For the third year in a row, Washington State University enrolled a record number of students, with Pullman freshmen leading the surge.
The university has a total of 31,478 students across its campuses and other locations for the fall semester, which began Aug. 20. That’s an overall increase of 864 students, or 2.8 percent, and well above last year’s increase of 1.6 percent. The bulk of that increase is on the Pullman campus, which has 736 more new students compared to last year, for a 3.6 percent climb.
Pullman’s freshman class alone increased by 604 students to 4,543, a 15.3 percent jump from 2017.
Overall, fall enrollment has increased or stayed the same since 2013, when there were 37 fewer students among the various locations. Among the numbers, WSU Spokane enrollment increased 3.8 percent to 1,677, led by continued growth of the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine.
Also, 82 percent of WSU’s undergraduate students come from within the state. (WSU)
