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Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA · Public · 13,544 students · mostly bachelor degrees
57th-cheapest of 83 Washington colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$21,193
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$30,359
Graduation rate
65%
Admission rate
93%
Median graduate earnings
$62,569
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$18,500
Average SAT
1289
Median ACT
26
Pell grant recipients
21%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
151 programsEducational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree18 grads/yr$129,722Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree128 grads/yr$110,138Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree0 grads/yr$107,131Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree29 grads/yr$97,723Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree21 grads/yr$96,695Polymer/Plastics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree21 grads/yr$92,439Manufacturing Engineering · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$85,314Accounting · Bachelor's Degree54 grads/yr$82,246Management Information Systems, General · Bachelor's Degree41 grads/yr$81,678Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$80,873Biochemistry · Bachelor's Degree41 grads/yr$77,048Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree47 grads/yr$75,730Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Master's Degree61 grads/yr$74,041Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · Master's Degree13 grads/yr$73,371Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree99 grads/yr$71,886Sustainability Studies · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$70,793Design and Visual Communications, General · Bachelor's Degree57 grads/yr$69,715Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree115 grads/yr$69,323Financial Mathematics · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$68,359Geology/Earth Science, General · Bachelor's Degree41 grads/yr$67,208French Language and Literature · Bachelor's Degree40 grads/yr$65,380Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Bachelor's Degree102 grads/yr$64,780Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree48 grads/yr$64,123International Business/Trade/Commerce · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$63,923Physics, General · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$63,833
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.