Columbia Basin College
Pasco, WA · Public · Large suburb · CBC
Public institution in Pasco, WA · 4,226 undergraduates · $46,680 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 8%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 11%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 12%Average net price
- Top 12%Cost of attendance
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
- $8,302229th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,194220th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $8,239157th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $17,357240th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $14,829306th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,6801,266th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,2551,340th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 27.7%1,818th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4,226559th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,815th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 24.1%1,517th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 172 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 5 of 5 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | $62,012 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $48,265 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 6 sports
NWAC · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $322,058 (M $131,237 · W $190,821)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitecolumbiabasin.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 234979)
- 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
- Showdown: Columbia Basin College vs Tacoma Community CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 6 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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