2025 Tightest Washington Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among Washington colleges, University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the tightest acceptance rate (47.52%) and Whitman College has the second lowest rate (47.70%) based on academic year 2022-2023 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest Washington Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year Washington colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest Washington Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA | 52,488 | 24,942 | 7,386 | 47.5% | 29.6% | $41,997 | 55,620 | - |
| 2 | Whitman College Walla Walla, WA | 5,497 | 2,622 | 336 | 47.7% | 12.8% | $61,492 | 1,544 | 1,360 |
| 3 | Gonzaga University Spokane, WA | 9,887 | 6,895 | 1,217 | 69.7% | 17.7% | $53,500 | 7,306 | 1,315 |
| 4 | University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA | 5,345 | 4,418 | 405 | 82.7% | 9.2% | $59,900 | 1,914 | 1,310 |
| 5 | Washington State University Pullman, WA | 19,401 | 16,123 | 3,991 | 83.1% | 24.8% | $29,073 | 26,490 | - |
| 6 | Seattle University Seattle, WA | 7,934 | 6,756 | 1,004 | 85.2% | 14.9% | $54,285 | 7,182 | 1,260 |
| 7 | Western Washington University Bellingham, WA | 11,864 | 10,997 | 3,223 | 92.7% | 29.3% | $27,853 | 14,651 | 1,230 |
| 8 | Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA | 6,409 | 5,992 | 1,410 | 93.5% | 23.5% | $26,771 | 8,796 | - |
Qualified Washington Colleges in Core Admission Stats
