Faith International University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Faith International University

Faith International University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Tacoma, Washington (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 276 students of which 319 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Faith International University is categorized as “20” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,662, with published in-state tuition of $8,850 and a Pell grant recipient share of 46.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $17,650, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, and the first-year retention rate is 66.7%. Graduates earn a median of $51,006 ten years after enrolling, compared with $52,989 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 8600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.