by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Pacific Northwest College of Art, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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The total published cost of attendance at Pacific Northwest College of Art works out to about $67,040.00 a year.
The blocks below show what you would pay with no aid, with average aid, and as a low-income student.
| Tuition and fees | $49,006.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $18,034.00 |
| Total cost | $67,040.00 |
| That is 104% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $67,040.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$34,591.00 |
| Net price | $32,449.00 |
| That is roughly at the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $67,040.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$42,157.00 |
| Net price | $24,883.00 |
| That is 24% below the national average net price. | |
| Go deeper on the components with the tuition & fees page and living costs. |
Cost of attendance here has been rising by roughly 4.6% per year, so the four-year total runs well above today’s cost. These tables carry the cost across a degree for three cases: low-income w/ aid, average aid, and no aid. Loan math assumes ten-year repayment at 6.8% interest.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Freshman year | $26,039.00 | $33,956.00 | $70,154.00 |
| Senior year | $29,838.00 | $38,911.00 | $80,390.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $111,639.00 | $145,584.00 | $300,779.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $42,530.00 | $55,462.00 | $114,586.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,285.00 | $1,675.00 | $3,461.00 |
| Total amount paid | $154,169.00 | $201,046.00 | $415,364.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Freshman year | $26,039.00 | $33,956.00 | $70,154.00 |
| Senior year | $27,248.00 | $35,533.00 | $73,412.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $53,287.00 | $69,490.00 | $143,566.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $20,300.00 | $26,473.00 | $54,694.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $613.00 | $800.00 | $1,652.00 |
| Total amount paid | $73,587.00 | $95,963.00 | $198,260.00 |
Read more in the net-price section.
Net price reflects the true cost to attend after grant and scholarship aid is deducted. For most students, this is the more useful number than published tuition because it reflects the real out-of-pocket cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $35,785.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $40,846.00 |
Net price varies sharply by family income, dropping as need-based aid grows. The figures below give average net price by income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $35,104.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $34,711.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $41,713.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $45,643.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $45,596.00 |
Get a tailored estimate from the Pacific Northwest College of Art Net Price Calculator, or contact the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the financial aid breakdown.
Median graduate debt at Pacific Northwest College of Art amounts to $10,500.00, categorized as a Low ($10-20k) debt-burden category.
The percentile breakdown reveals the full debt landscape:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $4,500.00 |
| 25th | $5,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $10,500.00 |
| 75th | $30,000.00 |
| 90th | $38,358.00 |
The gap between 10th and 90th percentile borrowers gives a sense of how uneven debt outcomes are.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student loan debt detail.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $15,103.00 |
| Middle income | $9,011.00 |
| High income | $8,750.00 |
Low-income borrowers graduate with $6,353.00 in extra median debt compared with high-income peers.
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $10,375.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $10,500.00 |
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. Contrasting Pell and non-Pell borrowers shows how need shapes debt.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of Pacific Northwest College of Art comes to $5,000.00. Federal data flags this school for Pell-related debt inequity.
The default-rate category at Pacific Northwest College of Art is No Data.
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 8.2% |
For a sense of scale, Stafford disbursements at Pacific Northwest College of Art total $67,304,398.00 spread across 2,702 borrowers.
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for substantial federal education benefits including the GI Bill and Tuition Assistance from the Department of Defense.
| GI Bill recipients | 12 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $20,818.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the veterans benefits detail.
Use the figures above as a launch point, then think through Pacific Northwest College of Art, a few questions are worth asking:
Use the pages below to go deeper on a specific part of the cost story:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.