Walla Walla College

Walla Walla University

Type	Private
Established	1892
Religious affiliation	Seventh-day Adventist Church
Endowment	$30 million
President	John K. McVay
Academic staff	202
Students	1,917
Undergraduates	1,689
Location	College Place, Washington, USA
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Forest Green and Mountain Ash Orange
Athletics	USCAA NAIA (independent member)
Nickname	Wolves
Affiliations	NAICU CCCU (affiliate)
Website	wallawalla.edu

Walla Walla University is a university offering liberal arts, professional, and technical programs located in College Place, Washington, just a few miles from Walla Walla. The current President is John McVay. It was founded in 1892 and is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. In a 2016 survey year ranking of "100 best regional universities" in the Western United States region published by U.S. News & World Report, Walla Walla University tied with three other regional universities for the #42 spot. The University has a 13:1 student-to-faculty ratio, 61.7% of its classes have fewer than 20 students and 7% of its classes have 50 or more students.

The University has an annual enrollment of around 1,917 students. It is regionally accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and is also denominationally accredited. Walla Walla offers 36 majors, seven master's degrees, and an associate of science degree. The Edward F. Cross School of Engineering is an ABET accredited program that offers bachelor of science and engineering degrees.

Students are organized as the Associated Students of Walla Walla University or ASWWU. ASWWU operates the student newspaper The Collegian, the annual Mountain Ash (a collection of photography, student art, and mugs), an online radio station, and the student directory the Mask. Both the men's and the women's on-campus dormitories operate their own clubs. The women's club is named Aleph Gimel Ain (AGA); the men's club is named Omicron Pi Sigma (OPS). In athletics, Walla Walla U competes as a member of the NAIA Association of Independent Institutions (AII). Their team nickname is "The Wolves". WWU also has two club teams: (1) men's ice-hockey, "The Pack," which competes in the American Collegiate Hockey Association and (2) men's volleyball, which competes in the Pacific Intercollegiate Volleyball Association.