WSU Insider
Nearly half the nursing students at WSU are first-gen and they're built different
Nearly half the nursing students at WSU are first-gen, and they're built different. That's not just a nice stat for a brochure. It means the College of Nursing now holds the highest percentage of first-generation students at the entire university. Think about that for a second. These are students walking into one of the toughest programs on campus without a parent who already knows the ropes. No one at home can tell them how to pick a clinical rotation or what to say in a lecture hall. They figure it out anyway. That kind of grit is pure Coug. It's the same stubbornness that gets a kid from a small town through organic chemistry at 8 a.m. and then back to a part-time job. WSU has always been a place where hard work matters more than where you came from, and this data proves it's still true. The university isn't just admitting first-gen students, it's graduating them as nurses. That matters in a state that needs more rural healthcare workers, and it matters in Pullman, where a lot of these students will stay and serve. If you want to see how WSU keeps showing up for people who show up for themselves, check out our story on the Global Campus rankings. Same mission, different zip code. Go Cougs.
