There are 620 student athletes. Financial Assistance for Sports at Washington State University At the school, 620 student athletes compete in varsity sports, 315 of them are male and 305 of whom are female. Wazzu offers sports-related tuition assistance, with an average payout of roughly $17,578 per player. The university's athletic budget is about $80 million, which is approximately 6% of its total budget. WSU's annual revenue is $150 million and its operating margin is about 20%. WSU has 12 teams in the NCAA Division I Western Athletic Conference. Its largest city by population is Pullman, which has about 70,000 people. The other large cities are Bellingham, Bremerton, and Spokane. The Cougars' biggest rival is Washington Huskies. The schools met on the field twice during the 2018 season - with WSU winning both games. Their only other meeting was in the 1994 NFL Draft when WSU selected Chris Warren Jr. with the 25th overall pick (which turned out to be the last pick of that round). He played one season for the Cougars before being drafted by the New York Jets. He spent three seasons in the NFL before moving on to play baseball for two more years after graduating from WSU. In 2019, he returned to Seattle to coach his son's high school football team. WSU's home stadium is Martin Stadium.