Coaching staff
- Omoleye AkandeHead Coach
Campus and facilities
WAU challenges students to seize opportunities for learning in the nation’s capital, fostering qualities like leadership, commitment, creativity, and innovation. Our curriculum encourages you to learn new things and seek out opportunities for greater knowledge, allowing for a rich academic experience.
- Established
- 1904
- Website
- wau.edu
Facilities
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at WAU
Fields of study
Learn more about academic programs at Washington Adventist University →
Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 42%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state and out-of-state
- $26,604 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $26,604 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $40,225 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $23,303 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $23,404 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $19,138 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $18,605 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $16,230 USD
- Over $110,000
- $27,975 USD