Grays Harbor College

Aberdeen, WA

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,297
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
Highest degree awarded: Bachelor's
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Rural: Fringe (rural territory up to 5 miles from an urbanized area or up to 2.5 miles from an urban cluster)
Four-year, very small, primarily nonresidential // medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 44% / 56% (2017)

First generation college students: 51.1% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 15.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 2.2% (2017)

Test scores for admission:


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 37.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 21.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 14.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 10.7% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 62.1%
Black: 3.9%
Hispanic: 14.7%
Asian: 2.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 3.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.5%
2+ races: 8.9%
Non-resident alien: 0.0%
Unknown race: 4.5%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $14,868
In-State tuition: $4,503
Out-of-State tuition: $10,040

Estimated books and supplies: $942 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board:
Estimated on-campus other fees:

Estimated off-campus room & board: $11,274 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)

Average Family Income: $36,421 (2017)
Median Family Income: $15,234 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 33.2%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 8.4%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $11,075 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $117 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $5,884
$30k-48k $7,103
$48k-75k $9,017
$75k-110k $14,245
$110k+ $12,615

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 0%
6-year graduation rate: 40%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 93.0% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $11,075 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $6,334 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $7,744 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $8,189 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)		 Percentage
@1 Year 45.9% (2015)
@3 year 44.9% (2017)
@5 year 49.1% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 25.2% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 29.5% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $32,376 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $35,930 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Associate's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 13
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Forestry. 7
Associate's Degree Forestry. 12
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Data Processing. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Culinary Arts and Related Services. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 25
Associate's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 1
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 21 $12,303 $117
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 2
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 228 $6,500 $95 $22,275 ($1,856) $35,727 ($2,977)
Associate's Degree Physical Sciences. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Criminal Justice and Corrections. 2
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Carpenters. 78
Associate's Degree Carpenters. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. 33
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 26
Associate's Degree Precision Metal Working. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Ground Transportation. 25
Associate's Degree Music. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Medical Administrative Services. 9
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 4
Associate's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 15
Associate's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 26 $18,769 $133 $75,471 ($6,289) $69,993 ($5,833)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. 1
Associate's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Administration, Management and Operations. 20
Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 36
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Accounting and Related Services. 14
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 28
Associate's Degree Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Precision Metal Working. 72


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $68,247
Full time faculty: 98%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 14.0

School's endowment start of year: $12,040,575 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $15,225,952 (2022)