Green River College
Auburn, WA · Public · Small city · GRC
Public institution in Auburn, WA · 4,573 undergraduates · $50,712 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 6%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 9%Median graduate debt
- Top 19%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
- $12,447480th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,580125th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $5,10532nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $20,074375th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $11,891165th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,7121,035th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,1271,013th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 41.2%1,484th highest of 2,031 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
- 4,573528th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 19.4%1,744th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 11 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 5 of 5 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air TransportationTransportation | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer ProgrammingComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 4 sports
NWAC · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $83,732 (M $39,812 · W $43,920)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitegreenriver.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 235343)
- 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: Green River College vs Pierce College DistrictHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 4 EADA programs at this school
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