Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$20,063
$27,356
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$10,370
$18,053
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$15,908
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What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Olympic College
Highline College
Under $30,000
$8,702
$16,701
$30,000–$48,000
$9,648
$17,429
$48,000–$75,000
$10,931
$18,849
$75,000–$110,000
$13,343
$22,700
Over $110,000
$17,733
$25,202
After you start
Measure
Olympic College
Highline College
Undergrads
3,826
3,838
Graduate within 6 years
34%
39%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$48,582
$54,850
Median debt at graduation
$12,500
$9,820
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers
