Direct Entry to Washington State University
Overview
Since 1890, Washington State University has helped students prepare for their careers by offering highly-ranked academic programs taught by world-renowned professors in a supportive environment.
Apply now for direct entry to Washington State University, offering a range of undergraduate degree programs with high quality teaching and industry partnerships from around the globe.
To apply to a graduate degree program, please visit the university’s website: gradschool.wsu.edu/international-requirements and submit the Direct Entry Waiver.
Key information
- Tier 1 Research Institute (Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education)
- Choose from 95 undergraduate majors, 79 master’s degree programs and 63 doctoral degree programs
- $334M in research and development expenditures
- 15:1 student to faculty ratio
- Study at one of five campuses: Pullman, Vancouver, Spokane, Tri-Cities or Everett
- 30,000 students with 2,128 international students from 90+ countries
Why Washington State University?
- #140 Best Universities in the US (U.S. News & World Report 2019).
- Top 350 Global University (THES 2019).
- #5 Safest College in the US (National Council for Home Safety and Security).
- Top 5 Colleges that add the most value to students’ careers (Money Magazine 2016).
Academic entry requirements
All information is provided as a guide and does not guarantee entry. Admissions decisions are at the discretion of the university.
High school diploma, minimum GPA and English language requirements in one of the following tests. Additional material may also be required.
Minimum GPA:
2.7 Freshman admission
2.5 Transfer admission
Note: Entry requirements are subject to change and may vary by program.
English language requirements
TOEFL iBT 79
IELTS 6.5
IELA 176
SAT 500 Critical Reading subscore or new SAT Reading test score of 27 can act as an English language waiver.
Other English language waiver options available, see WSU website for details.
Tuition fees
Starting from $25,473 per year (2 semesters)
All prices are estimated from 2019-20 and are subject to change.
For the most up-to-date information visit WSU Tuition.
Scholarships
International students are automatically considered for Washington State University scholarships at the time of admission. For the most up to date information visit WSU Scholarship Information and complete the Direct Entry Waiver form.
You will need to complete the Direct Entry Waiver form.
Programs
Accounting (B.A.) Pullman Campus
Accounting (B.A.) TriCities Campus
Accounting (B.A.) Vancouver Campus
Actuarial Science Mathematics (B.S.) Pullman
Advertising (B.A.) Pullman
Agricultural Biotechnology (B.S.) Pullman
Agricultural Economics (B.S.) Pullman
Agricultural Education (B.S.) Pullman
Agricultural Technology and Production Mgt (B.S.) Pullman
Agricultural and Food Business Economics (B.S.) Pullman
Agricultural and Food Systems (B.S.) Pullman
Agriculture and Food Security (B.S.) Pullman
Animal Science Management (B.S.) Pullman
Animal Science Pre-Veterinary Sciences (B.S.) Pullman
Animal Sciences (B.S.) Pullman
Anthropology (B.A.) Pullman
Anthropology (B.A.) Vancouver
Apparel Design (B.A.) Pullman
Apparel Merchandising (B.A.) Pullman
Apparel, Merchandising, and Textiles (B.A.) Pullman
Applied Mathematics (B.S.) Pullman
Architectural Studies (B.S.) Pullman
Art (B.A.) Pullman
Art History (B.A.) Pullman
Asian Studies (B.A.) Pullman
Astrophysics (B.S.) Pullman
Basic Medical Sciences (General Studies) (B.S.) Pullman
Biochemistry/Biophysics (B.S.) Pullman
Bioengineering (B.S.) Pullman
Bioengineering Pre-Med (B.S.) Pullman
Biological Sciences (General Studies) (B.S.) Pullman
Biological Sciences (General Studies) (B.S.) TriCities
Biological Sciences Teaching (General Studies) (B.S.) Pullman
Biology (B.S.) Pullman
Biology (B.S.) TriCities
Biology (B.S.) Vancouver
Biology Teaching (B.S.) Pullman
Biology Teaching (B.S.) Vancouver
Broadcast News (B.A.) Pullman
Broadcast Production (B.A.) Pullman
Business (B.A.) Pullman
Business Administration (B.A.) TriCities
Business Administration (B.A.) Vancouver
Business Economics (Economics) (B.S.) Pullman
Chemical Engineering (B.S.) Pullman
Chemistry (B.A.) Pullman
Chemistry (B.A.) Pullman
Chemistry Teaching (B.A.) Pullman
Chinese (B.A.) Pullman
Civil Engineering (B.S.) Pullman
Civil Engineering (B.S.) TriCities
Communication (B.A.) Pullman
Communication Technology (B.A.) Pullman
Communication and Society (B.A.) Pullman
Comparative Ethnic Studies (B.A.) Pullman
Computational Neuroscience (B.S.) Pullman
Computer Engineering (B.S.) Pullman
Computer Science (B.A.) Pullman
Computer Science (B.A.) TriCities
Computer Science (B.S.) Pullman
Computer Science (B.S.) TriCities
Computer Science (B.S.) Vancouver
Construction Engineering (B.S.) Pullman
Construction Management (B.S.) Pullman
Creative Media and Digital Culture (B.A.) Vancouver
Creative Writing (B.A.) Pullman
Criminal Justice Social Sciences (B.A.) Vancouver
Criminal Justice and Criminology (B.A.) Pullman
Data Analytics (B.S.) Pullman
Data Analytics (B.S.) Vancouver
Digital Technology and Culture (B.A.) Pullman
Digital Technology and Culture (B.A.) TriCities
Digital Technology and Culture (B.A.) Vancouver
Earth Sciences (B.S.) Pullman
Earth and Environmental Science (B.S.) Pullman
Earth and Environmental Science (B.S.) TriCities
Earth and Environmental Science (B.S.) Vancouver
Ecology/Evolutionary Biology (B.S.) Pullman
Economic Sciences (B.S.) Pullman
Economics, Policy and Law (B.S.) Pullman
Education (B.A.) Pullman
Education (B.A.) TriCities
Electrical Engineering (B.S.) Everett
Electrical Engineering (B.S.) Pullman
Electrical Engineering (B.S.) TriCities
Electrical Engineering (B.S.) Vancouver
Elementary Education (B.A.) Pullman
Elementary Education (B.A.) TriCities
Elementary Education (B.A.) Vancouver
Engineering (B.S.) Pullman
Engineering (B.S.) TriCities
Engineering (B.S.) Vancouver
English (B.A.) Pullman
English (B.A.) TriCities
English (B.A.) Vancouver
English Education without Certificate (B.A.) Vancouver
English Teaching (B.A.) TriCities
English Teaching/Language Arts (B.A.) Pullman
Entomology (Biology) (B.S.) Pullman
Entrepreneurship (B.A.) Pullman
Entrepreneurship (B.A.) Vancouver
Environmental & Ecosystem Sciences (B.S.) Vancouver
Environmental and Ecosystem Sciences (B.S.) Pullman
Environmental and Ecosystem Sciences (B.S.) TriCities
Environmental and Resource Economics (B.S.) Pullman
Family and Consumer Sciences (B.A.) Pullman
Fermentation Science (B.S.) Pullman
Field Crop Management (B.S.) Pullman
Finance (B.A.) Pullman
Finance (B.A.) Vancouver
Financial Markets (Economics) (B.S.) Pullman
Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Pullman
Fine Arts (B.F.A.) TriCities
Food Science (B.S.) Pullman
Foreign Languages and Cultures (B.A.) Pullman
Forestry (B.S.) Pullman
French (B.A.) Pullman
French Teaching (B.A.) Pullman
Fruit and Vegetable Management (B.S.) Pullman
Genetics and Cell Biology (B.S.) Pullman
Global Politics (B.A.) Pullman
History (B.A.) Pullman
History (B.A.) TriCities
History (B.A.) Vancouver
History Pre-Law (B.A.) Pullman
History Teaching (B.A.) Pullman
History Teaching (B.A.) Vancouver
Hospitality Business Management (B.A.) Everett
Hospitality Business Management (B.A.) Pullman
Hospitality Business Management (B.A.) TriCities
Hospitality Business Management (B.A.) Vancouver
Human Development (B.A.) Pullman
Human Development (B.A.) Vancouver
Humanities (General Studies) (B.A.) Pullman
