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University or college · Private nonprofit

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA134 online only

Bastyr University is a private nonprofit university in Kenmore, WA, with about 626 students on campus.

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Students on campus
626
plus 134 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
—
after grants
Graduation rate
—
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$49,364
higher than at 70% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Bastyr University

Family background barely changes what graduates earn

Ten years after starting, students from lower-income families earn a median $49,708, more than the $48,881 earned by students from families making over $75,000. Outcomes ↓

Many students are adults coming back to school

59% of undergraduates are 25 or older. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓

Bastyr University is mostly about interdisciplinary studies

50% of the degrees Bastyr University awards are in interdisciplinary studies; the next biggest field, health professions, is 50%. Majors ↓

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

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
—
within 6 years
Come back for year two
—
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$49,364
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$13,817
about $146 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

3.8%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$146 a month against about $3,906 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

60%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 75% 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
$50k
Middle income$30–75k
$52k
Higher incomeover $75k
$49k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Bastyr University?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Bastyr University is likely test-optional.

Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Interdisciplinary 50%Health professions 50%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

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

Psychology, Other14 graduates a year
—not reported
Energy and Biologically Based Therapies6 graduates a year · typical debt $25,695
$51k4 yrs out
Nutrition Sciences3 graduates a year · typical debt $20,000
$45k4 yrs out
Human Biology3 graduates a year
—not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services1 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

39 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 64%Black 8%Asian 5%Two or more 21%

Women and men

Women 82%Men 18%
12 : 1
students per teacher
14%
get Pell grants (lower income)
17%
take federal loans
59%
undergrads 25 or older
23%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Kenmore

6% of Kenmore’s 24,249 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Kenmore 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.