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For the academic year 2022-2023, total 312,468 students have enrolled in Washington colleges including both undergraduate and graduate schools - 273,978 undergraduate and 38,421 graduate students.

By gender, there are 136,535 male students and 175,933 female students at Washington colleges. For online degree programs, 66,683 students have enrolled online exclusively at Washington colleges.

Washington College Student Population Statistics

The next list shows the colleges having the most students by gender and enrollment types. Online completely schools are excluded for the statistics (excepting the colleges with the most online students).

University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the largest number of students including both undergraduate and graduate schools of 52,319.
University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the largest number of male students of 24,831.
University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the largest number of female students of 27,488.
University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most undergraduate students of 36,213.
University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most graduate students of 16,106.
Bellevue College has the most online enrollment of 4,682 students who are enrolled online exclusively.

Student Population Comparison Between Washington Colleges

All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges

College Name	Total Number of Students	Men Students	Women Students	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduate Enrollment	Online Student Population
Bellevue College Bellevue, WA Public, 4 years four-years	10,617	4,668	5,949	10,617	-	4,682
Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA Public, 4 years four-years	1,632	821	811	1,632	-	359
Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, WA Public, 4 years four-years	1,736	729	1,007	1,736	-	654
Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA Public, 4 years four-years	9,257	4,335	4,922	8,743	514	2,498
Centralia College Centralia, WA Public, 4 years four-years	2,277	888	1,389	2,277	-	722
City University of Seattle Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years	2,095	789	1,306	1,274	821	1,587
Paul Mitchell the School-Richland Richland, WA Private, Less than 2 years	261	30	231	261	-	-
Clark College Vancouver, WA Public, 4 years four-years	6,593	2,610	3,983	6,593	-	3,447
Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA Public, 4 years four-years	2,788	1,052	1,736	2,788	-	319
Columbia Basin College Pasco, WA Public, 4 years four-years	6,192	2,808	3,384	6,192	-	2,103
Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years	443	156	287	443	-	-
Divers Institute of Technology Seattle, WA Private, Less than 2 years	231	219	12	231	-	-
Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA Public, 4 years four-years	10,910	4,306	6,604	7,604	3,306	2,808
Edmonds College Lynnwood, WA Public, 4 years four-years	5,753	2,590	3,163	5,753	-	2,248
Everett Community College Everett, WA Public, 4 years four-years	6,054	2,607	3,447	6,054	-	2,332
The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA Public, 4 years four-years	2,105	803	1,302	1,851	254	638
Pierce College District Lakewood, WA Public, 4 years four-years	8,635	3,243	5,392	8,635	-	3,728
Glen Dow Academy of Hair Design Spokane, WA Private, Less than 2 years	100	5	95	100	-	-
Gonzaga University Spokane, WA Private, 4 years four-years	7,253	3,103	4,150	5,084	2,169	656
Grays Harbor College Aberdeen, WA Public, 4 years four-years	1,475	657	818	1,475	-	526
Green River College Auburn, WA Public, 4 years four-years	6,252	2,898	3,354	6,252	-	2,351
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline Shoreline, WA Private, Less than 2 years	88	13	75	88	-	-
Heritage University Toppenish, WA Private, 4 years four-years	853	213	640	796	57	90
Highline College Des Moines, WA Public, 4 years four-years	4,684	1,720	2,964	4,684	-	1,739
International Air and Hospitality Academy Vancouver, WA Private, Less than 2 years	133	57	76	133	-	-
Bastyr University Kenmore, WA Private, 4 years four-years	728	107	621	74	654	25
Bates Technical College Tacoma, WA Public, 2-4 years	4,133	2,515	1,618	4,133	-	655
Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, WA Public, 4 years four-years	3,150	1,296	1,854	3,150	-	797
Lower Columbia College Longview, WA Public, 4 years four-years	2,435	749	1,686	2,435	-	894
BJ's Beauty & Barber College Tacoma, WA Private, Less than 2 years	39	4	35	39	-	-
North Seattle College Seattle, WA Public, 4 years four-years	4,675	1,749	2,926	4,675	-	2,064
Northwest University Kirkland, WA Private, 4 years four-years	1,014	354	660	720	294	10
Olympic College Bremerton, WA Public, 4 years four-years	4,905	2,142	2,763	4,905	-	1,920
Perry Technical Institute Yakima, WA Private, 2-4 years	879	740	139	879	-	-
Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA Private, 4 years four-years	2,633	942	1,691	2,301	332	39
Peninsula College Port Angeles, WA Public, 4 years four-years	1,583	544	1,039	1,583	-	715
University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA Private, 4 years four-years	2,023	814	1,209	1,712	311	-
Renton Technical College Renton, WA Public, 4 years four-years	3,072	2,102	970	3,072	-	647
Saint Martin's University Lacey, WA Private, 4 years four-years	1,609	654	955	1,365	244	47
South Seattle College Seattle, WA Public, 4 years four-years	4,901	3,621	1,280	4,901	-	989
