Western Washington University
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Details
- Name: Western Washington University
- Location: Bellingham, WA 98225-9008
- Control: Public
- Accreditation: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
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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.
Average4 Year42.0%6 Year65.5%8 Year69.2% -
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+
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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 |
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| 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 |