University of
Washington-Tacoma Campus
Public College in Tacoma, WA. Six-year graduation rate 63%. Median 10-year earnings $78,466.
Students who entered University of Washington-Tacoma Campus reach a median of $78,466 ten years later, which puts this school in the upper band of undergraduate earnings outcomes. Six-year completion sits at 63%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Graduates leave owing a median of $14,615 — modest by four-year standards.
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
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus accepts 83% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. 4,068 applications came in, enough to make the rates below reasonably stable year to year. 22% of those admitted enroll, which is unremarkable in either direction.
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 | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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63% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 80% 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. The part-time picture is harder: 64% return, against 80% full-time. A 15:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 3,989 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $13,898 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 $4,458 while those at $110k+ pay $22,183. 67% of students receive grant aid, averaging $15,748 — common but not automatic. About 27% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
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 · 619 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 | $4,458 |
| $30–48k | $6,135 |
| $48–75k | $6,748 |
| $75–110k | $11,449 |
| $110k+ | $22,183 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,096 of these 3,989 students, totalling $6,650,619 — an average of $6,068 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Pierce 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)