Private Nonprofit · Kenmore, Washington

Bastyr University

Bastyr University is a private nonprofit institution in Kenmore, Washington. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.

$49,364
10-yr median earnings

The verdict

Bastyr University posts above-median former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Top 30%
former-student earnings, US
+5%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large Carnegie: Doctoral/Prof
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Bastyr University profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Doctoral/Professional Universities"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

C+
College Value Score
60/100
Bastyr University

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings B-
$49,364
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
N/A
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$13,817
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C
61.9%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Bastyr University vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$49,364

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

Not reported

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

Not reported

Full-time, first-time cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Bastyr University vs peers

Bastyr University positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 6 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Bastyr University positioned by earnings vs … Carnegie Classification: Doctoral/Prof Doctoral/P… COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $33K $82K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $6K $33K Avg Net Price ($) Northwest HVAC/R Training Center: $61K earn · $16K net · 87% grad Northwest HVAC/R T… University of Washington-Bothell Campus: $78K earn · $12K net · 67% grad University of Wash… Cascadia College: $54K earn · $12K net · 37% grad Cascadia College Pima Medical Institute-Seattle: $39K earn · $31K net · 59% grad Pima Medical Insti… Lake Washington Institute of Technology: $51K earn · $7K net · 38% grad Lake Washington In… North Seattle College: $48K earn · $11K net · 33% grad North Seattle Coll… Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Bastyr University ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Bastyr University: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$49,364 Top 30% higher than 70% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Bastyr University National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $49,364 #1527 of 5103 70th
Undergraduate enrollment 39 #5070 of 5462 7th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

39
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
-
150%-time completion
$49,364
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Bastyr University ranks in Washington

State rank among 87 reporting Washington colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Bastyr University State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $49,364 #42 of 87 52nd
Undergraduate enrollment 39 #86 of 88 2nd

Highest former-student earnings in Washington

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1DigiPen Institute of Technology$79,878$44,446
2Gonzaga University$78,892$35,119
3University of Washington-Seattle Campus$78,466$14,091
4University of Washington-Bothell Campus$78,466$12,319
5University of Washington-Tacoma Campus$78,466$10,163
6Seattle University$75,272$34,662
7University of Puget Sound$69,594$38,394
8City University of Seattle$69,460-
9Washington State University$68,905$14,971
10Washington State University-Vancouver$68,905-
11Washington State University-Spokane$68,905-
12Washington State University-Tri Cities$68,905-
42Bastyr UniversityThis school$49,364-

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

79.5%
Female

Outcomes

$46,867
Median Earnings (6yr)
57.8%
Earning Over $25K
61.9%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Median earnings 6 years after entry $46,867
Median earnings 10 years after entry $49,364
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 57.8%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 61.9%
Median federal student debt At completion $13,817
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $146/mo

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Master's 5 115 $51,247 $62,198 $135,919
Bachelor's 3 14 $47,705 $50,826 $22,848
Doctoral 1 0 $53,515 $53,515 $300,530

Top programs at Bastyr University by completer earnings

Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file

median earnings

What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Nutrition Sciences Master's 22 $62,198 $92,690
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Master's 42 $54,637 $101,182
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems Doctoral - $53,515 $300,530
Energy and Biologically Based Therapies Bachelor's 3 $50,826 $25,695
Public Health Master's 13 $49,183 -
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems Master's 34 $45,224 $156,482
Alternative and Complementary Medical Support Services Master's 4 $44,993 $193,322
Nutrition Sciences Bachelor's 10 $44,584 $20,000
Culinary Arts and Related Services Bachelor's 1 - -

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Bastyr University?
Bastyr University is a private nonprofit institution in Kenmore, Washington. Undergraduate enrollment is 39 students.
How much do Bastyr University former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Bastyr University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $49,364 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $46,867.
Is Bastyr University worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Bastyr University is $13,817, while former students earn a median of $49,364 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 28% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 61.9% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $146.

Sources & methodology

Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.

Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Bastyr University

Nonprofit Scorecard medians describe federal-aid recipients who were working and not enrolled — they are not sticker-price ROI and not advice.

Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private-nonprofit profiles compile Scorecard net-price and earnings cohorts with IPEDS structure fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.