Private nonprofit · University

Great Northern University

Spokane, Washington · Midsize city

100.0%
Admit rate
$21,029
Avg net price
50%
Graduation rate
Median earnings

Great Northern University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Spokane, Washington (midsize city setting), enrolling 48 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitSmall · 48 undergradsMidsize cityOpen admissionCold wintersSnowy

About Spokane, Washington

Spokane is a city in and the county seat of Spokane County in the U.S. state of Washington. The first humans to live in the Spokane area were hunter-gatherers that lived off plentiful fish and game; early human remains have been dated to 8,000 to 13,000 years ago. Spokane's main art districts are located in the Davenport Arts District, the Garland Business District, and East Sprague. The First Friday Artwalk, which occurs the first Friday of every month, is dedicated to local vendors and performers displaying art around downtown. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
2 miles to Spokane, WA
To the ocean
223 miles
Nearest airport
7 miles to Spokane (GEG) · major hub

How Great Northern University compares

Selectivity100.0%

More selective than 2% · #21 most selective of 21 in Washington

Graduation rate50%

Higher than 40% · #21 of 25 in Washington

First-year retention100%

Higher than 98%

Average net price$21,029

Cheaper than 45% · #10 cheapest of 25 in Washington

Student–faculty ratio3 : 1

Lower than 98%

Undergraduate enrollment48

Larger than 4%

Percentiles compare Great Northern University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Washington.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White90%
  • Hispanic4.2%
  • Asian2.1%
  • Other or multiracial4.2%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
48
Student–faculty ratio
3 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
42%
First-generation students
Students over 25
25%
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$50,400

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
100.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$18,300
Room & board
$8,694
Books & supplies
$818
Total cost of attendance
$28,405
Average net price
$21,029

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
50%
Graduated on time (4 years)
0%
First-year retention
100%
Transferred to another college
50%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
25%

About 50% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
44
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
92%
Housing charge (year)
$5,000
Application fee
$50

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$19,898
$30–48k
$48–75k
$22,160
$75–110k
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$121,880

$22,160/year × about 5.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Campus climate

Summer high
87°F
Winter low
26°F
Annual rain
17.4″
Annual snow
45.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.12.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Spokane Felts Fld, WA US station (3.7 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.