Cost and net price
| In-state tuition and fees | $8,730 |
| Out-of-state tuition and fees | $8,730 |
| Average cost of attendance | $16,919 |
| Books and supplies | $200 |
| Room and board, on campus | Data unavailable |
| Average net price, all aided students | $12,748 |
| Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000 | $12,005 |
| Average net price, family income over $110,000 | $16,397 |
Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Admissions and enrollment
- Admission rate
- Data unavailable
- SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
- Data unavailable
- ACT composite range, middle 50%
- Data unavailable
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 155,088
- Graduate enrollment
- 55,120
- Students receiving Pell grants
- 47%
- Student to faculty ratio
- 42 to 1
Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.
Graduation, earnings, and debt
| Completion within 150% of normal time | 50% |
| Completion within normal time | 40% |
| First-year retention (full-time) | 65% |
| Median federal debt, graduates | $12,500 |
| Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years) | $142 |
| Median Parent PLUS debt, completers | $12,949 |
| Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry | 86% |
Measure definitions and cohorts
- Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.
Programs and program-level outcomes
Highest early earnings among programs at Western Governors University
58 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.
Undergraduate certificate (1)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General CIP 11.01 · All credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
Associate's degree (1)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science CIP 11.07 · All credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
Bachelor's degree (27)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online | 1,310 | $62,743 | $21,997 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online | 2,685 | $70,584 | $22,883 |
| Computer Engineering CIP 14.09 · All credentials fully online | 388 | Suppressed for privacy | $15,147 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.12 · All credentials fully online | 63 | Data unavailable | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer Programming CIP 11.02 · All credentials fully online | 367 | Suppressed for privacy | $23,882 |
| Computer Science CIP 11.07 · All credentials fully online | 1,096 | $86,272 | $17,982 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications CIP 11.08 · All credentials fully online | 210 | $93,757 | $21,786 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications CIP 11.09 · All credentials fully online | 452 | Suppressed for privacy | $14,573 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General CIP 11.01 · All credentials fully online | 984 | $85,048 | $20,365 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management CIP 11.10 · All credentials fully online | 2,736 | $97,728 | $19,805 |
| Data Analytics CIP 30.71 | Suppressed for privacy | $20,000 | |
| Education, General CIP 13.01 | $43,747 | $19,687 | |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research CIP 13.06 · All credentials fully online | 2,871 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design CIP 13.05 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Finance and Financial Management Services CIP 52.08 · All credentials fully online | 65 | Suppressed for privacy | $9,522 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations CIP 52.18 · All credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General CIP 51.00 · All credentials fully online | 35 | $70,421 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online | 1,078 | $68,018 | $28,166 |
| Human Resources Management and Services CIP 52.10 · All credentials fully online | 796 | $63,341 | $18,197 |
| Management Information Systems and Services CIP 52.12 · All credentials fully online | 747 | $86,834 | $17,731 |
| Marketing CIP 52.14 · All credentials fully online | 581 | $59,001 | $19,145 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics CIP 51.27 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Public Health CIP 51.22 · All credentials fully online | 188 | Suppressed for privacy | $21,482 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online | 5,885 | $91,037 | $25,461 |
| Special Education and Teaching CIP 13.10 · All credentials fully online | 604 | $47,786 | $23,194 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods CIP 13.12 · All credentials fully online | 1,612 | Suppressed for privacy | $17,289 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas CIP 13.13 · All credentials fully online | 279 | $48,541 | $21,846 |
Post-baccalaureate certificate (2)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing CIP 51.38 | Suppressed for privacy | $25,146 | |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language CIP 13.14 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
Master's degree (21)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online | 396 | $78,816 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online | 4,712 | $89,182 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer Software and Media Applications CIP 11.08 · All credentials fully online | 578 | $100,883 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications CIP 11.09 · All credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General CIP 11.01 · All credentials fully online | 567 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management CIP 11.10 · All credentials fully online | 1,484 | $119,532 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Curriculum and Instruction CIP 13.03 · All credentials fully online | 5,296 | $62,983 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Education, General CIP 13.01 | $54,354 | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Educational Administration and Supervision CIP 13.04 · All credentials fully online | 623 | $73,981 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research CIP 13.06 · All credentials fully online | 396 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design CIP 13.05 · All credentials fully online | 1,655 | $64,860 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities CIP 51.32 · All credentials fully online | 1,032 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online | 1,945 | $100,359 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Human Resources Management and Services CIP 52.10 · All credentials fully online | 145 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Management Information Systems and Services CIP 52.12 · All credentials fully online | 838 | $108,389 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Marketing CIP 52.14 · All credentials fully online | 188 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online | 1,910 | $105,611 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Special Education and Teaching CIP 13.10 · All credentials fully online | 294 | $60,204 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods CIP 13.12 · All credentials fully online | 1,305 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas CIP 13.13 · All credentials fully online | 1,428 | $61,461 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language CIP 13.14 · All credentials fully online | 337 | $67,436 | Suppressed for privacy |
Graduate certificate (6)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision CIP 13.04 · All credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities CIP 51.32 · All credentials fully online | 7 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online | 4 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods CIP 13.12 · All credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas CIP 13.13 · All credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language CIP 13.14 · All credentials fully online | 62 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 433387, OPEID 033394. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.