Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, Utah
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb
- 155,088 undergrads
- Online only
- Admit rate
- Open admissionSource: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $12,748per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 48%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $76,99910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Rather than following standard semester timelines, students progress through courses at their own speed as soon as they demonstrate mastery by passing required assessments.
Source: Competency-Based Education | A New Way to Learn | WGU
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
- $12,748full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $16,919sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $8,730Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 48%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 65%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $76,99910 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 155,088Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 47%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 47%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Brigham Young University Provo, UT — admits 68%
- Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ — admits 79%
- Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ — admits 90%
- Bellevue University Bellevue, NE
- University of the People Pasadena, CA
- Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ — admits 67%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Western Governors University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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