Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
2,200,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours
2,342 (18%)
Days Without Precipitation
211 (8% ☔)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
417
Men / Women
21% / 79%
Racial/Ethnic
White
60%
Hispanic
17%
Mixed
9%
Black
5%
Asian
3%
Native American
1%
International
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 30.3% 30.3%
2012 Men: 24.4% 24.4%
2013 Men: 26.2% 26.2%
2014 Men: 20.3% 20.3%
2015 Men: 21.4% 21.4%
2016 Men: 23.5% 23.5%
2018 Men: 29.0% 29.0%
2019 Men: 27.5% 27.5%
2020 Men: 20.2% 20.2%
2021 Men: 17.2% 17.2%
2022 Men: 20.0% 20.0%
2023 Men: 36.7% 36.7%
2024 Men: 15.7% 15.7%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Native: 3.3% 3.3%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 3.8% 3.8%
2016 Native: 2.2% 2.2%
2017 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2018 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2021 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2022 Native: 2.5% 2.5%
2023 Native: 7.4% 7.4%
2024 Native: 2.4% 2.4%
2011 Asian: 4.2% 4.2%
2012 Asian: 11.1% 11.1%
2013 Asian: 5.6% 5.6%
2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Asian: 2.9% 2.9%
2016 Asian: 4.3% 4.3%
2017 Asian: 6.7% 6.7%
2018 Asian: 3.9% 3.9%
2019 Asian: 1.7% 1.7%
2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Asian: 5.7% 5.7%
2022 Asian: 10.1% 10.1%
2023 Asian: 8.6% 8.6%
2024 Asian: 3.1% 3.1%
2011 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Black: 2.8% 2.8%
2013 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Black: 4.3% 4.3%
2015 Black: 1.0% 1.0%
2016 Black: 2.2% 2.2%
2017 Black: 2.7% 2.7%
2018 Black: 2.6% 2.6%
2019 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Black: 1.4% 1.4%
2021 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Black: 5.1% 5.1%
2023 Black: 3.7% 3.7%
2024 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2011 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2%
2012 Hispanic: 16.7% 16.7%
2013 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4%
2014 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3%
2015 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8%
2016 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5%
2017 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3%
2018 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9%
2019 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0%
2020 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2%
2021 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7%
2022 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3%
2023 Hispanic: 12.3% 12.3%
2024 Hispanic: 11.8% 11.8%
2011 White: 91.7% 91.7%
2012 White: 66.7% 66.7%
2013 White: 84.4% 84.4%
2014 White: 82.6% 82.6%
2015 White: 76.2% 76.2%
2016 White: 78.3% 78.3%
2017 White: 76.0% 76.0%
2018 White: 72.7% 72.7%
2019 White: 70.0% 70.0%
2020 White: 67.1% 67.1%
2021 White: 71.4% 71.4%
2022 White: 62.0% 62.0%
2023 White: 61.7% 61.7%
2024 White: 57.5% 57.5%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2014 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2015 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 International: 1.3% 1.3%
2019 International: 6.7% 6.7%
2020 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 International: 2.9% 2.9%
2022 International: 1.3% 1.3%
2023 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 International: 2.4% 2.4%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 2.9% 2.9%
2021 Native: 2.6% 2.6%
2022 Native: 1.8% 1.8%
2023 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2024 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2025 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2020 Asian: 5.1% 5.1%
2021 Asian: 4.3% 4.3%
2022 Asian: 3.6% 3.6%
2023 Asian: 2.9% 2.9%
2024 Asian: 3.7% 3.7%
2025 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2020 Black: 3.5% 3.5%
2021 Black: 3.5% 3.5%
2022 Black: 5.1% 5.1%
2023 Black: 4.2% 4.2%
2024 Black: 4.6% 4.6%
2025 Black: 4.8% 4.8%
2020 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5%
2021 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0%
2022 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4%
2023 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9%
2024 Hispanic: 12.4% 12.4%
2025 Hispanic: 17.0% 17.0%
2020 White: 59.2% 59.2%
2021 White: 56.5% 56.5%
2022 White: 60.5% 60.5%
2023 White: 61.4% 61.4%
2024 White: 60.5% 60.5%
2025 White: 59.7% 59.7%
2020 International: 3.3% 3.3%
2021 International: 3.5% 3.5%
2022 International: 4.1% 4.1%
2023 International: 2.1% 2.1%
2024 International: 2.0% 2.0%
2025 International: 1.2% 1.2%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Pacific Northwest College of Art
74
23% / 77%
5%
$28,857
2
83%
Digital Arts
20 —
25% / 75%
5%
$19,152
1
84%
Graphic Design
7 —
29% / 71%
0%
$34,411
2
82%
Illustration
27 —
19% / 81%
11%
$34,411
2
82%
Intermedia/Multimedia
4 —
25% / 75%
0%
$29,065
2
83%
Painting
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$29,065
2
83%
Photography
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$29,650
