Washington State University

French Administration Building
Pullman, WA 99164
http://www.wsu.edu

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Overview
Type	Public institution
Year Founded	1890
Religious Affiliation	None
Undergrad Students	19,585
Endowment	354,879,863
Application Deadline	Rolling
Application Fee	50
Selectivity	More selective
Application Deadline	Rolling
Tuition	6,390 in-state, 16,030 out-of-state
Room/Board	6,890

Services
Associated Firms	N/A
Campus Safety	24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Career Services	co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Museums	Museum of Anthropology Art Museum Conner Museum Culver Memorial Jacklin & McCaw Geological Collections, Drucker Collection, Historic Textiles and Costume Collection James Entomological Collection Jewett Observatory and University Planetarium Mycological Herbarium Ownbey Herbarium Smith Soil Monolith Collection Laboratory for Atmospheric Research Lab for Biotechnology and Bioanalysis Electron Microscopy Center Environmental Center GeoAnalytical Center Informatioin Technology Nuclear Radiation Center Social and Economic Sciences Research Center State of Washington Water Research Center WSU Center for NMR Spectroscopy Institute for Shock Physics Cadaver Anatomy Lab Plant Growth Chamber Smoot Hill ? 730-acre research farm Geotechnical & Transportation Engineering Laboratories include state of the art testing equipment for soils and concretes Albrook Hydraulics Lab Woods and Materials Engineering Lab Animal Disease Biotechnology Facility Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab Professional Dance Studio, scene and costume shops, a greenroom, a design lab and ample makeup and dressing rooms Bioprocessing Facilities Biosensor Lab Bioremediation Lab Center for Multiphase Environmental Research Colloid & Interfacial Studies Lab Materials Characterization Lab Materials Hazardous Wastes Facility Computer Facilities Ensminger Beef Center WSU Feed Preparation Lab WSU Swine Center WSU Compost Facility WSU Golf Course Research and Technology Park EME Labs include Senior Measurements Lab, Senior Design lab for electrical engineering and computer science students, Distributed Adaptive Discovery and Computation (collaborators include Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of Illinois, and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications), Electrical Machinery Lab, High-Voltage Research, Spatial Analysis Database Lab, Circuits Lab, Protective Power Relay Lab, Power Systems Computation Lab, Information Research Lab, Information Research Studio, Digital Design Lab, Tektronix Advanced Digital Design Lab, Microprocessor Systems Project Lab, Secure and reliable Embedded Systems Laboratory, Microtechnology/Device Fabrication Lab, Microwave/Radio Communication Lab, Optoelectronics Lab, Electrophysics Research Laboratory. ETRL Labs include Senior Embedded Systems Lab, Student Network Instruction Facility, Analog and Mixed-Signal Research, and Plasma Research. Grizzly Bear Research Center E.H. Steffen Wildlife Center (58-acre center includes wildlife facilities and pens, forest plantations, wetlands, uplands, specialized planting areas, and a greenhouse laboratory) Wildlife Habitat and Nutrition Laboratory Wild Ungulate Facility (Eight-acre facility for the study of mule deer)
Basic Services	nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Museums	Museum of Anthropology Art Museum Conner Museum Culver Memorial Jacklin & McCaw Geological Collections, Drucker Collection, Historic Textiles and Costume Collection James Entomological Collection Jewett Observatory and University Planetarium Mycological Herbarium Ownbey Herbarium Smith Soil Monolith Collection Laboratory for Atmospheric Research Lab for Biotechnology and Bioanalysis Electron Microscopy Center Environmental Center GeoAnalytical Center Informatioin Technology Nuclear Radiation Center Social and Economic Sciences Research Center State of Washington Water Research Center WSU Center for NMR Spectroscopy Institute for Shock Physics Cadaver Anatomy Lab Plant Growth Chamber Smoot Hill ? 730-acre research farm Geotechnical & Transportation Engineering Laboratories include state of the art testing equipment for soils and concretes Albrook Hydraulics Lab Woods and Materials Engineering Lab Animal Disease Biotechnology Facility Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab Professional Dance Studio, scene and costume shops, a greenroom, a design lab and ample makeup and dressing rooms Bioprocessing Facilities Biosensor Lab Bioremediation Lab Center for Multiphase Environmental Research Colloid & Interfacial Studies Lab Materials Characterization Lab Materials Hazardous Wastes Facility Computer Facilities Ensminger Beef Center WSU Feed Preparation Lab WSU Swine Center WSU Compost Facility WSU Golf Course Research and Technology Park EME Labs include Senior Measurements Lab, Senior Design lab for electrical engineering and computer science students, Distributed Adaptive Discovery and Computation (collaborators include Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of Illinois, and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications), Electrical Machinery Lab, High-Voltage Research, Spatial Analysis Database Lab, Circuits Lab, Protective Power Relay Lab, Power Systems Computation Lab, Information Research Lab, Information Research Studio, Digital Design Lab, Tektronix Advanced Digital Design Lab, Microprocessor Systems Project Lab, Secure and reliable Embedded Systems Laboratory, Microtechnology/Device Fabrication Lab, Microwave/Radio Communication Lab, Optoelectronics Lab, Electrophysics Research Laboratory. ETRL Labs include Senior Embedded Systems Lab, Student Network Instruction Facility, Analog and Mixed-Signal Research, and Plasma Research. Grizzly Bear Research Center E.H. Steffen Wildlife Center (58-acre center includes wildlife facilities and pens, forest plantations, wetlands, uplands, specialized planting areas, and a greenhouse laboratory) Wildlife Habitat and Nutrition Laboratory Wild Ungulate Facility (Eight-acre facility for the study of mule deer)
Periodical Subs	30,936
# of Books	2,195,306
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	N/A
within one year	N/A
within two years	79%
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	14%
Students in sororities	18%
Campus Size	1,875 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	35%
College housing types	coed dorms (44%), women's dorms (10%), men's dorms (5%), sorority housing (11%), fraternity housing (8%), apartments for married students (11%), apartment for single students (10%), special housing for international students (1%)
Popular Events	See web site (www. wsu. edu/future-students/student-life) for details.
Nearest Airport	Spokane WA (80), Pullman WA (3)
Nearest Train	Spokane WA (80)
Army ROTC	Offered on campus
Navy ROTC	Offered at cooperating institution (University of Idaho)
Extracurricular
Students activities	choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
Number of Organizations	329
# of fraternities	24
# of sororities	15
Students in fraternities	14%
Students in sororities	18%
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) Daily Evergreen
Honor Societies	Total of 23 honor societies. See web site (www. wsu. edu/future-students/student-life) for details.
Religious Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) See web site (http: //getinvolved. wsu. edu/guide) for details.
International Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) See web site (http: //getinvolved. wsu. edu/guide) for details.
Other Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) See web site (www. wsu. edu/future-students/student-life) for details.