Walla Walla University

Walla Walla University is a private university offering liberal arts, professional, and technical programs located in College Place, Washington, just a few miles from Walla Walla. The university has five campuses throughout the Pacific Northwest.

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 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, 61.7% of its classes have fewer than 20 students and 7% of its classes have 50 or more students.

WWU offers pre-professional programs, Associate's degrees, Baccalaureate (Bachelor's degree) programs and Master's degrees. The largest undergraduate programs are nursing, engineering, business, biology, and education schools.

All WWU regularly enrolled undergraduate students are members of the Associated Students of Walla Walla University (ASWWU). ASWWU elected officers are responsible for a wide range of social and religious activity planning, and for representing student needs and concerns to WWU administrators.

The ASWWU is also responsible for the production of the Mask student directory, The Collegian weekly student newspaper, and the Mountain Ash yearbook. The ASWWU is sponsored by the vice-president for student life.

Walla Walla University's athletic teams are called the Wolves and are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Wolves joined the Cascade Collegiate Conference at the start of the 2015-16 athletic calendar.

The Wolves formerly competed in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) from 2004-05 to 2013-14; and the National Christian College Athletic Association(NCCAA) from 1997-98 to 2007-08. Men's sports include basketball, soccer, cross-country, and golf; while women's sports include basketball, volleyball, cross-country and golf.