Applying to Western Washington University

Western Washington's acceptance rate is 96% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 10,580 students applied and 10,167 were admitted to the school. Based on its acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Western Washington. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 28.27% with 2,874 enrolled students out of 10,167 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,200 and the ACT score is 26 at Western Washington.

To apply to Western Washington, it is required to submit high school GPA and TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign language) score. It is considered but not required to submit admission test scores (SAT/ACT). Below tables and charts analyze Western Washington's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $65 for applying undergraduate school and $100 for graduate school at Western Washington University. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$65
Graduate Application Fees	$100
Admission Information	admissions.wwu.edu/
Online Application	admissions.wwu.edu/apply
Calendar System	Quarter
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 96.10% and the yield is 28.27%. 3,988 men and 6,592 women applied to Western Washington and 3,814 men and 6,353 women students were accepted. Among them, 1,172 men and 1,702 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	10,580	3,988	6,592
Admitted	10,167	3,814	6,353
Enrolled	2,874	1,172	1,702
Acceptance Rate	96.10%	95.64%	96.37%
Yield	28.27%	30.73%	26.79%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 468 students (16% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 93 students (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 670 and the 25^th percentile is 560. The SAT Math score is 640 (75^th) and 530 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 29 (75^th percentile) and 22 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	560	670
SAT Math	530	640
ACT Composite	22	29
ACT Math	21	28
ACT English	21	29

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Western Washington University are very competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,079, ACT: 61 - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, and High School Record (or Transcript) to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA and High School Rank. The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Western Washington University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Western Washington Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended