FourYearCost

South Seattle College

Seattle, WAPublicRank 1453 of 1,732

Heads-up: 74% of undergraduates here are part-time and 15% study fully online (IPEDS fall 2023). Large part-time, online or adult populations can make the later-years average look lower for reasons unrelated to freshman aid, so this college is left out of the default traditional ranking.

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$6,741
218 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$7,522
654 recipients
The drop
−$781
-11.6% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$6,741Later years$7,522

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$6,149
$30–48k$7,592
$48–75k$7,748
$75–110k$5,822
$110k+—

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid, in-state. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$4,865
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$4,865
Change$0 (+0.0%)
Tuition and fees (out-of-state), 2023-24$5,354

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend (in-state)

$4,7172018-19$4,7172019-20$4,2142020-21$4,8312021-22$4,8652022-23$4,8652023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +3.1% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$7,5472020-21$9,5942021-22$8,5962022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid, in-state. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years—
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)—
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants38%
Freshmen taking federal loans1%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$2,516
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$461

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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More: all WA colleges · how aid changes after year one · lowest net price for low-income families · 2026-27 state cost reports

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CollegeFreshman grantDrop
Columbia Basin College$6,754−$218
Yakima Valley College$6,721−$168
Cascadia College$6,785$508
Lake Washington Institute of Technology$6,813−$1,361
Walla Walla Community College$6,635−$619

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