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Heritage University is a private regional university located in Toppenish, Washington. Heritage University has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Heritage University is in the top 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $46,046 10 years after enrolling, 21st in Washington, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Heritage University bachelor students earn 3% less than the national average. Heritage University is ranked 3rd in Washington.
Heritage University’s median net annual cost of $6,850 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 5 programs at Heritage University sorted by number of graduates - Social Work, Education, Criminal Justice, Psychology, Business Administration - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$6,850
Average years to graduate
4.6
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 3 graduate programs at Heritage University - Education, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Education, General - are shown below.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 68% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Heritage University is 10% higher than the state average, and 10% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Heritage University, Pell Grant recipients represent 59% of the measured graduating class, 24% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Heritage University graduates within 4.6 years.
Heritage University is in the top 5% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Heritage University’s economic mobility score of 38.02 is calculated by adjusting the 2.77 economic score of lower-income students by the 59% pell grant recipients within the student body. Heritage University’s EMS of 38.02 ranks in the top 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Heritage University pays $6,850 a year, $12,412 less than the $19,262 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $6,850
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Heritage University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $6,850 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 22% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $2,761. This is 32% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$2,761
Pell grants
$4,753
State grants
$9,151
Institutional grants
$5,769
Full time
81%
83%
Female
74%
59%
First time
39%
59%
In-state
100%
68%
1st generation
63%
35%
White
13%
52%
Black
1%
14%
Hispanic
69%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
10%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
7%
12%