COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 236939PUBLIC

PULLMAN, WA

Washington State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$14,971Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate61.0%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$73,467working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$19,500completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$73,467
Median earnings 5 years after completion$70,192

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$7,074
$30,001–48,000$8,971
$48,001–75,000$11,519
$75,001–110,000$18,426
$110,001+$24,726

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

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Completion61.0%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention78.9%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients27.4%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share30.3%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid38.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort5,865federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates21,099IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate86.6%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$19,500

5,917 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

23 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 171 working graduates$119,686 earnings · $22,453 debt →Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 162 working graduates$104,354 earnings · $21,030 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 316 working graduates$93,971 earnings · $21,000 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 118 working graduates$91,879 earnings · $22,450 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 501 working graduates$91,495 earnings · $21,500 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 134 working graduates$86,012 earnings · $19,762 debt →Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 141 working graduates$85,967 earnings · $23,500 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 211 working graduates$81,321 earnings · $21,102 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 135 working graduates$76,595 earnings · $19,949 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 238 working graduates$75,980 earnings · $25,000 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 215 working graduates$67,647 earnings · $20,500 debt →Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$66,874 earnings · $25,000 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 191 working graduates$62,747 earnings · $21,577 debt →Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 372 working graduates$61,617 earnings · $25,409 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 164 working graduates$61,304 earnings · $22,960 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 150 working graduates$60,950 earnings · $20,981 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 126 working graduates$60,418 earnings · $21,500 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 110 working graduates$58,834 earnings · $24,019 debt →Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 104 working graduates$57,956 earnings · $20,700 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 368 working graduates$56,681 earnings · $21,500 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 107 working graduates$55,403 earnings · $22,881 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 75 working graduates$50,745 earnings · $21,375 debt →Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's Degree · 85 working graduates$45,002 earnings · $22,905 debt →
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