Western Washington University Healthcare Programs

Western Washington University is a public institution situated in Bellingham, Washington. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Western Washington University?

Contact details for WWU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225-9008
Phone:	360-650-3000
Website:	wwu.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/westernwashingtonuniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/WWU

How Do I Get Into WWU?

You can apply to WWU online at: admissions.wwu.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for WWU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into WWU?

Since WWU has an acceptance rate of 93%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 92%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Average Test Scores

About 12% of students accepted to WWU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 690. Math scores were between 540 and 650.

WWU received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 32. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

Can I Afford Western Washington University?

The overall average net price of WWU is $33,631. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At WWU, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $6,437 a year. That adds up to $25,748 over four years for those students.

Western Washington University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,019 undergraduate students at WWU, with 12,447 being full-time and 1,572 being part-time.

There are also 1,106 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,447 full-time undergraduates at WWU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Washington University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	804
Black or African American	237
Hispanic or Latino	1,351
White	8,456
International Students	132
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,467

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Western Washington University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 40 countries are represented at WWU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, China, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Western Washington University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at WWU. In 2022-2023, 2,730 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WWU has changed over the last few years.

Western Washington University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	62	0	0	62
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	39	0	0	39
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	0	18	0	18
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	16	0	0	16
Registered Nursing	15	0	0	15
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	0	14	0	14
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	0	6	0	6
Audiology/Audiologist	0	0	5	5
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies	1	0	0	1
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	1	0	0	1
Speech Pathology & Audiology	0	0	0	0
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	134	38	5	177

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

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