Peninsula College
Port Angeles, WA · Public · Town (remote) · Peninsula Community College
Public institution in Port Angeles, WA · 1,139 undergraduates · $37,078 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 3%Average net price
- Top 6%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 6%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
- $4,52963rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,586126th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $5,11133rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $13,974119th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $15,786362nd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $37,0781,725th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,1541,577th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 40.6%1,491st highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,1391,288th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 30.8%1,147th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 68 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 1 of 1 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1961source
Athletics — 2 sports
NWAC · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $120,908 (M $60,535 · W $60,373)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Peninsula College’s 1,139 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In WA
- City University of SeattleSeattle, WA · 1,091 undergrads
- Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place, WA · 1,214 undergrads
- Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen, WA · 1,058 undergrads
- DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, WA · 1,032 undergrads
- Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, WA · 1,254 undergrads
- Big Bend Community CollegeMoses Lake, WA · 1,281 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Fisher CollegeBoston, MA · 1,138 undergrads
- Northwest Nazarene UniversityNampa, ID · 1,138 undergrads
- University of PikevillePikeville, KY · 1,140 undergrads
- Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA · 1,141 undergrads
- Peru State CollegePeru, NE · 1,141 undergrads
- Dean CollegeFranklin, MA · 1,142 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitepencol.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 236258)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in WashingtonEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with City University of SeattleSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Peninsula College vs City University of SeattleHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 2 EADA programs at this school
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