Washington State University

Pullman, WA

Washington State University admitted 22,732 of 26,403 applicants for the fall 2025 entering class (86.1%).

Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2025 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.

What stands out at Washington State University

Three things Washington State University published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.

Test policy1 of 3

Washington State University reports that test scores are not considered at all.

That is the school’s own answer on the form it fills in every year. A score you send is not read as part of the decision here.

Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

Trend2 of 3

The admit rate rose from 77% to 85% over 5 years.

5 years earlier77%
Latest in the series85%

Both ends are measured rates from the federal survey, for classes that have already enrolled: a rate that moved, not a forecast.

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, over 5 years

Scores sent3 of 3

6.2% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.

Most of the enrolled class sent no SAT, so any score range would describe that share of it, not the class. Another 1.1% sent an ACT.

Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

Every figure, in full

The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.

Acceptance rate

86.1%

22,732 admitted of 26,403 applicants

Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

Average GPA of admitted students

3.46

Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

Enrolled students who sent an SAT

6.2%

Counted per test: a student may send both.

Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

Enrolled students who sent an ACT

1.1%

Counted per test: a student may send both.

Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

Where do you actually stand at Washington State University?

The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.

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How the rate has moved

Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.

5 years earlier77%
Latest in the series85%

Over 5 years the admit rate rose from 77% to 85%.

What Washington State University says it weighs

The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.

  • Course rigorvery important

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

  • GPAvery important

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

  • Essayconsidered

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

Not considered

  • Test scores

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

  • Recommendations

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

  • Class rank

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

  • Legacy

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

  • Demonstrated interest

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

What students actually pay

Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.

Average net price: $14,971 a year.

Family income under $30k
$7,074
$30k–$48k
$8,971
$48k–$75k
$11,519
$75k–$110k
$18,426
Over $110k
$24,726

Source: the College Scorecard

Published deadlines

Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.

  • Early ActionJanuary 31, 2027

    Verified July 13, 2026

  • Regular DecisionMarch 31, 2027

    Verified July 13, 2026

More colleges on the record

Every one of these carries the same measured figures, with the same sources.

Other colleges in Washington

The pages nearest this one on acceptance rate, in the same state.

Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate

Anywhere in the country, ordered by how close the published rate is to this one. A selection rule, not a ranking.

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