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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