Washington State University set another enrollment record this fall, welcoming 31,600 students systemwide.
Overall enrollment for the eclipsed last fall’s record by 129 students, or point-4 percent across the university’s six campuses. The largest increases were seen at WSU Everett, which grew by nearly 3 percent, and WSU Global, which grew by 5.8 percent.
While several campuses had flat or slightly decreased fall enrollment compared to last year, university officials say the academic profile of incoming students continues to be robust, with the average GPA of incoming freshmen continuing to rise.
Meanwhile, numbers show nearly one out of every three WSU students are the first in their family to attend college, peaking at WSU Vancouver, where more than 40 percent are first-generation. More than 24,000 students systemwide are from the state of Washington.
WSU has seen its systemwide enrollment grow each year since 2013.
Graduate enrollment this year rebounded after a down year in 2018 to 4,260, the highest it’s been since 2015.
The university’s main campus in Pullman saw total enrollment fall slightly to just under 21,000, down 46 students from a year ago.
A 33 percent increase in professional students enrolled at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine boosted WSU Spokane’s numbers, while a slight decline was reported for the Tri-Cities campus. (WSU)
