COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 237011PUBLIC

BELLINGHAM, WA

Western Washington University

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

Average net price$21,193Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate65.1%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$58,560working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$18,500completers · 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$58,560
Median earnings 5 years after completion$58,459

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$12,915
$30,001–48,000$14,147
$48,001–75,000$17,539
$75,001–110,000$24,301
$110,001+$27,984

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

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion65.1%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention79.5%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients20.9%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share29.2%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid40.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort3,304federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates13,544IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate93.2%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$18,500

3,141 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

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

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 133 working graduates$110,138 earnings · $19,333 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$82,246 earnings · $20,567 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 167 working graduates$71,886 earnings · $17,375 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 122 working graduates$69,323 earnings · $17,498 debt →Special Education and TeachingBachelor's Degree · 90 working graduates$64,780 earnings · $29,284 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$64,123 earnings · $19,000 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 105 working graduates$56,415 earnings · $17,875 debt →Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$54,290 earnings · $24,055 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 128 working graduates$54,263 earnings · $20,087 debt →Human Services, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 120 working graduates$53,788 earnings · $20,041 debt →Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree · 251 working graduates$53,781 earnings · $20,854 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 190 working graduates$53,224 earnings · $19,449 debt →AnthropologyBachelor's Degree · 75 working graduates$50,703 earnings · $22,000 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 84 working graduates$49,640 earnings · $19,431 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 91 working graduates$46,571 earnings · $19,500 debt →Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree · 78 working graduates$43,919 earnings · $19,500 debt →Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree · 109 working graduates$38,460 earnings · $18,064 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$35,161 earnings · $21,246 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.