unitid 235431 · Des Moines, WA · public 4-year · suburb (large)
Highline College
- enrollment 2023
- 7,048
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
3,838
42nd pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
19%
undergrads on Pell grants
15th pctl among public 4-years
completion
35%
finish within 150% time
29th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$18,812
30th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$9,879
after aid, aided students
31st pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$47,869
after entry, Title IV students
43rd pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$9,500
10th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $8,984 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k57%
- 30-48k23%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $18,708
- First-generation students
- 50%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,772
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 5.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 409 | $54,864 | $6,678 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 85 | — | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 71 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 71 | $87,066 | $13,000 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 46 | $53,059 | $7,197 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 46 | — | — |
| Physical Sciences, General. | 33 | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 29 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 27 | — | — |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | 24 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 22 | — | — |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | 20 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.