Colleges / Great Northern University
College · Private nonprofit · Spokane, WA · City
GNU

Great Northern University

Spokane, WA

Address611 East Indiana Avenue, Spokane, WA 99207-2550
Websitewww.greatnorthernu.org
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate100%
6-yr median pay—
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size48
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $21k/yr. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 100% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

48 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $28k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$114k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$84k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$30k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$18.3k
Room & board
$8.7k
Books & supplies
$818

How students pay for it.

Pell grants42%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans25%
Share taking out federal student loans.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention91%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr50%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
Transfer out50%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
48
Location
Spokane, WA
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Accreditor
Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White90%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Unknown4%
  • Asian2%
Part-time44%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
§ V · Majors offered here · 8

What you can study.

Colleges / Great Northern University
College · Private nonprofit · Spokane, WA · City
GNU

Great Northern University

Spokane, WA

Address611 East Indiana Avenue, Spokane, WA 99207-2550
Websitewww.greatnorthernu.org
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate100%
6-yr median pay—
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size48
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $21k/yr. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 100% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

48 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $28k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$114k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$84k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$30k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$18.3k
Room & board
$8.7k
Books & supplies
$818

How students pay for it.

Pell grants42%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans25%
Share taking out federal student loans.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention91%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr50%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
Transfer out50%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
48
Location
Spokane, WA
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Accreditor
Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White90%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Unknown4%
  • Asian2%
Part-time44%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
§ V · Majors offered here · 8

What you can study.