Toppenish, Washington · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Rural area
Overview
Heritage University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Toppenish, Washington. Its campus is in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 937, made up of 815 undergraduates and 122 graduate students.
Heritage University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 44 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Elementary Education and Teaching, Social Work, and Psychology, General. It awarded 205 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 57% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
937
Students enrolled
57%
First-year retention
205
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
44
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 44
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
57%
First-year retention, part-time students
33%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
155
Associate degrees
3
Master's degrees
16
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
31
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
937
Undergraduates, fall 2024
815
Graduate students, fall 2024
122
Full-time, fall 2024
92%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,029
Undergraduates, 2024-25
877
Graduate students, 2024-25
152
Full-time, 2024-25
87%
Size category
Under 1,000 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
77%
Men
23%
White
14%
Hispanic or Latino
66%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
12%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
7%
Students taking some online courses
44%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
President
Christopher Gilmer
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training