Green River College
Public Community College in Auburn, WA. Six-year graduation rate 39%. Median 10-year earnings $50,712.
Ten years after entry, the median Green River College student earns $50,712 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. The six-year graduation rate is 39% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $11,891.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.23 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 39% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. 16% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. A 11:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. 7,361 undergraduates makes this a mid-sized institution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 4,573 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $14,405 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. The income table below is the number that matters — $11,415 at $0–30k versus $21,533 at $110k+. Grant aid is limited — 49% of students receive any. Only 10% take federal loans. Private borrowing is not captured in this figure.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 652 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $11,415 |
| $30–48k | $12,433 |
| $48–75k | $14,756 |
| $75–110k | $18,681 |
| $110k+ | $21,533 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 470 of these 4,573 students, totalling $3,015,170 — an average of $6,415 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (King County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)