Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at WSU is slightly skewed towards women students, with 54.1% of undergraduate students being women and 45.9% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 24,278, with 13,133 women and 11,145 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at WSU is largely skewed towards women students, with 55.3% of undergraduate students being women and 44.7% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 5,565, with 3,076 women and 2,489 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 45.9% 11,145 students
- women 54.1% 13,133 students
Graduate Students
- men 44.7% 2,489 students
- women 55.3% 3,076 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 60.8% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 14,695 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 16.2% of the student body, with 3,901 students. Mixed race students represent 7.1% of the population, with 1,716 students, while Asian students account for 6.6%, with 1,586 students. African American students account for 2.9% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 709 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.6% , with 136 students.
International students make up 3.6% of the undergraduate population, totaling 860 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.3% of the population, totaling 548 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within WSU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 60.8% 14,695 students
- Hispanic 16.2% 3,901 students
- Mixed race 7.1% 1,716 students
- Asian 6.6% 1,586 students
- International students 3.6% 860 students
- African American 2.9% 709 students
- Unknown race 2.3% 548 students
- Hawaiian 0.6% 136 students
Graduate Students
- White 56.4% 3,126 students
- International students 15.3% 849 students
- Asian 9.2% 511 students
- Hispanic 8.1% 448 students
- Mixed race 4.4% 245 students
- Unknown race 3.5% 194 students
- African American 2.9% 161 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 7 students
Transfer Students
- White 61.8% 1,462 students
- Hispanic 15.7% 371 students
- Asian 6.6% 157 students
- Mixed race 6.3% 149 students
- African American 3.2% 76 students
- International students 2.7% 63 students
- Unknown race 2.6% 62 students
- Hawaiian 1.1% 25 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 36% 8,655 students
- 18-19 31% 7,525 students
- 22-24 17% 4,109 students
- 25-29 7% 1,731 students
- 30-34 4% 857 students
- 35-39 2% 461 students
- 40-49 2% 444 students
- 50-64 1% 136 students
- 25-29 36% 1,997 students
- 22-24 20% 1,112 students
- 30-34 19% 1,032 students
- 35-39 10% 584 students
- 40-49 10% 551 students
- 50-64 3% 189 students
- 20-21 2% 92 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Washington State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 3,351 | 85.09% | |
| California | 204 | 5.18% | |
| Oregon | 74 | 1.88% | |
| Idaho | 69 | 1.75% | |
| Hawaii | 56 | 1.42% | |
| Alaska | 25 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 22 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 22 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 15 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 15 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 13 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Guam | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 4 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 4 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 3 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 2 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| American Samoa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 1 | less than 1% |
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