovation: Legislature appropriated $5.5M for design
- Carver Academic Renovation: Legislature appropriated $0.4M for predesign
- Campus Preservation & Improvement Projects: Legislature appropriated $31M
- Wade King Student Recreation Center awarded LEED Certification
- WWU purchases enough renewable energy certificates (i.e., green power) to offset 100% of its electrical consumption
DEGREES AWARDED, ACADEMIC YEAR 2007-08
- Bachelor’s: 3,080
- Master’s: 303
- $5.9 Million
- 13,735 Individual Donors
- NCAA Division II & GNAC
NOTES
- Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine ranked WWU 38th on list of 100 Best Values in Public Colleges in the United States.
