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Edmonds College

Lynnwood, Washington·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·edmonds.edu
6-yr Graduation
29%
Total enrollment
6,549
peer median 7,487
Avg net price
$13,461
+$3.5k vs Baccalaureate
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
29%

Pell equity

4.0pp gap
Pell recipients
29%
Non-Pell
25%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 82 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 78 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
82
Passing
4
4.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

82programs
  • Passing4 · 4.9%
  • No Data78 · 95.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
78

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

4
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+23.5%
$48,269 vs $39,073
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+34.9%
$52,704 vs $39,073
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+36.4%
$53,288 vs $39,073
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+49.5%
$58,398 vs $39,073

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
21%
$10,000 debt · $48,269 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1973Next review Apr 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 3

  1. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  2. Jul 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  3. Apr 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$12,686
$30–48k$12,004
$48–75k$14,089
$75–110k$18,161
$110k+$18,878

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$13,461
+$3,487vs Baccalaureate median $9,975
Federal loans
2.9%
In-state tuition
$4,669
Out-of-state
$10,553

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,567 students received $7.2M in Pell grants, alongside $2.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,567
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.2M
$7,167,288 total
Direct Loans
$2.3M
639 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$991K
312 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.3M
327 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 498 borrowers who entered repayment, 24 (4.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.8%
+2.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
498
Defaulted
24
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.6%
2017
14.6%
2018
10.3%
2019
4.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Edmonds College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs88
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

688 total completions
01Liberal Arts
35551.6%
02Business
15923.1%
03Computer Sciences
669.6%
04Physical Sciences
213.1%
05Legal Professions
213.1%
06Biological Sciences
202.9%
07Engineering Tech
152.2%
08Agriculture
142.0%
09Health Professions
101.5%
10Public Admin
71.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
6,549
12-mo unduplicated
11,272
Undergraduate
11,272
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
46%5,225
Women
54%6,047

Race / ethnicity composition

White
33.5%
Asian
14.4%
Hispanic
14.2%
Non-resident
10.9%
Unknown
10.4%
Black
8.9%
Two or more
7.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
144
81 M · 63 W
Women athletes
43.8%
Athletic aid
$154K
Total student aid
Budget
$935K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$65K
$89K
Recruiting expense
$0
$1K
Head-coach salaries
$8K
$8K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Soccer
26 M · 17 W
$75K
Baseball
32 M ·
$114K
Basketball
17 M · 12 W
$165K
Volleyball
· 16 W
$83K
Softball
· 14 W
$71K
Cross Country
6 M · 4 W
$27K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.09
12 offenses · 5,753 students

3-year trend

0.152 yrs ago0.181 yr ago2.09Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
14
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
7
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
8
Rape
1
Arson
1
Fondling
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

12total
  • On campus10
  • Public property2

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

4
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
115

Edmonds College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Edmonds College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectEdmonds College
29%6,549$13,461Baccalaureate
Pierce College District
8,137$10,123Baccalaureate
Green River College
7,967$12,447Baccalaureate
Clark College
7,463$9,826Baccalaureate
Spokane Community College
6,813$6,206Baccalaureate
Columbia Basin College
7,510$8,302Baccalaureate
Peer group median29%7,487$9,975

Frequently asked questions about Edmonds College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Edmonds College.

What is the graduation rate at Edmonds College?

Edmonds College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 29% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Edmonds College?

Edmonds College reports a total enrollment of 6,549 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Edmonds College?

The average net price at Edmonds College is $13,461 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Edmonds College located?

Edmonds College is located in Lynnwood, Washington 98036.

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