Great Northern University
Spokane, Washington · Website
$21,029
net price a year, after grants
$21,029
net price a year, after grants
Great Northern University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Spokane, Washington with 48 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $21,029 a year (tuition and fees $18,300). It admits 100% of applicants and 50% of students finish within 6 years.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$21,029
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$18,300
US median $11,837
Admission rate
100%
US median 78%
Completion rate
50%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
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Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $21,029
- Tuition and fees
- $18,300
- Cost of attendance
- $28,405
- Students with a need-based grant
- 42%
- Students with federal loans
- 25%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $19,898
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,160
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2021-22 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $15,600 in 2021-22 to $18,300 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 100%
- Undergraduates
- 48
- Part-time students
- 44%
- Women
- 60%
- Students per teacher
- 3
- Completion rate
- 50%
- Retention rate
- 100%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 13
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | WA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $21,029 | $14,091 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $18,300 | $8,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 100% | 83% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 50% | 50% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 100% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $13,653 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $42,696 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $47,869 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
13 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Spokane and Washington on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Washington
- Homes: Homes for sale in Washington
Questions and answers
How much does Great Northern University cost?
$21,029 a year is the average net price at Great Northern University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $18,300, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $28,405. Families earning under $30,000 pay $19,898 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Great Northern University?
100% of applicants are admitted to Great Northern University. The median admission rate of colleges in Washington is 83%.
What is the graduation rate at Great Northern University?
50% of first-time, full-time students at Great Northern University finish within 6 years. 100% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Great Northern University?
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (2 bachelor's graduates), Communication and Media Studies (1 bachelor's graduates), Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies (1 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 13 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.