	Washington State University 2016 University Academic Rankings
Founded in 1890, WSU (colloquially "Wazzu") is the state's land-grant university, well known for its programs in chemical engineering, veterinary medicine, agriculture, pharmacy, neuroscience, food science, plant science, business, architecture, and communications. It is ranked in the top 140 universities in America with high research activity, as determined by the U.S. News & World Report. With an undergraduate enrollment of 24,470 and a total student enrollment of 29,686, it is the second largest institution of higher education in Washington state. The university also operates campuses across Washington known as WSU Spokane, WSU Tri-Cities, and WSU Vancouver, all founded 27 years ago in 1989. In 1992, WSU launched an Internet-based Global Campus, which includes its online degree program, WSU Online. These campuses award primarily bachelor's and master's degrees. Freshmen and sophomores were first admitted to the Vancouver campus in 2006 and to the Tri-Cities campus in 2007. Total enrollment for the four campuses and WSU Online exceeds 29,686 students. This includes 1,751 international students. WSU's athletic teams are called the Cougars and the school colors are crimson and gray. The six men's and nine women's varsity teams compete in NCAA Division I in the Pac-12 Conference. History Washington State College was established by the Washington Legislature on March 28, 1890, less than five months after statehood. The institution was one of the land-grant colleges created under the 1862 federal Morrill Act signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln. The federal land grants for the new institution included 90,000 acres (360 km2) of federal land for an agricultural college and 100,000 acres (400 km2) for a school of science. After an extended search for a location, the state's new land-grant college opened in Pullman on January 13, 1892. The year 1897 saw the first graduating class of seven men and women. The school changed its name from Washington Agricultural College and School of Science to State College of Washington in 1905, but was commonly called "Washington State College." The name was changed by the state legislature to Washington State University 57 years ago in 1959. Enoch A. Bryan, appointed July 22, 1893, was the first influential president of WSU. Bryan held graduate degrees from Harvard and Columbia and previously served as the president of Vincennes University in Indiana. Prior to Bryan's arrival, the fledgling university suffered through significant organizational instability. Bryan guided WSU toward respectability and is arguably the most influential figure in the history of the university. The landmark clock tower in the center of campus is his namesake. WSU's role as a statewide institution became clear in 1894 with the launch of its first Agricultural Experiment Station west of the Cascade Mountains near Puyallup. WSU has subsequently established extension offices and research centers in all regions of the state, with major research facilities in Prosser, Mount Vernon, and Wenatchee. In 1989, WSU officially gained branch campuses in Spokane, the Tri-Cities, and Vancouver. Overall, the Federal Government and the State of Washington have entrusted 190,000 acres (77,000 ha) of land to WSU for agricultural and scientific research throughout the Pacific Northwest. Professional education began with establishment of the School of Veterinary Science in 1899; in 1902 the first two veterinary science students graduated, and in 1909 the first Doctor of Veterinary Science degrees were awarded. The veterinary school was elevated to college status in 1916, becoming the College of Veterinary Medicine in 1925. Graduate education began in the early years and, in 1902, the first master's degree was conferred, an M.S. in Botany. In 1917, the insti ... [more on wikipedia]

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Washington State University Details

Washington State University Details
detail	value
state	Washington
conference	Pacific 12 Conference
public	Public
scores	1525/1017/23
level	Average
rank	[189
overall ROI rank	[193
size	medium-large
undergrads	23867
grads	4819
price	41288
drop	32
stem	25
research	343
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Washington State University?

1. number 189 for Academics.

2. number 193 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Washington State University?

1. Oregon State University

2. Ohio University

3. West Virginia University

4. Georgia State University

5. Florida Atlantic University

6. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

7. East Carolina University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Washington State University National Academic Rankings

Washington State University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	189	249	247	184	168	71	54	166	193
Div1	84	100	98	96	90	44	42	85	92
Div1 Nonivy	81	99	97	92	86	36	34	83	92
Div1 Public	68	100	99	83	79	27	28	78	79
Public	87	100	99	89	81	35	31	72	88
Power5	58	68	66	64	63	31	31	61	65
Pacific - 12 Conference	12	15	14	12	12	10	8	12	14
West Coast Region	40	75	66	29	28	14	11	17	22
State of Washington	7	14	13	3	2	2	2	5	4
Top Ten Top250	189	249	247	184	168	71	54	166	193
Top Ten State of Washington	6	9	9	3	2	2	2	3	4