Seattle Central College Seattle, WA Public, 4 years four-years	4,476	1,900	2,576	4,476	-	1,650
Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years	3,118	976	2,142	2,432	686	116
Seattle University Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years	7,121	2,617	4,504	4,046	3,075	386
Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA Public, 2-4 years	4,418	1,822	2,596	4,418	-	2,077
Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WA Public, 4 years four-years	3,860	1,757	2,103	3,860	-	321
South Puget Sound Community College Olympia, WA Public, 2-4 years	3,788	1,456	2,332	3,788	-	2,106
Spokane Community College Spokane, WA Public, 4 years four-years	6,502	2,710	3,792	6,502	-	1,881
Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA Public, 4 years four-years	3,795	1,548	2,247	3,795	-	1,601
Stylemaster College of Hair Design Longview, WA Private, Less than 2 years	39	1	38	39	-	-
Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA Public, 4 years four-years	5,502	1,967	3,535	5,502	-	1,851
Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla, WA Public, 4 years four-years	2,662	1,361	1,301	2,662	-	720
Walla Walla University College Place, WA Private, 4 years four-years	1,432	698	734	1,300	132	23
Washington State University Pullman, WA Public, 4 years four-years	27,539	12,687	14,852	22,612	4,927	4,255
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Public, 4 years four-years	52,319	24,831	27,488	36,213	16,106	1,207
Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee, WA Public, 4 years four-years	2,529	916	1,613	2,529	-	1,026
Western Washington University Bellingham, WA Public, 4 years four-years	14,747	6,265	8,482	13,801	946	367
Whatcom Community College Bellingham, WA Public, 4 years four-years	3,340	1,458	1,882	3,340	-	1,506
Whitman College Walla Walla, WA Private, 4 years four-years	1,493	652	841	1,493	-	-
Whitworth University Spokane, WA Private, 4 years four-years	2,415	986	1,429	2,047	368	57
Yakima Valley College Yakima, WA Public, 4 years four-years	3,279	929	2,350	3,279	-	1,172
Antioch University-Seattle Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years	799	128	671	80	719	-
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle Seattle, WA Private, 2-4 years	474	98	376	474	-	-
Northwest College of Art & Design Tacoma, WA Private, 4 years four-years	119	42	77	119	-	-
University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA Public, 4 years four-years	5,735	3,124	2,611	5,192	543	114
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA Public, 4 years four-years	4,794	2,408	2,386	4,083	711	278
Northwest Indian College Bellingham, WA Public, 4 years four-years	643	146	497	643	-	278
KaiStar Federal Way, WA Private, Less than 2 years	210	7	203	210	-	-
Northwest HVAC/R Training Center Spokane, WA Private, Less than 2 years	35	34	1	35	-	-
Carrington College-Spokane Spokane, WA Private, 2-4 years	298	45	253	298	-	55
Cascadia College Bothell, WA Public, 4 years four-years	1,844	909	935	1,844	-	485
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years	33	5	28	-	33	-
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years	283	69	214	-	283	-
Faith International University Tacoma, WA Private, 4 years four-years	335	190	145	177	158	169
DigiPen Institute of Technology Redmond, WA Private, 4 years four-years	1,124	781	343	1,067	57	8
Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett Everett, WA Private, Less than 2 years	766	16	750	766	-	-
Pima Medical Institute-Renton Renton, WA Private, 2-4 years	551	62	489	551	-	-
Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology Kennewick, WA Private, Less than 2 years	19	1	18	19	-	-
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences Yakima, WA Private, 4 years four-years	620	280	340	-	620	-
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle Seattle, WA Private, Less than 2 years	137	7	130	137	-	-
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building Port Hadlock, WA Private, 2-4 years	62	54	8	62	-	-
Summit Salon Academy Tacoma, WA Private, 2-4 years	107	3	104	107	-	-
Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane Spokane Valley, WA Private, Less than 2 years	185	40	145	185	-	-
Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs Spokane, WA Private, 4 years four-years	177	53	124	177	-	62
Academy of Interactive Entertainment Seattle, WA Private, 2-4 years	65	50	15	65	-	-
Studio Beauty School Spokane Valley, WA Private, Less than 2 years	88	1	87	88	-	-
Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus Vancouver, WA Private, Less than 2 years	113	1	112	113	-	-
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education Kirkland, WA Private, 4 years four-years	1,222	518	704	1,086	136	621
Fosbre Academy of Hair Design Olympia, WA Private, Less than 2 years	85	2	83	85	-	-
International Beauty Education Center Airway Heights, WA Private, Less than 2 years	92	6	86	92	-	-
Seattle Film Institute Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years	100	68	32	69	31	-
Elite Cosmetology, Barber & Spa Academy Yakima, WA Private, Less than 2 years	124	34	90	124	-	-
Centralia Beauty College Centralia, WA Private, Less than 2 years	80	2	78	80	-	-
Pacific Northwest Christian College Kennewick, WA Private, 2-4 years	24	11	13	24	-	2
Great Northern University Spokane, WA Private, 4 years four-years	35	17	18	35	-	-
UEI College-Tacoma Tacoma, WA Private, Less than 2 years	520	133	387	520	-	-
Average	312,468	136,535	175,933	273,978	38,421	66,683

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