Heritage University
Toppenish, WA · Private four-year · Rural: Fringe
783undergraduates
$11,934average net price per year
40%graduate in 6 years
58%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
19 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Social Work Bachelor's (41 awarded)
Education (4)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (35 awarded)
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Mathematics Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Teacher Education, Multiple Levels Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Certificate (1-2 years) (22 awarded), Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (3)
- Behavioral Aspects of Health Certificate (1-2 years) (5 awarded)
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician Certificate (1-2 years) (7 awarded), Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (2)
- Accounting Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Bachelor's (19 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (3 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (1)
- Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Graduate programs (4)
- Education, Other Master's
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's
- Elementary Education and Teaching Master's
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $19,920
- Books and supplies
- $942
- Total cost living at home
- $24,598
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $10,713 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $12,202 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $12,511 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $13,275 |
| Over $110,000 | $18,198 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 98%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 98%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $17,486
- Got a grant from the college
- 92%
- Average grant from the college
- $4,491
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 63%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 21%
- Average amount borrowed
- $5,360
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 23%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 38%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 40%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 53%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 40%
- Transferred to another college
- 28%
- Came back for year two
- 58%
| Pell grant students | 38% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 0% |
| Neither | 65% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 62 | 44% |
| Men | 45 | 36% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 40% (small group) |
| Hispanic | 92 | 43% |
| White | 5 | 20% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 5 | 0% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 116 | 51% | 24% |
| Started here, part-time | 5 | 20% (small group) | 20% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 135 | 72% | 18% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 9 | 0% (small group) | 56% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 835
- Undergraduates
- 783
- Full-time undergraduates
- 704
- Part-time undergraduates
- 79
- Graduate students
- 52
- Students per faculty member
- 7 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 31%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 4%
| Women | 78% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Black | 1% |
| Hispanic | 73% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 8% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Race unknown | 1% |
| International | 0% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Rural: Fringe
- Address
- 3240 Fort Rd, Toppenish, WA, 98948
- County
- Yakima County
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Offers
- Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
- Open admission
- Yes
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.