University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

University of Washington-Tacoma Campus operates as a public institution located in Tacoma, Washington (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 4,185 students of which 4,750 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. University of Washington-Tacoma Campus is categorized as “18” 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. The reported admission rate is 82.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $10,163, with published in-state tuition of $13,168 and a Pell grant recipient share of 39.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $14,615, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 62.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 80.0%. Graduates earn a median of $78,466 ten years after enrolling, compared with $62,979 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1078600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 77.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.