Humanities (General Studies) (B.A.) TriCities
Humanities General Studies (B.A.) Vancouver
Integrated Plant Sciences (B.S.) Pullman
Integrated Strategic Communication (B.A.) Everett
Integrated Strategic Communication (B.A.) Pullman
Integrated Strategic Communication (B.A.) Vancouver
Interior Design (B.A.) Pullman
International Area Studies (General Studies) (B.A.) Pullman
International Business (B.A.) Pullman
International Economics and Development (B.S.) Pullman
Japanese (B.A.) Pullman
Jazz Studies (B.Mus) Pullman
Journalism (B.A.) Pullman
Journalism and Media Production (B.A.) Pullman
Landscape Architecture (B.L.A.) Pullman
Landscape, Nursery, and Greenhouse Management (B.S.) Pullman
Linguistics (General Studies) (B.A.) Pullman
Literary Studies (B.A.) Pullman
Management (B.A.) Pullman
Management (B.A.) TriCities
Management (B.A.) Vancouver
Management Information Systems (B.A.) Pullman
Management Information Systems (B.A.) Vancouver
Marketing (B.A.) Pullman
Marketing (B.A.) Vancouver
Materials Chemistry (B.S.) Pullman
Materials Science and Engineering (B.S.) Pullman
Mathematics (B.S.) Pullman
Mathematics (B.S.) Vancouver
Mathematics (General Studies) (B.S.) Pullman
Mathematics (General Studies) (B.S.) TriCities
Mathematics Teaching (B.S.) Pullman
Mechanical Engineering (B.S.) Everett
Mechanical Engineering (B.S.) Pullman
Mechanical Engineering (B.S.) TriCities
Mechanical Engineering (B.S.) Vancouver
Medical Technology (B.S.) Pullman
Microbiology (B.S.) Pullman
Molecular Biology (B.S.) Pullman
Multimedia Journalism (B.A.) Pullman
Music (B.A.) Pullman
Music Composition (B.Mus.) Pullman
Music Education without Teaching Certificate (B.Mus.) Pullman
Music Keyboard Pedagogy (B.Mus.) Pullman
Music Performance (B.Mus.) Pullman
Music Teaching (B.A.) Pullman
Music: Brass, Percussion, Strings, Winds (B.Mus.) Pullman
Music: Keyboard (B.Mus.) Pullman
Music: Voice (B.Mus.) Pullman
Neuroscience (B.S.) Pullman
Neuroscience (B.S.) Vancouver
Neuroscience Pre-Med (B.S.) Pullman
Neuroscience Pre-Veterinary Science (B.S.) Pullman
Nursing (B.S.) Pullman
Nursing, Basic BSN (B.S.) Spokane
Nursing, Basic BSN (B.S.) TriCities
Nutrition and Exercise Physiology (B.S.) Pullman
Nutrition and Exercise Physiology (B.S.) Spokane
Personnel Psyc HR Mgt (Social Sciences) (B.A.) Vancouver
Philosophy (B.A.) Pullman
Philosophy Pre-Law (B.A.) Pullman
Physical Sciences (General Studies) (B.S.) Pullman
Physical Sciences (General Studies) (B.S.) TriCities
Physics (B.S.) Pullman
Plant Biology (B.S.) Pullman
Political Science (B.A.) Pullman
Political Science Pre-Law (B.A.) Pullman
Pre Dentistry (B.S.) Vancouver
Pre Law (B.A.) Vancouver
Pre Medicine (B.S.) Vancouver
Pre Occupational Therapy (B.S.) Vancouver
Pre Optometry (B.S.) Vancouver
Pre Pharmacy (B.S.) Vancouver
Pre Physical Therapy (B.S.) Vancouver
Pre Veterinary Medicine (B.S.) Vancouver
Pre-Dentistry (B.S.) Pullman
Pre-Dentistry (B.S.) TriCities
Pre-Law (B.A.) Pullman
Pre-Medicine (B.S.) Pullman
Pre-Medicine (B.S.) TriCities
Pre-Occupational Therapy (B.S.) Pullman
Pre-Optometry (B.S.) Pullman
Pre-Pharmacy (B.S.) Pullman
Pre-Pharmacy (B.S.) TriCities
Pre-Physical Therapy (B.S.) Pullman
Pre-Physician Assistant (B.S.) Pullman
Pre-Veterinary Medicine (B.S.) Pullman
Pre-Veterinary Medicine (B.S.) TriCities
Professional Chemistry (B.S.) Pullman
Psychology (B.S.) Online
Psychology (B.S.) Pullman
Psychology (B.S.) TriCities
Psychology (B.S.) Vancouver
Public Affairs (B.A.) Vancouver
Public Relations (B.A.) Pullman
Quantitative Economics (B.S.) Pullman
Religious Studies (General Studies) (B.A.) Pullman
Risk and Crisis Communication (B.A.) Pullman
Science Communication (B.A.) Pullman
Science Teaching (B.S.) Pullman
Social Sciences (General Studies) (B.A.) Online
