Washington State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, the regional accrediting association. The institution is a member of the National University Continuing Education Association and is listed in the official publications of the U.S. Office of Education and the State Department of Public Instruction.

Many departments and colleges are accredited by professional accrediting associations recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation. This information is included in the introductory material of the various departments and colleges, and an abbreviated list is printed below.

Commission on College of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
Accreditation Council for Pharmaceutical Education
Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration
American Animal Hospital Association
American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business: The International Association for Management Education
American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
American Chemical Society
American Council for Construction Education
American Dietetic Association
American Psychological Association
American Society of Landscape Architects
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
American Veterinary Medical Association
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (pre-approval)
Computing Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
Foundation for Interior Design Education Research
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Architectural Accrediting Board
National Association of Schools of Music
National Athletic Trainers Association
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
National League for Nursing
National Recreation and Park Association
Society for Range Management
Society of American Foresters
University Council for Educational Administration
Washington State Board of Education
Washington State Commission for Quality Assurance in Nursing

--From the 2003-04 WSU Catalog