The average annual cost of attendance for Undergraduate Programs is 1,936,569 INR / Year, and the cost of attendance for Post Graduate Programs is roughly 1,765,684 INR / Year for overseas students. The amount may vary depending on the course chosen, the type of lodging, and the candidate's personal spending habits.

Eighty-eight percent of first-year students reside on campus. Western Washington University has 16 distinct residence halls in a variety of sizes and designs spread across three campuses: South Campus, North Campus, and Ridgeway Complex. There are also suite-style units. It also contains single, double, and triple occupancy residence halls. WWU students paid $7,852 for accommodation and $4,185 for the dining plan in 2020. Off-campus accommodation costs roughly 1000 to 1500 USD per month on average.

The overall number of students enrolled at the university is 15915, and Western Washington University has 183 international students on campus. Western Washington University admissions are competitive, with a 94 percent acceptance rate and a 96.9 percent early acceptance rate.

Bellingham is home to the Western Washington University campus. It is 90 miles north of Seattle, 55 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia, and a one-hour drive from Mount Baker, which stands at 10,778 feet. Western Washington University's campus takes up 215 acres of the land. It also has the 38-acre Sehome Arboretum. Western Washington University has an electronic music studio, an air pollution lab, a motor vehicle research lab, a marine research lab, a wind tunnel, an electronic microscope, and a neutron generating lab on its campus. Western Washington University also maintains an off-campus location in Anacortes, Washington, at Shannon Point Marine Center. It is a 15-acre student university campus near Lake Whatcom. Furthermore, students can participate in 250+ student clubs and organisations available on-campus.

Western Washington University's graduate programs are accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). 

During the winter and spring semesters, Western Washington University hosts on-campus career placement and internship fairs. Graduates with the highest-paying jobs include Software Developer, Operations Manager, Account Manager, and Marketing Director. Graduates receive an average starting income of $56,000 USD per year. This rises to roughly 102,000 USD by mid-career. Students who get a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Washington are among the highest-paid graduates at the institute.