Western Washington University

  • Details

    • Name: Western Washington University
    • Location: Bellingham, WA 98225-9008
    • Control: Public
    • Accreditation: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 91.31%
    • Average SAT Scores 1235
    • Four Year Completion Rate 41.97% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 65.55% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 69.17% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    Average
    4 Year
    42.0%
    6 Year
    65.5%
    8 Year
    69.2%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $28,305 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $27,853 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $9,286 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $13,500 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $18,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $7,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $11,416 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $12,741 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $16,177 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $21,581 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $25,698 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $45,272 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $44,786 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $53,473 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $53,607 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $62,569 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Statistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree $29,959 $25,550 $50,090
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $68,568
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree $26,074 $16,863 $27,288
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data No data $25,901
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $26,347 $18,636 $32,487
Polymer/Plastics Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $55,793
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree $36,558 $31,152 $22,884
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $34,074 No data $22,308
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's Degree $30,634 $22,715 $28,664
Marine Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Journalism Bachelor's Degree $37,173 $31,940 $34,510
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree No data $16,875 $46,458
Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $66,425
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree $29,457 $17,253 $24,576
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $23,832
Biological and Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree $37,099 $40,803 $22,773
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $34,569
Economics Bachelor's Degree $31,163 $17,985 $38,176
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree $30,803 $28,722 $25,380
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $23,659
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $29,513 $31,492 $69,837
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences Bachelor's Degree $29,780 No data $33,140
Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,366
Geography and Environmental Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree $27,493 No data $26,359
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $43,871
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree $25,658 $20,277 $27,803
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,880
Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $35,250 $21,985 $24,490
History Bachelor's Degree $37,283 $31,012 $24,557
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor's Degree $32,566 $24,307 $49,253
Electrical and Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,933
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree $31,739 $26,234 $22,536
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $34,529
Mathematics and Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sustainability Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,412
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data $19,765
Human Services, General Bachelor's Degree $27,086 $12,855 $33,003
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $30,332 $28,069 $26,202
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data $35,022 $27,543
Public Health Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $26,871 $15,157 $46,243
Marketing Bachelor's Degree $32,605 $23,786 $40,450
Data Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree $24,493 $15,801 $27,634
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree $28,962 No data $34,788
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $30,333 $19,689 $27,918
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data $21,568
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Bachelor's Degree $28,853 $17,063 $26,408
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's Degree No data No data $71,492
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree $23,626 $14,526 $41,065
Research and Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Archeology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $33,199 $33,958 $29,100
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,384
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $23,289 $15,278 $42,166
International Business Bachelor's Degree No data No data $35,386
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree $28,095 No data $39,818
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $26,203
Management Information Systems and Services Bachelor's Degree $35,523 No data $52,624