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Walla Walla University is a private regional university located in College Place, Washington. Walla Walla University has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Walla Walla University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $53,236 10 years after enrolling, 17th in Washington, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Walla Walla University bachelor students earn 3% less than the national average. Walla Walla University is ranked 18th in Washington.
Walla Walla University’s median net annual cost of $22,823 and average years to graduate of 4.9 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Walla Walla University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business and Commerce, Design & Applied Arts, Education, Comms & Media Studies, Engineering - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$22,823
Average years to graduate
4.9
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
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 1 graduate programs at Walla Walla University - Social Work - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.9 years. 67% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Walla Walla University is 9% higher than the state average, and 9% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Walla Walla University, Pell Grant recipients represent 26% of the measured graduating class, 9% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Walla Walla University graduates within 4.9 years.
Walla Walla University is in the bottom 50% 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.
Walla Walla University’s economic mobility score of 9.79 is calculated by adjusting the 4.63 economic score of lower-income students by the 26% pell grant recipients within the student body. Walla Walla University’s EMS of 9.79 ranks in the bottom 25% 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).
Bottom 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Walla Walla University pays $22,823 a year, $18,697 less than the $41,520 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 $22,823
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Walla Walla 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 $22,823 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 51% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,070. This is 3% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,037
Pell grants
$4,392
State grants
$6,469
Institutional grants
$13,929
Full time
95%
83%
Female
52%
59%
First time
77%
59%
In-state
27%
68%
1st generation
17%
35%
White
58%
52%
Black
2%
14%
Hispanic
20%
15%
Asian
6%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
14%
12%