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Green River College

Auburn, WA2,654 online only

Green River College is a public college in Auburn, WA, with about 4,707 students on campus and 2,654 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
4,707
plus 2,654 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$13,803
lower than at 78% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
39%
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$50,712
higher than at 72% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Green River College

A large share of international students

17% of undergraduates come from outside the U.S.. The students ↓

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Green River College’s biggest bachelor’s programs, computer programming graduates earn a median $92,375 four years out. Entrepreneurial and small business operations graduates earn $53,220. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

4,965 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 24%Hispanic 15%Black 9%Asian 12%Two or more 8%International 17%

Women and men

Women 51%Men 49%
11 : 1
students per teacher
19%
get Pell grants (lower income)
6%
take federal loans
24%
undergrads 25 or older
42%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Green River College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Green River College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $22,040 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $5,263

Tuition & fees (in state) $4,711Books & supplies $528Other costs $16,801

After grants, the average family on aid pays $13,803.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$14,756

About $59,024 over 4 years · 33% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
39%
within 6 years · Pell students 33%
Come back for year two
—
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$50,712
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$11,891
about $126 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$126 a month against about $3,594 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

40%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 40% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$47k
Middle income$30–75k
$54k
Higher incomeover $75k
$61k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Liberal arts 33%Health professions 18%Computer science 14%Business 13%Transportation 4%Public safety 3%Everything else 14%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management54 graduates a year
$73k4 yrs out
Computer Programming35 graduates a year
$92k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations35 graduates a year
—not reported
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations23 graduates a year
$53k4 yrs out
Air Transportation21 graduates a year
—not reported
Natural Resources Conservation and Research12 graduates a year
—not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods8 graduates a year
—not reported
Legal Support Services1 graduates a year
—not reported
The town around it

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6% of Auburn’s 86,301 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Auburn pages.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.