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 93.51%
    • Average SAT Scores 1184
    • Four Year Completion Rate 38.18% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 67.54% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 70.54% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $24,465.00 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: $25,266.00 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $8,508.00 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $14,048.00 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: $18,993.00 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $7,500.00 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $9,979.00 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 $11,357.00 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 $16,819.00 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 $21,763.00 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 $23,101.00 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 $43,620.00 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 No data 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 $50,624.00 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 No data 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 $54,976.00 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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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree $33,038.00 $33,605.00 $25,380.00
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $31,186.00 $23,537.00 $32,487.00
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor's Degree $29,855.00 $24,417.00 $49,253.00
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 $33,058.00 No data $33,140.00
Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,366.00
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree $34,691.00 No data $34,569.00
Economics Bachelor's Degree $29,677.00 $18,018.00 $38,176.00
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $26,528.00 $22,244.00 $26,202.00
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $38,569.00 $34,013.00 $24,490.00
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Bachelor's Degree No data $33,681.00 $26,408.00
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $27,294.00 $16,671.00 $42,166.00
International Business Bachelor's Degree No data No data $35,386.00
Journalism Bachelor's Degree $36,638.00 $35,654.00 $34,510.00
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree $23,440.00 $16,750.00 $27,288.00
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree $21,700.00 No data $25,901.00
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Statistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sustainability Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,412.00
Human Services, General Bachelor's Degree $24,792.00 $17,361.00 $33,003.00
Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data $21,568.00
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,384.00
Management Information Systems and Services Bachelor's Degree $25,464.00 $21,511.00 $52,624.00
Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree $26,320.00 $17,348.00 $50,090.00
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $68,568.00
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree $38,557.00 $33,581.00 $22,884.00
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $33,817.00 No data $22,308.00
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's Degree $33,640.00 $28,331.00 $28,664.00
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree $37,648.00 No data $22,773.00
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data $19,765.00
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $43,871.00
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data $24,102.00 $27,803.00
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,880.00
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $22,738.00 $15,157.00 $46,243.00
Marketing Bachelor's Degree $30,587.00 $20,801.00 $40,450.00
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree No data No data $46,458.00
Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $66,425.00
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,933.00
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree $31,140.00 $26,358.00 $22,536.00
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $34,529.00
Mathematics and Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree $26,879.00 $15,748.00 $27,634.00
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 No data $28,241.00 $29,100.00
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,543.00
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's Degree No data No data $71,492.00
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree $26,232.00 $23,750.00 $41,065.00
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree $36,003.00 No data $23,659.00
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $27,262.00 $26,000.00 $69,837.00
Polymer/Plastics Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $55,793.00
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree $19,987.00 No data $24,576.00
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $23,832.00
Biological and Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree $30,539.00 $30,376.00 $26,359.00
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data $34,788.00
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $29,212.00 $22,031.00 $27,918.00
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $39,818.00
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $26,203.00
History Bachelor's Degree $41,629.00 $33,063.00 $24,557.00