Wenatchee Valley College
Wenatchee, WA · Public · Small city · WVC
Public institution in Wenatchee, WA · 1,762 undergraduates · $41,127 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 6%Median graduate debt
- Top 8%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 18%Average net price
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
- $10,733364th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,118161st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $5,65265th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $20,346390th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $10,332114th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,1271,555th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,0111,412th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 39.6%1,522nd 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
- 1,7621,011th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 27.1%1,357th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 92 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 1 of 1 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 5 sports
NWAC · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $259,102 (M $146,253 · W $112,849)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Wenatchee Valley College’s 1,762 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In WA
- Lower Columbia CollegeLongview, WA · 1,743 undergrads
- University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA · 1,631 undergrads
- Whitworth UniversitySpokane, WA · 1,927 undergrads
- Renton Technical CollegeRenton, WA · 1,539 undergrads
- Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham, WA · 1,523 undergrads
- Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, WA · 1,523 undergrads
Elsewhere
Key links
- Official websitewvc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 236975)
- 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 Lower Columbia CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Wenatchee Valley College vs Lower Columbia CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 5 EADA programs at this school
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