University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

University of Washington-Tacoma Campus is a public college in Tacoma, WA. Its average net price is $11,900 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$7,236
$30,001 to $48,000$6,570
$48,001 to $75,000$8,115
$75,001 to $110,000$10,702
$110,001 and up$26,542
$13,577Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$44,811Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$11,900Average Net Price
$16,371Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$900Books and Supplies
$3,582Other Expenses
47.9%Students on Pell Grants
27.3%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

82.5%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$67,082
8 years after entry$77,038
10 years after entry$83,105
60.5%Graduation Rate
80.0%Retention Rate
$14,008Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Tacoma, WALocation
Midsize citySetting
4,185Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$70,384 n=189$15,000 n=114
Area Studies$43,984 Small program - rough guide n=89$12,952 Small program - rough guide n=74
Biology$42,473 n=271$15,000 n=249
Business Administration, Management and Operations$54,797 n=246$14,554 n=171
Civil Engineering$75,992 n=107$12,000 Small program - rough guide n=61
Communications$47,679 n=386$13,446 n=211
Computer Engineering$147,670 Small program - rough guide n=39$13,634 Small program - rough guide n=38
Computer Science$77,881 n=639$12,988 n=408
Criminal Justice$48,386 n=105$15,000 Small program - rough guide n=45
Economics$69,514 Small program - rough guide n=78$14,515 Small program - rough guide n=60
Education$43,090 n=157$12,242 Small program - rough guide n=83
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$84,874 n=227$13,978 n=121
Environmental Conservation$39,767 n=195$14,000 n=164
Ethnic and Gender Studies$41,150 Small program - rough guide n=81$11,999 Small program - rough guide n=57
Finance and Financial Management Services$76,160 n=233$11,000 n=122
History$46,456 n=102$15,000 Small program - rough guide n=80
International/Globalization Studies$42,133 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Liberal Arts$30,753 Small program - rough guide n=47$12,993 Small program - rough guide n=38
Marketing$61,306 n=274$12,276 n=140
Mechanical Engineering$79,240 n=116$15,585 n=111
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$48,780 n=134$16,584 Small program - rough guide n=96
Political Science and Government$48,220 n=292$13,000 n=224
Psychology$42,125 n=147$15,855 n=150
Public Health$46,462 n=318$12,364 n=243
Registered Nursing$91,541 n=336$18,000 n=385
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,700 Small program - rough guide n=60$14,906 Small program - rough guide n=46
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,305 Small program - rough guide n=34Not published
Social Sciences, Other$41,033 Small program - rough guide n=36Not published
Social Work$42,900 Small program - rough guide n=62$16,297 Small program - rough guide n=60
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Urban Studies/Affairs$44,690 Small program - rough guide n=33Not published

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