Walla Walla University Facts
Founded: 1892
Affiliation: Seventh-day Adventist Church
Enrollment:
- 2008 undergraduate enrollment: 1,563
- 2008 graduate and professional enrollment: 237
- 2008 total enrollment: 1,800
Undergraduate student characteristics:
- 60% of students are from out of state (excluding international students).
- 63% of students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing.
- 37% of students live off campus or commute.
- 10% of students are 25 years and above.
- The average age of students (both full-time and part-time) is 22 years of age.
Estimated cost for the current year:
Number of instruction faculty:
- Full-time: 177
- Part-time: 88
- Total: 205
- Student to Faculty Ratio 13 to 1
2009 Graduating Class, Most Popular Undergraduate Majors:
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences—19% of Class
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services—17% of Class
- Engineering--12% of Class
- Education—6% of Class
Degrees Offered:
- Associate degrees: Associate of Science
- Bachelor's degrees: Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Music (BMus), Bachelor of Science (BS), Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE), Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
- Master's degrees: Master of Arts (MA), Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), Master of Education (MEd), Master of Science (MS), Master of Social Work MSW)
- Study abroad programs offered in: Argentina, Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Ukraine
Accreditation:
- Accrediting Association of SDA Schools, Colleges and Universities
- Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
- Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.
- National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
- Council on Social Work Education
- National Association of Schools of Music
- The Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
Membership:
- American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
- American Association of Higher Education
- American Society for Engineering Education
- Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
- National League for Nursing
- Council on Social Work Education
- Independent Colleges of Washington, Inc.
- National Association of College and University Business Officers
- National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
- National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
- National Association of Summer Sessions
- North American Coalition for Christian Admissions Professionals (NACCAP)
- Washington Friends of Higher Education
Location:
- University is located in College Place, Wash. Population 8,980.
- Walla Walla is three miles away with a population of 30,128.
- The University operates transportation to Walla Walla Regional Airport for first time students.
- Location of branch/satellite campuses: Anacortes, Wash.; Billings, Missoula, Mont.; and Portland, Ore.
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Last update on July 1, 2010
Last update on July 1, 2010
