Clark College
Vancouver, WA · Public · Midsize city
Public institution in Vancouver, WA · 4,699 undergraduates · $42,356 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 6%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 7%Median graduate debt
- Top 12%Cost of attendance
- Top 14%Out-of-state tuition & fees
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $9,826307th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,632130th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $10,380291st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $17,485243rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $10,881132nd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,3561,498th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,4111,385th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 35.7%1,613th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4,699516th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 22.1%1,593rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 126 mi (SEA)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 4 of 4 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $63,749 | $60,320 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Human Services, GeneralPublic Administration | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 7 sports
NWAC · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $300,885 (M $156,478 · W $144,407)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Clark College’s 4,699 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In WA
- Green River CollegeAuburn, WA · 4,573 undergrads
- Pierce College DistrictLakewood, WA · 4,487 undergrads
- Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA · 5,098 undergrads
- Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma, WA · 4,248 undergrads
- Columbia Basin CollegePasco, WA · 4,226 undergrads
- Seattle UniversitySeattle, WA · 4,117 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Morehead State UniversityMorehead, KY · 4,689 undergrads
- Unitek CollegeFremont, CA · 4,715 undergrads
- College of Central FloridaOcala, FL · 4,717 undergrads
- Xavier UniversityCincinnati, OH · 4,723 undergrads
- Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, NJ · 4,664 undergrads
- University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock, AR · 4,740 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteclark.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 234933)
- Compare colleges in WARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in WashingtonEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Green River CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Clark College vs Green River CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 7 EADA programs at this school
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