Colleges in Washington
100 colleges and universities with 225,805 undergraduates. Rankings: colleges with the lowest net price · colleges whose graduates earn the most · easiest colleges to get into · most selective colleges · colleges with the highest graduation rate · cheapest in-state tuition.
Largest colleges
| College | Net price | Acceptance | Graduation | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public · 31,942 students |
$14,091 | 39% | 85% | $78,466 |
| Washington State University Pullman, WA · Public · 21,099 students |
$14,971 | 87% | 61% | $68,905 |
| Western Washington University Bellingham, WA · Public · 13,544 students |
$21,193 | 93% | 65% | $62,569 |
| Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA · Public · 7,833 students |
$18,476 | 91% | 54% | $61,580 |
| Bellevue College Bellevue, WA · Public · 7,364 students |
$11,430 | — | 36% | $56,310 |
| Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA · Public · 6,222 students |
$13,886 | 91% | 43% | $57,897 |
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA · Public · 5,457 students |
$12,319 | 91% | 65% | $78,466 |
| Pierce College District Lakewood, WA · Public · 5,313 students |
$10,222 | — | 31% | $47,532 |
| Gonzaga University Spokane, WA · Private nonprofit · 5,198 students |
$35,119 | 82% | 86% | $78,892 |
| Green River College Auburn, WA · Public · 4,965 students |
$13,803 | — | 39% | $50,712 |
| Clark College Vancouver, WA · Public · 4,945 students |
$11,465 | — | 39% | $42,356 |
| Everett Community College Everett, WA · Public · 4,709 students |
$10,684 | — | 37% | $45,434 |
| Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA · Public · 4,668 students |
$8,376 | — | 32% | $47,168 |
| Columbia Basin College Pasco, WA · Public · 4,640 students |
$8,317 | — | 33% | $46,680 |
| Spokane Community College Spokane, WA · Public · 4,533 students |
$5,473 | — | 33% | $41,984 |
| University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA · Public · 4,185 students |
$10,163 | 83% | 63% | $78,466 |
| Seattle University Seattle, WA · Private nonprofit · 4,062 students |
$34,662 | 77% | 76% | $75,272 |
| Seattle Central College Seattle, WA · Public · 3,953 students |
$8,819 | — | 32% | $43,307 |
| Highline College Des Moines, WA · Public · 3,838 students |
$9,879 | — | 35% | $47,869 |
| Olympic College Bremerton, WA · Public · 3,826 students |
$7,172 | — | 31% | $43,169 |
| Edmonds College Lynnwood, WA · Public · 3,656 students |
$11,010 | — | 29% | $48,144 |
| Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA · Public · 3,199 students |
$7,409 | — | 32% | $38,955 |
| South Puget Sound Community College Olympia, WA · Public · 3,075 students |
$9,132 | — | 44% | $45,039 |
| North Seattle College Seattle, WA · Public · 3,074 students |
$10,740 | — | 33% | $47,728 |
| Shoreline College Shoreline, WA · Public · 3,046 students |
$8,585 | — | 29% | $52,009 |
| Yakima Valley College Yakima, WA · Public · 2,770 students |
$11,843 | — | 29% | $43,499 |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA · Public · 2,636 students |
$9,864 | — | 43% | $41,787 |
| Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WA · Public · 2,477 students |
$6,064 | — | 36% | $43,505 |
| Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla, WA · Public · 2,418 students |
$9,406 | — | 38% | $43,526 |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, WA · Public · 2,406 students |
$6,817 | — | 37% | $50,669 |
| Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA · Private nonprofit · 2,401 students |
$19,589 | 78% | 69% | $66,990 |
| Whatcom Community College Bellingham, WA · Public · 2,378 students |
$11,795 | — | 36% | $44,092 |
| The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA · Public · 2,160 students |
$24,319 | 96% | 41% | $45,320 |
| Lower Columbia College Longview, WA · Public · 1,932 students |
$7,630 | — | 23% | $40,691 |
| Whitworth University Spokane, WA · Private nonprofit · 1,858 students |
$26,534 | 90% | 71% | $58,561 |
| Bates Technical College Tacoma, WA · Public · 1,813 students |
$6,292 | — | 43% | $50,051 |
| Renton Technical College Renton, WA · Public · 1,783 students |
$8,296 | — | 46% | $49,782 |
| Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA · Private nonprofit · 1,762 students |
$24,488 | 83% | 62% | $64,506 |
| Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee, WA · Public · 1,759 students |
$9,722 | — | 43% | $41,127 |
| Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA · Public · 1,733 students |
$5,997 | — | 42% | $49,748 |
| South Seattle College Seattle, WA · Public · 1,616 students |
$6,004 | — | 31% | $44,486 |
| University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA · Private nonprofit · 1,594 students |
$38,394 | 72% | 68% | $69,594 |
| Centralia College Centralia, WA · Public · 1,552 students |
$9,862 | — | 42% | $43,140 |
| Whitman College Walla Walla, WA · Private nonprofit · 1,531 students |
$33,313 | 38% | 81% | $67,589 |
| Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, WA · Public · 1,272 students |
$12,210 | — | 42% | $43,814 |
| Peninsula College Port Angeles, WA · Public · 1,263 students |
$9,246 | — | 37% | $37,078 |
| Walla Walla University College Place, WA · Private nonprofit · 1,252 students |
$23,329 | — | 60% | $61,885 |
| Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett Everett, WA · Private for-profit · 1,172 students |
$14,149 | — | 83% | $26,872 |
| Saint Martin's University Lacey, WA · Private nonprofit · 1,158 students |
$28,119 | 90% | 52% | $62,092 |
| City University of Seattle Seattle, WA · Private nonprofit · 1,137 students |
— | — | — | $69,460 |
| Perry Technical Institute Yakima, WA · Private nonprofit · 1,072 students |
$20,047 | — | 79% | $57,764 |
| Cascadia College Bothell, WA · Public · 1,032 students |
$12,281 | — | 32% | $54,133 |
| Grays Harbor College Aberdeen, WA · Public · 1,010 students |
$4,783 | — | 39% | $40,865 |
| DigiPen Institute of Technology Redmond, WA · Private for-profit · 995 students |
$44,446 | 64% | 61% | $79,878 |
| Heritage University Toppenish, WA · Private nonprofit · 812 students |
$14,598 | — | 54% | $49,416 |
| UEI College-Tacoma Tacoma, WA · Private for-profit · 689 students |
$36,850 | — | 58% | $30,848 |
| Northwest University Kirkland, WA · Private nonprofit · 645 students |
$22,288 | 83% | 71% | $54,914 |
| Northwest Indian College Bellingham, WA · Public · 629 students |
$3,136 | — | 18% | $35,447 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Seattle Seattle, WA · Private for-profit · 471 students |
$31,016 | — | 68% | $38,673 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Renton Renton, WA · Private for-profit · 456 students |
$31,578 | — | 69% | $38,673 |
| Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education Kirkland, WA · Private nonprofit · 405 students |
$35,671 | — | 50% | $54,914 |
| Carrington College-Spokane Spokane, WA · Private for-profit · 352 students |
$42,335 | — | 42% | $36,625 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane Spokane Valley, WA · Private for-profit · 296 students |
$22,646 | — | 54% | $27,209 |
| Faith International University Tacoma, WA · Private nonprofit · 276 students |
$22,662 | — | 25% | $51,006 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Richland Richland, WA · Private for-profit · 256 students |
$26,617 | — | 74% | $27,407 |
| Divers Institute of Technology Seattle, WA · Private for-profit · 198 students |
$39,337 | — | 91% | $62,489 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle Seattle, WA · Private for-profit · 154 students |
$23,787 | — | 67% | $32,491 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Federal Way Federal Way, WA · Private for-profit · 147 students |
$13,711 | — | 6% | $31,123 |
| International Beauty Education Center Spokane, WA · Private for-profit · 146 students |
$17,415 | — | 81% | — |
| Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs Spokane, WA · Private nonprofit · 145 students |
— | 29% | — | $58,561 |
| Northwest College of Art & Design Tacoma, WA · Private for-profit · 139 students |
$16,418 | 66% | 58% | $31,167 |
| Summit Salon Academy Tacoma, WA · Private for-profit · 138 students |
$25,471 | — | 59% | $31,648 |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline Shoreline, WA · Private for-profit · 131 students |
$20,286 | — | 74% | $29,827 |
| Pacific Northwest Christian College Kennewick, WA · Private nonprofit · 129 students |
$10,041 | — | 100% | — |
| Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus Vancouver, WA · Private for-profit · 122 students |
— | — | 89% | $33,003 |
| Elite Cosmetology Barber & Spa Academy Yakima, WA · Private for-profit · 118 students |
$14,513 | — | 47% | — |
| Centralia Beauty College Centralia, WA · Private for-profit · 90 students |
$10,447 | — | 82% | — |
| Studio Beauty School Spokane Valley, WA · Private for-profit · 81 students |
$18,911 | — | 82% | — |
| Antioch University-Seattle Seattle, WA · Private nonprofit · 74 students |
— | — | — | $51,541 |
| Seattle Film Institute Seattle, WA · Private for-profit · 65 students |
$41,595 | — | 57% | — |
| Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building Port Hadlock, WA · Private nonprofit · 50 students |
$32,033 | — | 90% | — |
| Stylemaster College of Hair Design Longview, WA · Private for-profit · 50 students |
$6,773 | — | 23% | $20,580 |
| Northwest HVAC/R Training Center Spokane, WA · Private nonprofit · 50 students |
$15,590 | — | 91% | $60,551 |
| Great Northern University Spokane, WA · Private nonprofit · 48 students |
$21,029 | 100% | 50% | — |
| Academy of Interactive Entertainment Seattle, WA · Private nonprofit · 47 students |
$34,626 | 42% | 84% | — |
| Bastyr University Kenmore, WA · Private nonprofit · 39 students |
— | — | — | $49,364 |
| Zorganics Institute of Beauty and Wellness Bellingham, WA · Private for-profit · 35 students |
$20,354 | — | — | — |
| Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology Kennewick, WA · Private for-profit · 34 students |
$22,095 | — | 96% | $24,668 |
| The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology Seattle, WA · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | — |
| Shoreline Community College - Dental Hygiene Seattle, WA · Public |
— | — | — | $52,009 |
| Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences Yakima, WA · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | — |
| Washington State University - Everett Campus Everett, WA · Public |
— | — | — | $68,905 |
| Washington State University-Vancouver Vancouver, WA · Public |
— | — | — | $68,905 |
| Washington State University - Global Campus Pullman, WA · Public |
— | — | — | $68,905 |
| Moody Bible Institute - Spokane Spokane, WA · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | $45,399 |
| Washington State University-Spokane Spokane, WA · Public |
— | — | — | $68,905 |
| Columbia College - Naval Station Everett/Marysville Marysville, WA · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | $45,378 |
| Columbia College - Whidbey Island Oak Harbor, WA · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | $45,378 |
| Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine Seattle, WA · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | — |
| Washington State University-Tri Cities Richland, WA · Public |
— | — | — | $68,905 |
Cities
- Aberdeen 1
- Auburn 1
- Bellevue 1
- Bellingham 5
- Bothell 2
- Bremerton 1
- Centralia 2
- Cheney 1
- College Place 1
- Des Moines 1
- Ellensburg 1
- Everett 3
- Federal Way 1
- Kenmore 1
- Kennewick 2
- Kirkland 3
- Lacey 1
- Lakewood 2
- Longview 2
- Lynnwood 1
- Marysville 1
- Moses Lake 1
- Mount Vernon 1
- Oak Harbor 1
- Olympia 2
- Pasco 1
- Port Angeles 1
- Port Hadlock 1
- Pullman 2
- Redmond 1
- Renton 2
- Richland 2
- Seattle 16
- Shoreline 2
- Spokane 11
- Spokane Valley 2
- Tacoma 9
- Toppenish 1
- Vancouver 3
- Walla Walla 2
- Wenatchee 1
- Yakima 4