Grays Harbor College
Aberdeen, WA · Public · Rural (fringe) · GHC
Public institution in Aberdeen, WA · 1,058 undergraduates · $40,865 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%Average net price
- Top 5%Cost of attendance
- Top 7%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 8%Median graduate debt
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
- $3,14933rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,751139th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $10,629306th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $13,677105th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $11,075147th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,8651,568th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,1191,632nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 31.6%1,729th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,0581,335th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 28.1%1,297th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 78 mi (SEA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 3 of 3 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1930source
Athletics — 3 sports
NWAC · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $82,057 (M $56,449 · W $25,608)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Grays Harbor College’s 1,058 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In WA
- DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, WA · 1,032 undergrads
- City University of SeattleSeattle, WA · 1,091 undergrads
- Peninsula CollegePort Angeles, WA · 1,139 undergrads
- Cascadia CollegeBothell, WA · 970 undergrads
- Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place, WA · 1,214 undergrads
- Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, WA · 1,254 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Franklin Pierce UniversityRindge, NH · 1,055 undergrads
- Regis CollegeWeston, MA · 1,061 undergrads
- Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona, MN · 1,061 undergrads
- William Woods UniversityFulton, MO · 1,061 undergrads
- Central CollegePella, IA · 1,062 undergrads
- Carroll CollegeHelena, MT · 1,052 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteghc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 235334)
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- Compare with DigiPen Institute of TechnologySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Grays Harbor College vs DigiPen Institute of TechnologyHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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