Walla Walla University Facts

Founded: 1892

Colors: Orange and green

Mascot: Wolves

President: John McVay

Locations:

• Main campus - College Place, Wash.
• School of Nursing campus - Portland, Ore.
• Marine biology station - Anacortes, Wash.
• School of Social Work and Sociology campuses - Missoula and Billings, Montana

Enrollment profile 2012:

• Undergraduate: 1710
• Graduate and professional: 230
• Total: 1940
• Male/female ratio: 47%/53%
• Ethnic diversity: 25%
• First-time freshmen from out of state (excluding international students): 70%
• Total undergraduates from out of state (excluding international students): 62%*
  *Many not be completely accurate because some students claim their local school address as home.
• First-time freshmen average high school grade point average: 3.562
• Largest undergraduate programs: nursing, engineering, business, biology, and education.
• Undergraduate students in university housing: 75%

Estimated costs for current year

Academic profile 2012:

• Calendar: Quarter system (fall, winter, spring, summer)
• Instructional faculty: 115 full-time, 6 part-time
• Freshmen retention rate: 83%
• Degrees offered:
  
  • Associate of Science Degree
  • 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 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, Japan, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine
• Six-year graduate rate: 53%

Accreditations:

• Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges and Universities
• Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs
• Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.
• Council on Social Work Education
• National Association of Schools of Music
• National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
• Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
• Washington State board of Education for Teacher Certification

Athletics:

• Varsity teams:
  
  • Women's basketball, fast-pitch softball and volleyball
  • Men's basketball and soccer
  Associate members of the National Association of Interscholastic Athletics
• Member, United States Collegiate Athletics Association and Pacific Coast Athletics Conference (men's basketball)
• Intramurals in floor hockey, football, basketball, softball, soccer and volleyball

More information:

• 2012 Fact Book