Washington State University Regular Decision Acceptance Rate

Washington State University's Regular Decision acceptance rate for the Class of 2028 is 85.3%, with 26,166 applicants and 22,335 accepted. This rate remains consistent with the previous year, which also saw an 85.3% acceptance rate but had more applicants. Historically, acceptance rates have shown a positive trend, fluctuating from 72.0% in 2016 to 85.7% in 2021, before dipping to 79.9% in 2020 and rising again in the last two years. Notably, the increase from 75.8% in 2019 to 85.3% in 2023 reflects WSU's growing capacity to welcome students despite increasing applicant numbers.