Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building
Tuition per year
$20,025
$37,893 with room and board
Peer median $18,730
Undergraduates
50
Student-faculty ratio 7:1
Peer median 21 : 1
“Peers” are all 44 private two-year technical schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 2-year
- Location
- Port Hadlock, Washington
- Website
- www.nwswb.edu
- Undergraduates
- 50
- Student-faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Rural, near a city
- Nearest major city
- Seattle, about 35 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA), about 45 mi
- Academic calendar
- Quarter
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Rebecca Benjamin (Executive Director)
- Phone
- 3603854948
- City
- Port Hadlock, Washington
- Address
- 42 N Water St, Port Hadlock, WA 98339
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
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| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Wooden Boatbuilding Technology/Technician. | - |
Students
50 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 84:16 · Freshman retention 85.7%
- Continuing undergraduates 6
- First-year undergraduates 18
- Transfers and others 26
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (50)
Age distribution
Bachelor's
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 44 private two-year technical schools in the U.S.
1 in 2025 · 3.2% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$37,893
- Undergraduate tuition
- $20,025
- Room and board
- $17,868
Peer median tuition + room and board $30,485 · all 44 private two-year technical schools in the U.S.
Tuition rose 38% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 111%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$3.0M
Expenses$2.2M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 44 private two-year technical schools in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle · 32.1 mi
U.S. News #262
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University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle · 33.4 mi
U.S. News #49
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Seattle UniversitySeattle · 35.6 mi
U.S. News #179
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University of Puget SoundTacoma · 54.8 mi
Liberal Arts #100
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Portland State UniversityPortland · 174.3 mi
U.S. News #236
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Pacific UniversityForest Grove · 174.4 mi
U.S. News #236
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Reed CollegePortland · 176.5 mi
Liberal Arts #60
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Lewis & Clark CollegePortland · 178.5 mi
Liberal Arts #97
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George Fox UniversityNewberg · 188.9 mi
U.S. News #262
Peer median 0.0 · all 44 private two-year technical schools in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.