2
—
Printmaking
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$29,065
2
83%
Sculpture
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$29,065
2
83%
Studio Art
7 —
14% / 86%
0%
$29,065
2
83%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$52,436
ROI Percentile
2th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
70%
4-Year Graduation Rate
18%
6-Year Graduation Rate
29%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 41.7% 41.7%
2012 Graduated: 22.2% 22.2%
2013 Graduated: 35.6% 35.6%
2014 Graduated: 29.3% 29.3%
2015 Graduated: 27.6% 27.6%
2016 Graduated: 31.5% 31.5%
2017 Graduated: 30.7% 30.7%
2018 Graduated: 42.9% 42.9%
2019 Graduated: 43.3% 43.3%
2020 Graduated: 42.5% 42.5%
2021 Graduated: 35.7% 35.7%
2022 Graduated: 40.5% 40.5%
2023 Graduated: 45.7% 45.7%
2024 Graduated: 29.1% 29.1%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 44.4% 44.4%
2012 Men: 33.3% 33.3%
2013 Men: 39.3% 39.3%
2014 Men: 42.3% 42.3%
2015 Men: 21.4% 21.4%
2016 Men: 33.3% 33.3%
2017 Men: 30.4% 30.4%
2018 Men: 55.6% 55.6%
2019 Men: 31.2% 31.2%
2020 Men: 50.0% 50.0%
2021 Men: 33.3% 33.3%
2022 Men: 21.1% 21.1%
2023 Men: 42.1% 42.1%
2024 Men: 29.7% 29.7%
2011 Women: 40.0% 40.0%
2012 Women: 18.5% 18.5%
2013 Women: 33.9% 33.9%
2014 Women: 24.2% 24.2%
2015 Women: 29.9% 29.9%
2016 Women: 31.0% 31.0%
2017 Women: 30.8% 30.8%
2018 Women: 39.0% 39.0%
2019 Women: 47.7% 47.7%
2020 Women: 40.7% 40.7%
2021 Women: 36.4% 36.4%
2022 Women: 46.7% 46.7%
2023 Women: 46.8% 46.8%
2024 Women: 28.9% 28.9%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Asian: 25.0% 25.0%
2013 Asian: 40.0% 40.0%
2015 Asian: 33.3% 33.3%
2016 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Asian: 33.3% 33.3%
2019 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2022 Asian: 62.5% 62.5%
2023 Asian: 85.7% 85.7%
2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2013 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0%
2015 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2017 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2018 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2019 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2020 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2021 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0%
2022 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0%
2023 Hispanic: 10.0% 10.0%
2024 Hispanic: 13.3% 13.3%
2011 White: 40.9% 40.9%
2012 White: 8.3% 8.3%
2013 White: 36.8% 36.8%
2014 White: 31.6% 31.6%
2015 White: 25.0% 25.0%
2016 White: 31.9% 31.9%
2017 White: 35.1% 35.1%
2018 White: 41.1% 41.1%
2019 White: 42.9% 42.9%
2020 White: 36.7% 36.7%
2021 White: 34.0% 34.0%
2022 White: 40.8% 40.8%
2023 White: 52.0% 52.0%
2024 White: 30.1% 30.1%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2021 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2022 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2024 International: 66.7% 66.7%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Arts
100.0%
74
23% / 77%
5%
$28,858
2
83%
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
75%
Yield (Unbound)
28%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
75%
75%
75%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 52.3% 52.3%
2012 Acceptance: 57.8% 57.8%
2013 Acceptance: 64.7% 64.7%
2014 Acceptance: 82.4% 82.4%
2015 Acceptance: 80.7% 80.7%
2016 Acceptance: 93.9% 93.9%
2017 Acceptance: 94.7% 94.7%
2018 Acceptance: 93.1% 93.1%
2019 Acceptance: 88.7% 88.7%
2020 Acceptance: 96.0% 96.0%
2021 Acceptance: 97.5% 97.5%
2022 Acceptance: 94.5% 94.5%
2023 Acceptance: 68.5% 68.5%
2024 Acceptance: 74.8% 74.8%
2011 Yield: 37.1% 37.1%
2012 Yield: 31.6% 31.6%
2013 Yield: 30.2% 30.2%
2014 Yield: 37.8% 37.8%
2015 Yield: 29.4% 29.4%
2016 Yield: 27.6% 27.6%
2017 Yield: 20.7% 20.7%
2018 Yield: 12.3% 12.3%
2019 Yield: 12.3% 12.3%
2020 Yield: 14.9% 14.9%
2021 Yield: 18.0% 18.0%
2022 Yield: 20.2% 20.2%
2023 Yield: 26.4% 26.4%
2024 Yield: 28.1% 28.1%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 392 392
2012 Applicants: 427 427
2013 Applicants: 312 312
2014 Applicants: 238 238
2015 Applicants: 295 295
2016 Applicants: 312 312
2017 Applicants: 418 418
2018 Applicants: 1,144 1,144
2019 Applicants: 999 999
2020 Applicants: 621 621
2021 Applicants: 364 364
2022 Applicants: 471 471
2023 Applicants: 658 658
2024 Applicants: 485 485
2011 Admitted: 205 205
2012 Admitted: 247 247
2013 Admitted: 202 202
2014 Admitted: 196 196
2015 Admitted: 238 238
2016 Admitted: 293 293
2017 Admitted: 396 396
2018 Admitted: 1,065 1,065
2019 Admitted: 886 886
2020 Admitted: 596 596
2021 Admitted: 355 355
2022 Admitted: 445 445
2023 Admitted: 451 451
2024 Admitted: 363 363
2011 Enrolled: 76 76
2012 Enrolled: 78 78
2013 Enrolled: 61 61
2014 Enrolled: 74 74
2015 Enrolled: 70 70
2016 Enrolled: 81 81
2017 Enrolled: 82 82
2018 Enrolled: 131 131
2019 Enrolled: 109 109
2020 Enrolled: 89 89
2021 Enrolled: 64 64
2022 Enrolled: 90 90
2023 Enrolled: 119 119
2024 Enrolled: 102 102
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
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