+15%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Gonzaga University rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($48.5k → $55.5k).
Washington · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Gonzaga University
Spokane, Washington. 5,098 undergraduate students. 73 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Gonzaga University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Gonzaga University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.2% → 0.0%).
+15%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Gonzaga University rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($48.5k → $55.5k).
+27%
Private nonprofit bachelor's-predominant peer
10-year earnings at Gonzaga University are 27% above the private nonprofit bachelor's-predominant peer median ($78.9k vs $62.0k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Washington
Each tile compares this institution to the Washington median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$78,892+19% · 6→10y
Washington median $47,350$66,525
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry86.9%+36% · '97→'24
Washington median 46.8%$20,500+69% · '97→'20
At program completion5,098+84% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS93.9%+1% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time76.0%-0% · '01→'24
latest cohort$53,500+218% · '00→'24
out-of-state $53,500SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.5%Median federal debt $20,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $78,892 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+36%
Gonzaga University · completion · 150% rose
63.4% → 86.3%
+54%
Gonzaga University · completion · 100% rose
41.9% → 64.5%
+84%
Gonzaga University · undergrad enrollment rose
2,822 → 5,198
+218%
Gonzaga University · in-state tuition rose
$17,460 → $55,480
+218%
Gonzaga University · out-of-state tuition rose
$17,460 → $55,480
+69%
Gonzaga University · median debt rose
$14,500 → $24,454
-100%
Gonzaga University · cohort default rate fell
4.0% → 0.0%
+50%
Gonzaga University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$52,600 → $78,892
+64%
Gonzaga University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$46,500 → $76,082
+65%
Gonzaga University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$40,400 → $66,525
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$131,616Computer Science.$114,331Business Administration, Management and Operations.$112,420Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$101,957Accounting and Related Services.$99,130Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$96,703Accounting and Related Services.$96,389Business/Commerce, General.$93,949Economics.$93,627Business/Commerce, General.$92,893Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other.$90,272Law.$89,280Mechanical Engineering.$86,247Civil Engineering.$85,891Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.$76,508Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.$71,987Political Science and Government.$71,779International Relations and National Security Studies.$68,710Mathematics.$68,461Special Education and Teaching.$68,277History.$67,052Criminology.$64,680Biology, General.$63,788Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$63,166
Showing top 24 of 31 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
31 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Gonzaga University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$914,058
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 7
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $25,096
- HS-only baseline · WA
- $41,200
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Washington
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Gonzaga University graduates earn $X” — not “Gonzaga University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Gonzaga University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.