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Western Washington University is a public institution situated in Bellingham, Washington. Bellingham is a great location for students who prefer city over country 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

Can I Afford WWU?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time WWU students paid $259 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $856 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,760	$25,666
Fees	$1,207	$1,207
Books and Supplies	$1,086	$1,086
On Campus Room and Board	$14,691	$14,691
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,131	$4,131

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.

The student loan default rate at WWU is 0.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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 2020-2021, 1,052 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.

Online Growth Rankings of WWU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Western Washington University was -3.0%. This is the #1,670 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at WWU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.