Social Sciences (General Studies) (B.A.) Pullman
Social Sciences (General Studies) (B.A.) TriCities
Social Sciences General Studies (B.A.) Vancouver
Social Studies (B.A.) Pullman
Sociology (B.A.) Pullman
Sociology (B.A.) Vancouver
Software Engineering (B.S.) Everett
Software Engineering (B.S.) Pullman
Spanish (B.A.) Pullman
Spanish Teaching (B.A.) Pullman
Speech and Hearing Sciences (B.A.) Pullman
Speech and Hearing Sciences (B.A.) Spokane
Sport Management (B.A.) Pullman
Sports Medicine (B.S.) Pullman Campus
Strategic Communication (B.A.) Pullman
Strategic Communication (B.A.) Vancouver
Studio Fine Arts (B.A.) Pullman
Theoretical Mathematics (B.S.) Pullman
Turfgrass Management (B.S.) Pullman
Viticulture (B.S.) TriCities
Viticulture (Integrated Plant Sciences) (B.S.) Pullman
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Sciences (B.S.) Pullman
Wine Business Management (Hospitality Bus Mgt) (B.A.) Pullman
Wine Business Mgt (Hospitality Bus Mgt) (B.A.) TriCities
Womens Studies (B.A.) Pullman
Zoology (B.S.) Pullman
Zoology Pre- Med/ Pre-Dental (B.S.) Pullman
Zoology Pre-Veterinary/Animal Care (B.S.) Pullman
Academic entry requirements
All information is provided as a guide and does not guarantee entry. Admissions decisions are at the discretion of the university.
Bachelor’s degree, minimum 3.0 GPA and English language requirements in one of the following tests. Additional material may also be required.
Note: Entry requirements are subject to change and may vary by program.
English language requirements
TOEFL iBT 80-100 (dependent on program)
IELTS 7.0-7.5 (dependent on program)
3 letters of professional reference
GRE or GMAT scores for some degrees
Tuition fees
Starting from $25,473 per year (2 semesters)
All prices are estimated from 2019-20 and are subject to change.
For the most up to date information visit WSU Tuition and Fees.
Scholarships
International students are automatically considered for Washington State University scholarships at the time of admission. For the most up to date information visit the university website.
You will need to complete the Direct Entry Waiver form.
Programs
Accounting (MSc)
Agriculture (MSc)
Agriculture-Food Science and Management (MSc)
Agriculture-Plant Health Management (MSc)
Animal Sciences (MSc)
Anthropology (M.A.)
Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Textiles (M.A.)
Applied Economics (MSc)
Architecture (M.Arch)
Biological and Agricultural Engineering (MSc)
Biology (MSc)
Chemical Engineering (MSc)
Chemistry (MSc)
Civil Engineering (MSc)
Computer Engineering (MSc)
Computer Science (MSc)
Criminal Justice and Criminology (MSc)
Crop Science (MSc)
Dietetics, Nutrition&Exercise Physiology,Coordinated Program (MSc)
Education-Curriculum and Instruction (MSc)
Education-Language,Literacy,Technology (MSc)
Education-Special Education (MSc)
Educational Leadership (MSc)
Educational Psychology (MSc)
Electrical Engineering (MSc)
Engineering&Technology Management (MSc)
Entomology (MSc)
Environmental Engineering (MSc)
Environmental Science (MSc)
Fine Arts (M.F.A)
Food Science (MSc)
Geology (MSc)
History (M.A.)
Horticulture (MSc)
Interior Design (M.A.)
Materials Science and Engineering (MSc)
Mathematics (MSc)
Mechanical Engineering (MSc)
Molecular Biosciences (MSc)
Music (MSc)
Natural Resource Science (MSc)
Neuroscience-Computational Neuroscience (MSc)
Nursing (MSc)
Nutrition and Exercise Physiology (MSc)
Plant Biology (MSc)
Plant Pathology (MSc)
Political Science-Global Politics (M.A.)
Public Affairs (Vancouver) (M.P.A.)
Soil Sciences (MSc)
Statistics (MSc)
Teaching (Elementary) (MSc)
Teaching (Secondary) (MSc)
Veterinary Science-Clinical and Translational Sciences (MSc)
Veterinary Science-Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience (MSc)
