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434with a Strong ROI verdict
College Scorecard · 2026 release
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3,376 matching colleges · Showing 3,265–3,288
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Payback guideStrong ≤5 yearsSolid ≤10Slow ≤20Weak >20 or no payback
Washington 64 matching
View state rankingWeak ROI
Big Bend Community College
Moses Lake, WA
Net price / year$12,210PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Peninsula College
Port Angeles, WA
Net price / year$9,246PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Walla Walla University
College Place, WA
Net price / year$23,329Payback6.9 years
Weak ROI
Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett
Everett, WA
Net price / year$14,149PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Saint Martin's University
Lacey, WA
Net price / year$28,119Payback8.2 years
Solid ROI
Perry Technical Institute
Yakima, WA
Net price / year$20,047Payback8.5 years
Strong ROI
Cascadia College
Bothell, WA
Net price / year$12,281Payback4.3 years
Weak ROI
Grays Harbor College
Aberdeen, WA
Net price / year$4,783PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Redmond, WA
Net price / year$44,446Payback5.6 years
Weak ROI
Heritage University
Toppenish, WA
Net price / year$14,598Payback55.3 years
Weak ROI
UEI College-Tacoma
Tacoma, WA
Net price / year$36,850PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
Northwest University
Kirkland, WA
Net price / year$22,288Payback13.6 years
Weak ROI
Northwest Indian College
Bellingham, WA
Net price / year$3,136PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle
Seattle, WA
Net price / year$31,016PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Pima Medical Institute-Renton
Renton, WA
Net price / year$31,578PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education
Kirkland, WA
Net price / year$35,671Payback21.8 years
Weak ROI
Carrington College-Spokane
Spokane, WA
Net price / year$42,335PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane
Spokane Valley, WA
Net price / year$22,646PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Faith International University
Tacoma, WA
Net price / year$22,662Payback34.3 years
Weak ROI
Paul Mitchell the School-Richland
Richland, WA
Net price / year$26,617PaybackNot available
West Virginia 30 matching
View state rankingWeak ROI
American Public University System
Charles Town, WV
Net price / year$9,597PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
Net price / year$15,634Payback8.3 years
Weak ROI
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
Net price / year$7,502PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Fairmont State University
Fairmont, WV
Net price / year$9,032PaybackNot available