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Green River College

Auburn, Washington·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·greenriver.edu
6-yr Graduation
39%
—
Total enrollment
7,967
peer median 7,487
Avg net price
$13,803
+$3.2k vs Baccalaureate
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
39%

Pell equity

8.4pp gap
Pell recipients
33%67 of 205
Non-Pell (all)
41%197 of 476
Subsidized loan, no Pell
42%13 of 31
No Federal Aid
41%184 of 445

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.4-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 71 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 59 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
71
Passing
12
16.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

71programs
  • Passing12 · 16.9%
  • No Data59 · 83.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
11
No data
59

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.

12
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+18.1%
$46,139 vs $39,073
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+26.0%
$49,214 vs $39,073
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+31.2%
$51,280 vs $39,073
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+36.2%
$53,220 vs $39,073
Marketing
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+40.7%
$54,972 vs $39,073
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+49.2%
$58,294 vs $39,073
Air Transportation
Associate Degree · Transportation And Materials Moving
+53.6%
$60,031 vs $39,073
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+65.7%
$64,756 vs $39,073

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1967Next review Apr 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 9

  1. Dec 2023Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  2. Dec 2022Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  3. Jun 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    National League for Nursing, Commission for Nurse Education Accreditation · Nursing - Practical\Vocational
  4. Feb 2022Removal of Monitoring Status
    National League for Nursing, Commission for Nurse Education Accreditation · Nursing - Practical\Vocational
  5. Dec 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,415
$30–48k$12,433
$48–75k$14,756
$75–110k$18,681
$110k+$21,533

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

Avg net price
$13,803
+$3,187vs Baccalaureate median $10,616
Federal loans
6.4%
In-state tuition
$4,711
Out-of-state
$5,263

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,427 students received $10.6M in Pell grants, alongside $3.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,427
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$10.6M
$10,622,196 total
Direct Loans
$3.7M
905 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.3M
418 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.1M
476 loan awards
Parent PLUS$250K
11 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 722 borrowers who entered repayment, 25 (3.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.4%
+1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
722
Defaulted
25
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.3%
2017
14.1%
2018
11.0%
2019
3.4%
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 Green River College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs64
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,543 total completions
01Liberal Arts
68744.5%
02Computer Sciences
25016.2%
03Business
24315.7%
04Health Professions
1117.2%
05Transportation
684.4%
06Natural Resources
533.4%
07Physical Sciences
422.7%
08Security/Protective
342.2%
09Education
291.9%
10Precision Production
261.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
7,967
12-mo unduplicated
11,322
Undergraduate
11,322
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
47%5,360
Women
53%5,962

Race / ethnicity composition

White
24.3%
Non-resident
16.9%
Hispanic
14.8%
Unknown
14.2%
Asian
12.5%
Black
8.7%
Two or more
7.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
77
42 M · 35 W
Women athletes
45.5%
Athletic aid
$84K
Total student aid
Budget
$757K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$40K
$44K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$6K
$8K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Track and Field (Outdoor)
27 M · 12 W
$70K
Basketball
15 M · 12 W
$191K
Cross Country
12 M · 9 W
$57K
Volleyball
— · 12 W
$85K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.17
16 offenses · 7,361 students

3-year trend

2.292 yrs ago2.721 yr ago2.17Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
48
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
12
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
4

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
5
Burglary
4
Rape
3
Robbery
2
Aggravated assault
2

By location

16total
  • On campus14
  • Public property2

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
3
Stalking
5 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons40
Drugs03
Liquor037

Residence-hall fires

  • CCA-Larch1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
187

Green River College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Green River College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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
SubjectGreen River College
39%—7,967$13,803Baccalaureate
Clark College
——7,463$11,465Baccalaureate
Spokane Community College
——6,813$5,473Baccalaureate
Pierce College District
——8,137$10,222Baccalaureate
Edmonds College
——6,549$11,010Baccalaureate
Columbia Basin College
——7,510$8,317Baccalaureate
Peer group median39%—7,487$10,616

Institutions like Green River College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Green River College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Green River College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Email
insteffectiveness [at] greenriver.edu
Phone
253-833-9111, ext. 3317
Address
12401 SE 320TH STREET, AUBURN, WA 98092

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness supports the college's mission, vision, and values as articulated in the College's Equity-Center Strategic Plan and its commitment to student success by providing accurate, timely, and actionable information to facilitate evidence-based inquiry, decision-making, and planning to improve institutional effectiveness and support continuous improvement.

Visit IR office page
Team
4 members
  • Miriam Chitiga, PhD
    Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness
  • Yun Peng
    Institutional Research Analyst
  • Jacob Church
    Data Analyst
  • Abigail Lixing
    Institutional Research Analyst

Frequently asked questions about Green River College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Green River College.

What is the graduation rate at Green River College?

Green River College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 39% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Green River College?

Green River College reports a total enrollment of 7,967 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Green River College?

The average net price at Green River College is $13,803 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Green River College located?

Green River College is located in Auburn, Washington 98092-3622.

Who runs Institutional Research at Green River College?

Green River College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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