WSU expects record number of freshmen

WSU expects a record-breaking freshman class on campus this fall, estimated at around 4,300 new students. If the estimates are correct, the incoming class of 2022 would exceed the record-high of approximately 4,200 first-year students set in 2015.

WSU Vice President of University Marketing and Communications Phil Weiler praised the strength of the 2018-2019 freshman class, noting that it will include 186 Washington Regents Scholars who have been recognized as one of the two most distinguished students from their respective high schools.

In preparation for the high number of freshman, WSU is re...