Quick Facts About The College of Sciences*
Students
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There were 1298 declared science majors at Washington State University, 894 were undergraduates and 404 were graduates.
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489 degrees were awarded by the College of Sciences.
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More than 286 scholarships and graduate fellowships were awarded.
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Incoming first-year science students had an average high school grade point average of 3.50.
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The College of Sciences delivered 53,689 credit hours of instruction.
Research
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More than 175 research grants and contracts were awarded to faculty in the College of Sciences totaling $24,556,052.
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Funding agencies include: the American Cancer Society (ACS), the American Heart Association (AHA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA), Energy (DOE), and Defense (DOD), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Murdock Charitable Trust.
Gifts and Endowments
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Private Gifts to the College of Sciences totaled $4,022,505 as of May 2008.
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Endowments: The total College of Sciences endowment (market value) as of 12/31/2007 is $22,889,405 and includes:
1 Chair
9 Distinguished Professorships
81 Scholarships
45 Graduate Fellowships
11 Lectureships
1 Teaching Excellence Award
* Latest data available, 2007 unless otherwise noted.