- The Inkwell
- Washington
- Heritage University
Toppenish, WARural: fringeZIP 98948Founded 1981
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1981
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.heritage.edu
WashingtonPrivate nonprofit
Heritage University
Heritage University is a private nonprofit university in Toppenish, Washington, with 812 undergraduates. It graduates 57% within six years and costs $10,747 a year after aid.
57%graduate
Retention57%
4-year graduation33%
Pell Grant share73%
Federal loans31%
$10,747net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
57%graduate in 6 years
$58,279median earnings, 10 yrs
$15,000median debt
#880 of 1,704 for earnings#211 of 1,739 for lowest net price#790 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $30,168tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $21,556
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $21,556
- Average net price
- $10,747national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,958
$30,001–48,000$10,489
$48,001–75,000$9,555
$75,001–110,000$13,221
$110,001+$12,908
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college57%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college57%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college73%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 57%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 33%
- First-year retention
- 57%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,754
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,279middle 50%: $36,801–$78,362
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$78,362
Median, Heritage University$58,279
Lower quarter$36,801
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 812
- Part-time
- 8.1%
- Women / men
- 78% / 22%
- Average age at entry
- 24.4
- First-generation students
- 63%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 73%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 40%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,471 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,774
- Endowment, end of year
- $39,805,351
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White10%
Hispanic73%
Black1.0%
Asian0.6%
Two or more races2.2%
U.S. nonresident0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native11%
Unknown1.5%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Public administration & social service21%
Education17%
Psychology16%
Health professions16%
Business & management10%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.3%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.3%
Liberal arts & humanities1.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 235422. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5739095.