Western Washington University

● Bellingham, WA

Public Bachelor's Main campus
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iSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data current as of March 23, 2026
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Average net price Average annual price after grant and scholarship aid for the reporting cohort.

$21,193 Annual average after aid Available
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Graduation rate Cohort-based completion measure; it may not describe every student pathway.

64.6% 150% time Available
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Admission rate Share of applicants admitted; not an individual admissions probability.

93.3% Where reported Available
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Student size Undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking enrollment.

13,544 Undergraduate enrollment Available

Basics

School type
Public
Predominant degree
Bachelor's
Highest degree
Graduate
Campus status
Main campus
Branch count
1

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Location
Bellingham, WA 98225-9008
Coordinates
48.737812, -122.485734

Cost and aid (2023-24)

Average net price
$21,193
Median debt of completers
$13,500
Pell Grant share
20.9%

Admissions (2023-24)

Admission rate
93.3%
SAT average
1,289
ACT midpoint
26

Outcomes (2021 cohort)

Graduation rate (150% time)
64.6%
Retention rate (full-time)
79.4%

Student body (2023-24)

Total students
13,544
Undergraduate students
13,544
Pell Grant share
20.9%
Federal loan share
29.2%

Top programs

ProgramCommon credentialCIPAwards countProgram earningsProgram debtData
Business Administration, Management and Operations. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5202 397,375 $70,695 $23,426 Available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2401 537,156 $46,008 $16,807 Available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5138 316,831 $93,478 $25,113 Available
Accounting and Related Services. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5203 93,386 $69,201 $24,470 Available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1312 108,584 $47,556 $23,490 Available
Biology, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2601 105,024 $54,714 $23,478 Available
Psychology, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4201 143,410 $50,266 $24,451 Available
Computer and Information Sciences, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1101 90,797 $81,614 $23,629 Available
English Language and Literature, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2301 37,440 $45,329 $23,279 Available
Mathematics. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2701 29,013 $65,873 $21,236 Available
History. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5401 31,475 $46,980 $23,168 Available
Fine and Studio Arts. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5007 37,241 $38,223 $23,613 Available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 3105 66,657 $52,136 $24,244 Available
Communication and Media Studies. Master's Degree Master's Degree 0901 62,780 $52,134 $24,035 Available
Music. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5009 25,734 $41,501 $24,007 Available
Chemistry. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4005 20,997 $64,217 $22,619 Available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1313 42,126 $53,153 $24,990 Available
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1110 43,052 $74,203 $23,530 Available
Political Science and Government. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4510 47,642 $59,747 $22,787 Available
Design and Applied Arts. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5004 35,743 $46,057 $23,357 Available
Sociology. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4511 35,824 $48,167 $24,111 Available
Marketing. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5214 52,226 $64,664 $23,710 Available
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5005 16,725 $36,529 $23,359 Available
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. Associate's Degree Associate's Degree 1907 41,344 $38,709 $22,402 Available
Natural Resources Conservation and Research. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0301 22,923 $54,504 $22,332 Available
Special Education and Teaching. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1310 36,028 $55,787 $25,079 Available
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 1609 13,699 $48,720 $21,836 Available
Business/Commerce, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5201 56,566 $64,614 $23,984 Available
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 5115 29,825 $51,627 $22,975 Available
Finance and Financial Management Services. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5208 58,746 $83,198 $23,264 Available
Physics. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4008 13,468 $77,438 $22,818 Available
Economics. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4506 47,798 $77,707 $21,740 Available
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. Master's Degree Master's Degree 3099 31,618 $54,053 $23,760 Available
Educational Administration and Supervision. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1304 45,539 $78,783 $26,611 Available
Philosophy. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 3801 9,802 $45,521 $21,625 Available
Public Health. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5122 41,276 $67,307 $26,325 Available
Human Resources Management and Services. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5210 26,795 $70,945 $26,549 Available
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2313 13,486 $46,404 $23,999 Available
Religion/Religious Studies. Master's Degree Master's Degree 3802 9,167 $40,856 $25,626 Available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. Master's Degree Master's Degree 4228 34,456 $67,098 $27,602 Available
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. Doctoral Degree Doctoral Degree 2602 14,334 $57,887 $21,949 Available
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0502 9,340 $48,294 $22,461 Available
Film/Video and Photographic Arts. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5006 17,403 $40,511 $22,964 Available
Management Information Systems and Services. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 5212 12,479 $79,787 $24,186 Available
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 1506 11,321 $67,844 $19,528 Available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. Master's Degree Master's Degree 5123 28,148 $70,966 $25,235 Available
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 1503 8,347 $64,664 $22,504 Available
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. Post-baccalaureate Certificate Post-baccalaureate Certificate 5213 48,731 $99,663 $23,026 Available
International Business. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5211 8,031 $70,879 $22,551 Available
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4006 8,129 $56,220 $23,658 Available
Anthropology. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4502 11,118 $41,991 $22,412 Available
Visual and Performing Arts, General. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 5001 6,812 $39,685 $24,420 Available
Social Sciences, General. Graduate/Professional Certificate Graduate/Professional Certificate 4501 17,517 $48,406 $22,946 Available
Journalism. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0904 12,956 $51,961 $23,207 Available
