University of
Washington-Bothell Campus
Public College in Bothell, WA. Six-year graduation rate 65%. Median 10-year earnings $78,466.
Students who entered University of Washington-Bothell Campus reach a median of $78,466 ten years later, which puts this school in the upper band of undergraduate earnings outcomes. The six-year graduation rate of 65% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $14,615.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.19 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Admission is not the constraint here: 91% of applicants are accepted. 5,172 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. About 24% of admitted students enroll, a yield in the normal range.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | 4 (1%) |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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A 65% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. 86% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. Retention drops to 73% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. The student-faculty ratio is 22:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 5,228 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $10,777 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $5,573 while those at $110k+ pay $25,993. Only 46% of students receive grant aid, so most families are paying near the published price. Only 20% 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 · 1,124 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 | $5,573 |
| $30–48k | $6,350 |
| $48–75k | $8,415 |
| $75–110k | $15,215 |
| $110k+ | $25,993 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,044 of these 5,228 students, totalling $5,818,849 — an average of $5,574 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)