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Grays Harbor College Data & Information Overview

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Find out more about how Grays Harbor College ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below. Want to dig deeper into a particular stat? Just click on its tile and you’ll be taked to a more in-depth page on the figure. In addition, you can use the links below to quickly jump to any section on this page.

How Well Is Grays Harbor College Ranked?

#2,034 Best Colleges in Nation
#47 Best Colleges in WA
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked GHC as #2,034 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when GHC held the #2,048 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 50 colleges in Washington, GHC is ranked at #47.

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Is It Hard to Get Into GHC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Grays Harbor College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

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Grays Harbor College Faculty

14 to 1 Student to Faculty
97% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Grays Harbor College is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Grays Harbor College is 97%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  97 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Grays Harbor College

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Grays Harbor College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,028 Full-Time Undergraduates
32.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
57.9% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,553 undergraduates at GHC with 1,028 being full-time and 525 being part-time.

How Much Does Grays Harbor College Cost?

$7,843 Net Price
8% Take Out Loans
$22,884 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of GHC is $7,843. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for GHC

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$6,895$7,967$7,554$14,480$14,067

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of GHC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At GHC, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $5,721 a year. That adds up to $22,884 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do GHC Graduates Make?

$40,865 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from GHC make about $40,865 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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Location of Grays Harbor College

Washington State
1,028 Full-Time Undergraduates
Rural Campus Setting
Grays Harbor College is a public institution situated in Aberdeen, Washington. The rural area surrounding GHC is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

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Contact details for GHC are given below.

Contact Details
Address:1620 Edward P Smith Drive, Aberdeen, WA 98520-7599
Phone:360-532-9020
Website:www.ghc.edu/

Grays Harbor College Majors

27 Majors With Completions
854 Undergraduate Degrees
854 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 27 majors graduated from Grays Harbor College. Of these students, 854 received undergraduate degrees and 854 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies162NA
Mental & Social Health Services48NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific41$33,763
Business Administration & Management39NA
Precision Metal Working27NA
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair25NA
Nursing20NA
Forestry20NA
Carpentry10NA
General Physical Sciences7NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Grays Harbor College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at GHC

61% Take At Least One Class Online
36% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2022-2023, 896 students took at least one online class at Grays Harbor College. This is a decrease from the 976 students who took online classes the previous year.

YearTook at Least One Online ClassTook All Classes Online
2022-2023896526
2021-2022976565
2020-20211,271961
2018-2019878431

Learn more about online learning at Grays Harbor College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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