WA SB5785

Students with family incomes between 0-60% of state median family income receive the maximum Washington College Grant starting in the 2025-26 academic year, with prorated awards for incomes between 61-100%

Beginning in 2026-27, maximum grant awards for private four-year not-for-profit institutions and Western Governors University-Washington are reduced to 50% of the average award at public research universities

Students attending four-year and two-year private for-profit institutions lose Washington College Grant eligibility after the 2025-26 academic year

College Bound Scholarship eligibility requires family income at or below 65% of state median family income at high school graduation, with scholarship awards capped at six years or 150% of program length

Effective July 1, 2025, signed by Governor Bob Ferguson on May 20, 2025