WWU Part-Time Tuition & Fees

What Will It Cost to Attend Western Washington University Per Credit Hour?

Use the figures below to see the per-credit-hour cost for part-time students at Western Washington University, along with the full annual tuition and fee breakdown.

Here’s what this page covers:

WWU Cost Per Credit Hour
WWU Tuition Trend
Options to Finance Your Education

What Does WWU Charge for Part-Time Enrollment?

$275 In-State Per Credit Hour

$912 Out-of-State Per Credit Hour

In-state students taking courses part-time pay $275 for each credit hour. Out-of-state part-time enrollment costs $912 for each credit hour.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Cost Per Credit Hour	$275	$912

Note that the per-credit-hour cost shown here is the published rate, not counting any grant aid or scholarships a student may qualify for.

To put the per-credit-hour rate in context, full-time annual tuition and fees at Western Washington University are broken out below.

Required fees account for amounted to $1,342 in-state and $1,342 out-of-state; the balance is base tuition.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$8,240	$27,365
Fees	$1,342	$1,342
Total	$9,582	$28,707

The totals above are for instruction and do not cover room and board.

Recent Tuition Trend at WWU in Recent Years

This is how tuition at Western Washington University has changed over recent reported years.

Year	In-State Tuition	Out-of-State Tuition
Three Years Ago	$7,572	$24,799
Two Years Ago	$7,760	$25,666
One Year Ago	$7,997	$26,564
Most Recent Year	$8,240	$27,365

Most recently, out-of-state tuition increased 3.0%. Carrying the same rate forward one year puts tuition + fees around $29,572 in the following year.

Plan for Annual Cost Increases

Tuition tends to creep up year over year at most schools, so plan for the cost in later years to exceed today’s posted rate.

Plan Around the Cumulative Cost

When you map out how you’ll pay for college, build in expected annual increases so rising costs don’t blow up your plan.

How to Fund Your WWU Coursework

The per-credit-hour rate is only one piece of the cost picture — aid and scholarships can meaningfully lower the real cost.

To learn about the aid available at Western Washington University, take a look at the Western Washington University Financial Aid page.

Comparing to full-time enrollment? See the Western Washington University Tuition & Fees page.