Washington · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

Washington State

Pullman, Washington. 21,583 undergraduate students. 334 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Washington State

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-12%

Undergraduate enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment at Washington State University fell 12% between 2021 and 2024 (24.0k → 21.1k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Washington State University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.4% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+23%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at Washington State University rose 23% between 2006 and 2009 (32.5% → 40.2%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Washington

Each tile compares this institution to the Washington median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$68,905+29% · 6→10y
Washington median $47,350
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$53,510
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
61.6%-4% · '97→'24
Washington median 46.8%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$14,853+86% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
21,583+29% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
79.6%-7% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
85.4%+6% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$12,997+266% · '00→'24
out-of-state $29,073
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

2.9%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $14,853 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $68,905 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996202421,099
25,6754,26319962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997202460.5%
69%58%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$19,500
$20,494$10,26119972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 100% · 19972009+58%

Washington State · completion · 100% rose

25.4% → 40.2%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962024+29%

Washington State · undergrad enrollment rose

16,317 → 21,099

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002024+266%

Washington State · in-state tuition rose

$3,658 → $13,391

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+184%

Washington State · out-of-state tuition rose

$10,544 → $29,950

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+86%

Washington State · median debt rose

$10,500 → $19,500

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

Washington State · cohort default rate fell

5.7% → 0.0%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 20072020+40%

Washington State · earnings_median_10yr rose

$49,100 → $68,905

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 20052020+40%

Washington State · earnings_median_8yr rose

$44,300 → $61,897

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 20032020+37%

Washington State · earnings_median_6yr rose

$39,200 → $53,510

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Educational Administration and Supervision.CIP 1304 · Doctoral Degree$163,9984 gradsEngineering-Related Fields.CIP 1515 · Master's Degree$156,03620 gradsPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.CIP 5120 · First Professional Degree$144,700167 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Master's Degree$142,779293 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Doctoral Degree$141,18049 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Master's Degree$138,19610 gradsVeterinary Medicine.CIP 0180 · First Professional Degree$117,722127 gradsEducational Administration and Supervision.CIP 1304 · Master's Degree$115,09611 gradsComputer Engineering.CIP 1409 · Bachelor's Degree$110,49244 gradsComputer Science.CIP 1107 · Bachelor's Degree$108,566176 gradsConstruction Management.CIP 5220 · Bachelor's Degree$107,912Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.CIP 1410 · Bachelor's Degree$100,264140 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Master's Degree$97,6981 gradsBiomedical/Medical Engineering.CIP 1405 · Bachelor's Degree$95,87921 gradsMechanical Engineering.CIP 1419 · Bachelor's Degree$92,146279 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.CIP 5107 · Master's Degree$91,0620 gradsEconomics.CIP 4506 · Bachelor's Degree$90,09763 gradsCivil Engineering.CIP 1408 · Bachelor's Degree$89,281130 gradsChemical Engineering.CIP 1407 · Bachelor's Degree$88,13244 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Bachelor's Degree$84,931348 gradsInternational Business.CIP 5211 · Bachelor's Degree$83,95235 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.CIP 5208 · Bachelor's Degree$82,433188 gradsMarketing.CIP 5214 · Bachelor's Degree$82,094210 gradsManagement Information Systems and Services.CIP 5212 · Bachelor's Degree$81,392110 grads
Showing top 24 of 69 ranked programs.334 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

69 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

EDUCATION · CIP 13

ENGINEERING · CIP 14

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15

FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30

PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31

PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

HISTORY · CIP 54

AGRICULTURE · CIP 01

NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03

ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Washington State

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$198,495
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 12
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 12year 0year 39
Cost per year
$12,308
HS-only baseline · WA
$41,200
Years to complete
4
CIP family
42

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Washington State graduates earn $X” — not “Washington State makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Washington State caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →