2024 Washington Colleges Comparison
In Washington, 92 colleges are active and serve higher education to students. By school type, there are 42 public schools and 50 private schools. By school level, 63 4-years (or high) schools, 10 2-4 years schools (community colleges), and 19 less than 2 years schools (career, technical or vocational schools) are active this year based on the IPEDS data.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Washington colleges is $13,969 for state residents and $18,445 for out-of-state students in 2024. The graduate tuition & fee is $19,362 for state residents and $24,759 for out-of-state students. A total of 3,049 students enrolled in Washington colleges including 2,842 undergraduate and 1,284 graduate students.
Most Compared Washington Colleges
The following Washington college pairs are frequently compared by users. You can compare the schools by their most important academic factors such as acceptance rate and tuition.
2024 Statistics for Washington Colleges
Of the 92 Washington schools, Northwest University ranked first and University of Washington-Seattle Campus ranked second (view more at Washington college rankings).
The 2024 average tuition & fees of all Washington colleges is $13,969 for Washington residents and $18,445 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 79.80% and the average SAT score is 1,234. The average number of students is 3,049 and the average student to faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
The below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for Washington colleges. For the statistics, we include only 4-years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges.
In addition, for some statistics, we include only eligible colleges, for example, for the graduate tuition & fees over colleges that offer the graduate programs.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees of Washington colleges are $18,445 and Whitman College has the highest tuition & fees of $61,492 and Northwest Indian College has the lowest tuition & fees of $3,969.
- The average graduate tuition & fees of Washington colleges are $24,759 and Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences has the highest tuition & fees of $41,756 and Faith International University has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,350.
- The average SAT score of Washington colleges is 1,234 and University of Washington-Bothell Campus has the highest SAT score of 1,360 and Saint Martin's University has the lowest score of 1,070.
- The average acceptance rate of Washington colleges is 79.80% and University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the tightest (lowest) rate of 43% and The Evergreen State College has the loosest (lowest) rate of 97%.
- The average student population of Washington colleges is 3,049 and University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most students of 52,319 and Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine has the fewest students of 33.
- The average graduation rate of Washington colleges is 51.81% and Whitman College has the highest rate of 90% and Faith International University has the lowest rate of 16%.
Washington Colleges Core Statistics Comparison
The following table lists colleges located in Washington ordered by college ranking. The ranking is targeting only 4-years universities and colleges. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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| College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest University Kirkland, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $36,035 | $20,959 | 1,200 | 88.1% | 1,014 | 67% | 9 to 1 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $41,997 | $32,511 | - | 43.0% | 52,319 | 84% | 21 to 1 |
| Gonzaga University Spokane, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $53,500 | $20,244 | 1,315 | 76.0% | 7,253 | 88% | 12 to 1 |
| Western Washington University Bellingham, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $27,853 | $26,574 | 1,230 | 91.0% | 14,747 | 65% | 17 to 1 |
| Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $50,272 | $33,051 | 1,130 | 81.0% | 2,633 | 71% | 11 to 1 |
| Seattle University Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $54,285 | $15,795 | 1,260 | 76.0% | 7,121 | 74% | 10 to 1 |
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $41,913 | $32,427 | 1,360 | 92.0% | 5,735 | 68% | 21 to 1 |
| Washington State University Pullman, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $29,073 | $29,567 | - | 85.0% | 27,539 | 62% | 15 to 1 |
| University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $42,171 | $32,685 | - | 83.0% | 4,794 | 54% | 15 to 1 |
| Whitman College Walla Walla, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $61,492 | - | 1,360 | 50.0% | 1,493 | 90% | 9 to 1 |
| Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $25,892 | $29,102 | - | 92.0% | 10,910 | 49% | 19 to 1 |
| Walla Walla University College Place, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $33,027 | $27,468 | - | - | 1,432 | 62% | 13 to 1 |
| Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $38,814 | $20,850 | 1,200 | 91.0% | 3,118 | 65% | 12 to 1 |
| The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $30,980 | $28,637 | 1,130 | 97.0% | 2,105 | 41% | 17 to 1 |
| Heritage University Toppenish, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $19,920 | $10,020 | - | - | 853 | 44% | 8 to 1 |
| University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $59,900 | $38,676 | 1,310 | 76.0% | 2,023 | 76% | 9 to 1 |
| Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $26,771 | $27,263 | - | 90.0% | 9,257 | 52% | 14 to 1 |
| Whitworth University Spokane, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $50,920 | $12,924 | 1,210 | 87.0% | 2,415 | 75% | 10 to 1 |
| Saint Martin's University Lacey, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $44,210 | $16,252 | 1,070 | 76.0% | 1,609 | 60% | 11 to 1 |
| City University of Seattle Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,965 | $12,167 | - | - | 2,095 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Antioch University-Seattle Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $19,410 | $20,166 | - | - | 799 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Studio Beauty School Spokane Valley, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $8,410 | - | - | - | 88 | 94% | 10 to 1 |
| Columbia Basin College Pasco, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $8,239 | - | - | - | 6,192 | 28% | 19 to 1 |
| Bates Technical College Tacoma, WA Public, 2-4 years | $11,518 | - | - | - | 4,133 | 40% | 23 to 1 |
| Cascadia College Bothell, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,864 | - | - | - | 1,844 | 35% | 13 to 1 |
| Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA Public, 2-4 years | $7,430 | - | - | - | 4,418 | 29% | 14 to 1 |
| Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education Kirkland, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,652 | $16,550 | - | - | 1,222 | 38% | 17 to 1 |
| Divers Institute of Technology Seattle, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $27,500 | - | - | - | 231 | 89% | 13 to 1 |
| Lower Columbia College Longview, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $5,633 | - | - | - | 2,435 | 25% | 13 to 1 |
| The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $17,460 | - | - | 283 | - | - |
| Edmonds College Lynnwood, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,553 | - | - | - | 5,753 | 29% | 12 to 1 |
| South Puget Sound Community College Olympia, WA Public, 2-4 years | $5,637 | - | - | - | 3,788 | 43% | 14 to 1 |
| International Beauty Education Center Airway Heights, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $10,640 | - | - | - | 92 | 79% | 20 to 1 |
| DigiPen Institute of Technology Redmond, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $37,400 | $31,200 | 1,270 | 68.0% | 1,124 | 60% | 10 to 1 |
| North Seattle College Seattle, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $5,547 | - | - | - | 4,675 | 27% | 17 to 1 |
| Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $5,494 | - | - | - | 3,795 | 29% | 14 to 1 |
| Elite Cosmetology, Barber & Spa Academy Yakima, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,200 | - | - | - | 124 | 21% | 20 to 1 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Renton Renton, WA Private, 2-4 years | $17,849 | - | - | - | 551 | 54% | 23 to 1 |
| Bellevue College Bellevue, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,183 | - | - | - | 10,617 | 30% | 15 to 1 |
| Olympic College Bremerton, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,740 | - | - | - | 4,905 | 31% | 17 to 1 |
| Glen Dow Academy of Hair Design Spokane, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,451 | - | - | - | 100 | 29% | 17 to 1 |
| Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $11,030 | - | - | - | 5,502 | 32% | 15 to 1 |
| Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences Yakima, WA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $41,756 | - | - | 620 | - | - |
| Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $5,443 | - | - | - | 1,736 | 40% | 15 to 1 |
| Grays Harbor College Aberdeen, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,629 | - | - | - | 1,475 | 39% | 14 to 1 |
| Northwest College of Art & Design Tacoma, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $18,100 | - | - | 75.8% | 119 | 56% | 29 to 1 |
| Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building Port Hadlock, WA Private, 2-4 years | $20,025 | - | - | - | 62 | 85% | 9 to 1 |
| Centralia College Centralia, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $5,643 | - | - | - | 2,277 | 44% | 14 to 1 |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline Shoreline, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $12,758 | - | - | - | 88 | 48% | 20 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane Spokane Valley, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,340 | - | - | - | 185 | 54% | 11 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Richland Richland, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,844 | - | - | - | 261 | 55% | 15 to 1 |
| Highline College Des Moines, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $5,156 | - | - | - | 4,684 | 40% | 14 to 1 |
| KaiStar Federal Way, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,250 | - | - | - | 210 | 51% | 26 to 1 |
| Academy of Interactive Entertainment Seattle, WA Private, 2-4 years | $24,600 | - | - | 65.0% | 65 | 73% | 25 to 1 |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $6,634 | - | - | - | 2,788 | 44% | 19 to 1 |
| Seattle Central College Seattle, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $5,547 | - | - | - | 4,476 | 24% | 17 to 1 |
| Bastyr University Kenmore, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $30,126 | $30,228 | - | - | 728 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Carrington College-Spokane Spokane, WA Private, 2-4 years | $21,744 | - | - | - | 298 | 60% | 43 to 1 |
| Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus Vancouver, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $7,800 | - | - | - | 113 | 67% | 17 to 1 |
| Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $39,892 | $41,642 | - | 70.0% | 443 | 52% | 6 to 1 |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $11,017 | - | - | - | 3,150 | 43% | 16 to 1 |
| Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $28,199 | - | - | 33 | - | - |
| Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $7,560 | - | - | - | 3,860 | 34% | 17 to 1 |
| Fosbre Academy of Hair Design Olympia, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $18,475 | - | - | - | 85 | 76% | 11 to 1 |
| Faith International University Tacoma, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $8,850 | $7,350 | - | - | 335 | 16% | 10 to 1 |
| BJ's Beauty & Barber College Tacoma, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $9,660 | - | - | - | 39 | 100% | 3 to 1 |
| Everett Community College Everett, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,180 | - | - | - | 6,054 | 34% | 15 to 1 |
| Spokane Community College Spokane, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $5,494 | - | - | - | 6,502 | 35% | 17 to 1 |
| Seattle Film Institute Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $33,000 | $34,000 | - | - | 100 | 66% | 8 to 1 |
| Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett Everett, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $12,758 | - | - | - | 766 | 72% | 20 to 1 |
| Pierce College District Lakewood, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $5,211 | - | - | - | 8,635 | 38% | 21 to 1 |
| Stylemaster College of Hair Design Longview, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,500 | - | - | - | 39 | 52% | 13 to 1 |
| Yakima Valley College Yakima, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $5,697 | - | - | - | 3,279 | 26% | 15 to 1 |
| Centralia Beauty College Centralia, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,100 | - | - | - | 80 | 11% | 10 to 1 |
| Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology Kennewick, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,500 | - | - | - | 19 | 76% | 5 to 1 |
| Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $5,555 | - | - | - | 1,632 | 30% | 22 to 1 |
| Perry Technical Institute Yakima, WA Private, 2-4 years | $49,596 | - | - | - | 879 | 78% | 16 to 1 |
| Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $7,967 | - | - | - | 2,662 | 43% | 19 to 1 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Seattle Seattle, WA Private, 2-4 years | $17,849 | - | - | - | 474 | 50% | 16 to 1 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle Seattle, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $21,000 | - | - | - | 137 | 50% | 20 to 1 |
| Peninsula College Port Angeles, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $5,111 | - | - | - | 1,583 | 41% | 14 to 1 |
| Green River College Auburn, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $5,105 | - | - | - | 6,252 | 40% | 12 to 1 |
| Summit Salon Academy Tacoma, WA Private, 2-4 years | $18,700 | - | - | - | 107 | 100% | 13 to 1 |
| Renton Technical College Renton, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $7,257 | - | - | - | 3,072 | 60% | 9 to 1 |
| Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $5,652 | - | - | - | 2,529 | 37% | 13 to 1 |
| Northwest Indian College Bellingham, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $3,969 | - | - | - | 643 | 27% | 11 to 1 |
| Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs Spokane, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,560 | $9,720 | - | - | 177 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Clark College Vancouver, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,380 | - | - | - | 6,593 | 39% | 12 to 1 |
| South Seattle College Seattle, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $5,354 | - | - | - | 4,901 | 33% | 32 to 1 |
| International Air and Hospitality Academy Vancouver, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $8,925 | - | - | - | 133 | 73% | 13 to 1 |
| Whatcom Community College Bellingham, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $11,096 | - | - | - | 3,340 | 42% | 13 to 1 |
| Northwest HVAC/R Training Center Spokane, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $11,500 | - | - | 82.5% | 35 | 67% | 18 to 1 |
| Average | $18,445 | $24,759 | 1,234 | 79.8% | 3,049 | 52% | 14 to 1 |