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93.32	Oregon State University	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	152	202
93.25	Ohio University	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	215	174
92.97	West Virginia University	West Virginia	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	320	192
92.95	Georgia State University	Georgia	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	253	230
92.91	Florida Atlantic University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	305	303
92.89	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
92.88	East Carolina University	North Carolina	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	312	325
92.87	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
92.87	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	North Carolina	Division I-AA Independents / C...	Public	Average	292	207
92.75	University of New Mexico	New Mexico	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	265	153
92.66	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
92.63	San Jose State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	386	389
92.52	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
92.34	Kansas State University	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	249	168
92.29	Old Dominion University	Virginia	Conference USA	Public	Average	356	368
92.27	San Diego State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	183	218
92.22	Texas Tech University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	176	104
92.17	University of Akron Main Campus	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	331	251
91.92	University of California-Riverside	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	167	212
91.79	Eastern Michigan University	Michigan	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	445	385
91.70	California State University-Long Beach	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	318	387
91.49	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
91.44	University of Memphis	Tennessee	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	359	314
91.40	Oakland University	Michigan	Horizon League	Public	Average	417	270
91.29	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
91.21	University of California-Santa Cruz	California	Division III Independents	Public	Average	157	208
91.16	University of Toledo	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	405	285
91.12	University of Louisville	Kentucky	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Average	258	224
90.61	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	Mountain West Conference / Big...	Public	Average	204	245
90.28	SUNY at Albany	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	188	218
86.66	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
86.65	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	Nevada	Mountain West Conference	Public	BelowAverage	421	449
86.61	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
86.59	Kennesaw State University	Georgia	Atlantic Sun Conference	Public	Average	290	291
86.56	Utah State University	Utah	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	165	120
86.33	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Horizon League	Public	BelowAverage	420	367
86.29	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	Indiana	The Summit League	Public	Average	427	342
86.22	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
86.13	San Francisco State University	California	California Collegiate Athletic...	Public	BelowAverage	428	458
86.10	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
85.87	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
85.77	Central Michigan University	Michigan	Mid American Conference	Public	BelowAverage	454	402
85.76	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
85.66	Middle Tennessee State University	Tennessee	Conference USA	Public	Average	384	372
85.58	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
85.54	The University of Texas at El Paso	Texas	Conference USA	Public	BelowAverage	499	294
85.51	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
85.40	Boise State University	Idaho	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	389	329
85.28	Western Michigan University	Michigan	Mid American Conference	Public	BelowAverage	446	320
85.07	Illinois State University	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	279	222

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
92.85	Florida International University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	163	170
92.85	Texas Tech University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	176	104
92.72	Ohio University	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	215	174
92.27	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
92.27	SUNY at Albany	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	188	218
91.31	Kansas State University	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	249	168
91.02	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	Mountain West Conference / Big...	Public	Average	204	245
90.04	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	202	106
89.85	University of Mississippi	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	Average	232	197
89.59	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
89.42	Utah State University	Utah	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	165	120
89.42	University of Oregon	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	174	221
89.42	University of North Texas	Texas	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	192	165
89.32	New Jersey Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Independent Northeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	195	185
88.87	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
88.77	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Massachusetts	America East	Public	AboveAverage	247	275
88.77	Montana State University	Montana	Big Sky Conference	Public	AboveAverage	217	168
88.50	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
87.59	The University of Alabama	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	175	112
87.04	Temple University	Pennsylvania	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	168	199
87.04	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
86.41	Salisbury University	Maryland	Empire Eight / Capital Athleti...	Public	AboveAverage	243	358
86.14	Belmont University	Tennessee	Ohio Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	246	291
85.97	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
85.16	Texas Christian University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	AboveAverage	214	181
85.15	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
84.15	CUNY Hunter College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	193	228
84.15	DePaul University	Illinois	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	193	150
83.40	University of North Carolina at Asheville	North Carolina	Big South Conference	Public	AboveAverage	242	319
82.30	Loyola University Maryland	Maryland	Patriot League	Private	AboveAverage	249	245
81.49	Gustavus Adolphus College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	AboveAverage	239	210
80.37	Grove City College	Pennsylvania	Presidents' Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	235	202
79.78	University of San Diego	California	Pioneer Football League / West...	Private	Good	203	195
78.72	Thomas Aquinas College	California	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Good	223	243
76.29	Dickinson College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	187	201
76.23	United States Coast Guard Academy	Connecticut	New England Football Conferenc...	Public	Good	185	97
76.02	Rhodes College	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	191	147
75.86	New College of Florida	Florida	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Excellent	190	237
75.62	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
73.52	Jewish Theological Seminary of America	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	186	233

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