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Washington ROI Summary

Aggregated analysis of return on investment across 101 institutions in Washington.

Washington - State Aggregate

Institution Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Institutions
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate30
33%
n=24
32%
n=22
32%
n=22
Associate32
17%
n=30
10%
n=30
7%
n=30
Bachelor28
73%
n=26
33%
n=24
17%
n=24
Master's2
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total93
40%
n=80
24%
n=76
17%
n=76

Student Outcomes

Level
Institutions
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate30
54%
n=26
32%
n=22
32%
n=22
Associate32
97%
n=31
17%
n=30
47%
n=30
Bachelor28
96%
n=26
83%
n=24
96%
n=24
Master's2
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total93
83%
n=83
42%
n=76
58%
n=76

Student Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Students
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate14,797
71%
n=14,350
70%
n=13,524
70%
n=13,524
Associate85,776
20%
n=85,604
13%
n=85,604
9%
n=85,604
Bachelor155,059
96%
n=154,942
67%
n=154,012
55%
n=154,012
Master's300
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral649
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total256,581
69%
n=254,896
49%
n=253,140
40%
n=253,140

Student Outcomes

Level
Students
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate14,797
81%
n=14,532
70%
n=13,524
70%
n=13,524
Associate85,776
99%
n=85,647
20%
n=85,604
56%
n=85,604
Bachelor155,059
100%
n=154,942
98%
n=154,012
100%
n=154,012
Master's300
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral649
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total256,581
99%
n=255,121
70%
n=253,140
83%
n=253,140
Visualization Key

The Donut Chart shows the visual breakdown of positive vs negative results.

Green = Positive %
Red = Negative %