Walden University

What's special

• Walden provides Tempo Learning, an online self-paced competency-based education format where students advance by demonstrating mastery rather than spending fixed time in courses.

  Source: Flexibility Designed for Working Adults - Walden University

Written by us from the linked sources and checked against them on November 5, 2026. Programs and policies change, so confirm details with the school.

Getting in

Admit rate

Open admissionAdmits nearly everyone who applies.Source: College Scorecard

Test policy

Not reportedSource: College Scorecard

SAT (middle 50%)

Not reportedSource: College Scorecard

ACT (middle 50%)

Not reportedSource: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.

Average net price

$29,899full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard

Total cost of attendance

$36,522sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard

Tuition

$13,140Source: College Scorecard

After you enroll

Graduation rate

100%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard

Came back for year two

0%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard

Median earnings

$54,71510 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard

Median debt at graduation

$20,834federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard

Students

Undergraduates

9,136Source: College Scorecard

Receive Pell grants

64%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard

First-generation students

51%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard

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