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Washington ROI Summary

Aggregated analysis of return on investment across 98 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
Certificate32
48%
n=29
37%
n=27
33%
n=27
Associate27
93%
n=27
89%
n=27
81%
n=27
Bachelor27
81%
n=27
58%
n=24
21%
n=24
Master's2
100%
n=1
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1
100%
n=1
n=0
n=0
Total89
74%
n=85
62%
n=78
46%
n=78

Student Outcomes

Level
Institutions
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate32
64%
n=28
48%
n=27
33%
n=27
Associate27
96%
n=27
89%
n=27
67%
n=27
Bachelor27
96%
n=26
54%
n=24
17%
n=24
Master's2
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total89
85%
n=81
64%
n=78
40%
n=78

Student Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Students
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate23,405
81%
n=19,769
76%
n=18,876
75%
n=18,876
Associate85,009
93%
n=85,009
93%
n=85,009
91%
n=85,009
Bachelor154,598
98%
n=154,598
84%
n=151,762
56%
n=151,762
Master's293
100%
n=243
n=0
n=0
Doctoral665
100%
n=665
n=0
n=0
Total263,970
95%
n=260,284
86%
n=255,647
69%
n=255,647

Student Outcomes

Level
Students
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate23,405
87%
n=22,970
81%
n=18,876
75%
n=18,876
Associate85,009
99%
n=85,009
93%
n=85,009
77%
n=85,009
Bachelor154,598
100%
n=154,513
82%
n=151,762
56%
n=151,762
Master's293
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral665
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total263,970
99%
n=262,492
86%
n=255,647
64%
n=255,647
Visualization Key

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

Green = Positive %
Red = Negative %