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1601 8,163 $45,989 $21,156 Available
Geography and Cartography. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4507 8,391 $56,576 $21,896 Available
Area Studies. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0501 5,742 $48,761 $20,756 Available
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 5111 9,492 $55,988 $21,345 Available
Curriculum and Instruction. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1303 19,293 $62,118 $28,000 Available
Human Services, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4400 12,608 $45,185 $28,277 Available
Student Counseling and Personnel Services. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1311 14,495 $58,634 Not available Available
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1410 26,474 $103,406 $23,781 Available
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1314 5,522 $55,758 $24,899 Available
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. Doctoral Degree Doctoral Degree 3000 9,295 $50,684 $26,102 Available
Applied Mathematics. Doctoral Degree Doctoral Degree 2703 11,046 $90,015 $21,123 Available
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. Master's Degree Master's Degree 5102 23,318 $64,441 $22,162 Available
Educational/Instructional Media Design. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1305 9,255 $67,818 $31,848 Available
Biological and Physical Sciences. Master's Degree Master's Degree 3001 30,295 $54,636 $15,099 Available
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1605 1,128 $52,860 $22,195 Available
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. Doctoral Degree Doctoral Degree 2613 7,926 $60,229 $22,522 Available
Dance. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5003 3,206 $35,325 $24,147 Available
Neurobiology and Neurosciences. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2615 12,614 $54,596 $21,733 Available
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 1508 6,095 $71,047 $23,012 Available
Research and Experimental Psychology. Master's Degree Master's Degree 4227 20,966 $58,917 $21,865 Available
Statistics. Graduate/Professional Certificate Graduate/Professional Certificate 2705 9,526 $98,075 $19,963 Available
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1612 1,416 $35,299 $23,064 Available
Sustainability Studies. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 3033 3,811 $63,671 $21,142 Available
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 5299 4,501 $70,782 $25,984 Available
Criminology. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4504 10,938 $53,796 $24,014 Available
Data Science. Graduate/Professional Certificate Graduate/Professional Certificate 3070 3,082 Not available Not available Not available
Public Policy Analysis. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4405 6,504 $78,585 $21,110 Available
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1603 2,343 $43,395 $20,513 Available
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0302 3,044 $54,812 $25,053 Available
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. Master's Degree Master's Degree 2604 6,370 $69,459 $19,961 Available
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. Graduate/Professional Certificate Graduate/Professional Certificate 1302 1,968 $65,940 $19,055 Available
Social Sciences, Other. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4599 2,101 $53,551 $24,133 Available
Community Organization and Advocacy. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 4402 2,885 $51,001 $25,095 Available
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. Doctoral Degree Doctoral Degree 2699 4,108 $72,590 $20,966 Available
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 3101 2,816 $47,396 $23,071 Available
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1604 503 $40,738 $5,500 Available
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0403 2,213 $68,032 $22,851 Available
Urban Studies/Affairs. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4512 1,474 $61,753 $21,784 Available
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1901 2,790 $45,831 $26,760 Available
Zoology/Animal Biology. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2607 3,075 $47,180 $23,570 Available
Mathematics and Computer Science. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 3008 1,210 $119,200 $23,311 Available
Manufacturing Engineering. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1436 945 $88,963 $22,863 Available
Botany/Plant Biology. Master's Degree Master's Degree 2603 681 $33,027 $25,000 Available
Archeology. Graduate/Professional Certificate Graduate/Professional Certificate 4503 334 $40,591 $23,008 Available
Historic Preservation and Conservation. Graduate/Professional Certificate Graduate/Professional Certificate 3012 389 $60,359 $22,813 Available
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 1699 527 $47,188 $24,718 Available
Outdoor Education. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 3106 316 $33,582 Not available Available
Geography and Environmental Studies. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 3044 778 $52,946 Not available Available
Marine Sciences. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 3032 381 $53,037 $22,400 Available
Electrical and Computer Engineering. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1447 1,537 Not available Not available Not available
Polymer/Plastics Engineering. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1432 325 $89,464 $25,730 Available
Accounting and Computer Science. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 3016 160 Not available Not available Not available
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Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

PublicBachelor'sMain campus
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iSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data current as of March 23, 2026

Snapshot

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Average net price Average annual price after grant and scholarship aid for the reporting cohort.

$21,193 Annual average after aid Available
i

Graduation rate Cohort-based completion measure; it may not describe every student pathway.

64.6% 150% time Available
i

Admission rate Share of applicants admitted; not an individual admissions probability.

93.3% Where reported Available
i

Student size Undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking enrollment.

13,544 Undergraduate enrollment Available
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Median debt Median debt for a defined borrower/completer cohort.

$13,500 Completers / borrowers Available
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Retention rate Share of first-time students who returned the following year.

79.4% First-year return Available
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Programs

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▱Business Administration, Management and Operations. Bachelor's DegreeAwards count
397,375
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▱Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. Bachelor's DegreeAwards count
537,156
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▱Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. Bachelor's DegreeAwards count
316,831
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iSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data current as of March 23, 2026 Methodology notes: definitions, cohorts, and calculations vary.