unitid 237011 · Bellingham, WA · public 4-year · city (small)
Western Washington University
- enrollment 2023
- 16,309
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
93%
79th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
13,544
80th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
21%
undergrads on Pell grants
18th pctl among public 4-years
completion
65%
finish within 150% time
83rd pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$30,359
89th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$21,193
after aid, aided students
93rd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$62,569
after entry, Title IV students
78th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$18,500
40th 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 $12,915 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
- 0-30k22%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $51,312
- First-generation students
- 27%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,582
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.4× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 240 | $55,357 | $19,449 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 207 | $54,496 | $20,854 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 128 | $129,264 | $19,333 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 128 | $45,064 | $19,500 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 115 | $38,281 | $18,064 |
| Marketing. | 115 | $70,846 | $17,498 |
| Sociology. | 106 | $48,943 | $20,087 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 102 | $66,702 | $29,284 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 99 | $80,761 | $17,375 |
| Human Services, General. | 94 | $49,357 | $20,041 |
| Political Science and Government. | 90 | $56,069 | $19,431 |
| History. | 87 | $45,193 | $17,860 |
— 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
Price per year
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- 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.