Walla Walla University Facts
Founded: 1892
Colors: Orange and green
Mascot: Wolves
President: John McVay
Locations:
- Main campus - College Place, WA
- School of Nursing campus - Portland, OR
- Marine biology station - Anacortes, WA
- School of Social Work and Sociology campuses - Missoula and Billings, MT
Enrollment profile 2022-2023:
- Undergraduate: 1,315
- Graduate and professional: 132
- Total: 1,447
- Male/female ratio: 49%/51%
- Ethnic diversity: 47%
- First-time freshmen from out of state (excluding international students): 69%
- Total undergraduates from out of state (excluding international students): 63%
- First-time freshmen average high school grade point average: 3.62
- Largest undergraduate programs: business, nursing, education, engineering, and technology.
- Total students in university housing: 75%
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Academic profile 2022-2023:
- Calendar: Quarter system (fall, winter, spring, summer)
- Instructional faculty: 107 full-time, 3 part-time
- Freshmen retention rate: 77%
- Degrees offered:
- Associate of Science Degree
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
- Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
- Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)
- Bachelor of Liberal Studies (B.L.S.)
- Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.)
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.)
- Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.)
- Master of Initial Teaching (M.I.T.)
- Master of Education (M.Ed)
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Master of Social Work (M.S.W.)
- Doctor of Social Work (D.S.W.)
- Study abroad programs offered in: Argentina (Jan. 2022), Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Spain
- Six-year graduate rate: 64%
Accreditations:
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges and Universities (Adventist Accrediting Association)
- Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration degrees)
- Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc. (Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree program)
- Council on Social Work Education (Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work degree programs)
- The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Walla Walla University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
- State of Washington Professional Educator Standards Board
Athletics:
- Member institution of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
- Varsity teams:
- Women's basketball, cross country, golf, and volleyball
- Men's basketball, cross country, golf, and soccer
- Member, Cascade Collegiate Conference
- Intramural sports include basketball, flag football, soccer, softball, volleyball and much more!
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