Western Washington University

What are the graduation rates for students at Western Washington University?

Western Washington University's reported six-year graduation rate is 65% for the measured cohort of first-time, full-time degree-seeking students. Its four-year rate is 40%. These measures follow entering students over different periods; they are not the percentage of everyone enrolled who graduates in a given year.

The reported first-year retention rate is 79%, meaning roughly four in five students in the measured entering group continued to the next fall under that metric. Completion figures can help applicants plan for the possibility of more than four years of study, but they do not predict an individual outcome. They also do not fully describe transfer students, part-time students or graduate students, whose enrollment paths differ from the first-time cohort used for the graduation rate.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Western Washington University?

Federal College Scorecard field-of-study figures show substantial variation in reported earnings one year after completion for former Western Washington University students in federally aided cohorts. The figures are medians for the relevant measured groups, not starting salaries promised to all graduates of a major.

In the reported one-year figures, computer and information sciences had median earnings of $69,837, while teacher education for specific levels and methods had median earnings of $50,090. The figures for psychology and natural resources conservation were $27,918 and $25,380, respectively. Early earnings may reflect whether graduates enter full-time work, continue their education, work in a lower-paid field or live in a particular labor market.

Students comparing majors should use these figures alongside program costs, occupational requirements and longer-term outcomes. Small groups and federal reporting rules can limit which programs have publishable figures, and a one-year measure does not capture later career progression.