Washington College Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Statistics

The next list shows the colleges with the highest and lowest graduation rate and more relative statistics. For that, we include only 4-year colleges and having more than 500 enrolled students.

Graduation Rate Comparison Between Washington Colleges

The following table lists Washington colleges with graduation, transfer-out, and retention rate. The graduation rate is based on the number of completers who completed their program within 150% normal time (i.e. within 6 years for 4 years B.S. degrees).
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All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges
College NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time)Retention Rate (part-time)
Bellevue College
Bellevue, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
33%25%--
Bellingham Technical College
Bellingham, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
45%12%--
Big Bend Community College
Moses Lake, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
37%18%--
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
50%-68%36
Centralia College
Centralia, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
46%12%--
City University of Seattle
Seattle, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
17%--20
Paul Mitchell the School-Richland
Richland, WA
Private, Less than 2 years
62%1%84%-
Clark College
Vancouver, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
36%14%--
Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
41%11%--
Columbia Basin College
Pasco, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
28%11%--
Cornish College of the Arts
Seattle, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
52%25%69%100
Divers Institute of Technology
Seattle, WA
Private, Less than 2 years
93%-91%-
Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
47%27%67%38
Edmonds College
Lynnwood, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
33%20%--
Everett Community College
Everett, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
38%15%60%42
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
44%-65%38
Pierce College District
Lakewood, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
31%20%--
Glen Dow Academy of Hair Design
Spokane, WA
Private, Less than 2 years
67%-33%-
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
87%9%93%-
Grays Harbor College
Aberdeen, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
32%17%--
Green River College
Auburn, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
41%18%--
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline
Shoreline, WA
Private, Less than 2 years
86%-75%-
Heritage University
Toppenish, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
40%1%74%62
Highline College
Des Moines, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
39%19%--
International Air and Hospitality Academy
Vancouver, WA
Private, Less than 2 years
72%-73%-
Bates Technical College
Tacoma, WA
Public, 2-4 years
30%11%61%36
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
40%8%--
Lower Columbia College
Longview, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
25%8%--
BJ's Beauty & Barber College
Tacoma, WA
Private, Less than 2 years
91%---
North Seattle College
Seattle, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
32%27%--
Northwest University
Kirkland, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
63%-81%-
Olympic College
Bremerton, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
34%14%--
Perry Technical Institute
Yakima, WA
Private, 2-4 years
77%-87%-
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
71%12%78%-
Peninsula College
Port Angeles, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
41%10%--
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
68%25%79%-
Renton Technical College
Renton, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
55%9%--
Saint Martin's University
Lacey, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
57%28%70%33
South Seattle College
Seattle, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
26%25%--
Seattle Central College
Seattle, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
31%19%--
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
62%27%79%-
Seattle University
Seattle, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
73%-82%60
Shoreline Community College
Shoreline, WA
Public, 2-4 years
32%22%54%40
Skagit Valley College
Mount Vernon, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
34%16%--
South Puget Sound Community College
Olympia, WA
Public, 2-4 years
42%15%60%41
Spokane Community College
Spokane, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
37%12%--
Spokane Falls Community College
Spokane, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
30%20%--
Stylemaster College of Hair Design
Longview, WA
Private, Less than 2 years
52%-88%-
Tacoma Community College
Tacoma, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
33%17%--
Walla Walla Community College
Walla Walla, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
47%13%--
Walla Walla University
College Place, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
64%25%77%67
Washington State University
Pullman, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
62%-81%55
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
84%-94%77
Wenatchee Valley College
Wenatchee, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
40%9%--
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
66%-77%64
Whatcom Community College
Bellingham, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
36%13%--
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
81%13%88%-
Whitworth University
Spokane, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
68%21%78%50
Yakima Valley College
Yakima, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
34%10%--
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle
Seattle, WA
Private, 2-4 years
53%1%70%-
Northwest College of Art & Design
Tacoma, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
36%-53%-
University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Bothell, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
68%-85%72
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Tacoma, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
62%-75%62
Northwest Indian College
Bellingham, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
27%10%50%50
KaiStar
Federal Way, WA
Private, Less than 2 years
46%-73%-
Northwest HVAC/R Training Center
Spokane, WA
Private, Less than 2 years
83%-77%-
Carrington College-Spokane
Spokane, WA
Private, 2-4 years
45%2%55%-
Cascadia College
Bothell, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
41%28%--
Faith International University
Tacoma, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
67%33%67%100
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Redmond, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
52%-69%33
Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett
Everett, WA
Private, Less than 2 years
81%-82%-
Pima Medical Institute-Renton
Renton, WA
Private, 2-4 years
61%1%77%-
Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology
Kennewick, WA
Private, Less than 2 years
89%-20%-
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle
Seattle, WA
Private, Less than 2 years
50%-100%-
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building
Port Hadlock, WA
Private, 2-4 years
85%-90%-
Summit Salon Academy
Tacoma, WA
Private, 2-4 years
74%-83%-
Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane
Spokane Valley, WA
Private, Less than 2 years
70%-85%-
Academy of Interactive Entertainment
Seattle, WA
Private, 2-4 years
97%-80%-
Studio Beauty School
Spokane Valley, WA
Private, Less than 2 years
88%-93%-
Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus
Vancouver, WA
Private, Less than 2 years
83%-100%93
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education
Kirkland, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
31%-60%31
Fosbre Academy of Hair Design
Olympia, WA
Private, Less than 2 years
77%-88%-
International Beauty Education Center
Airway Heights, WA
Private, Less than 2 years
77%-77%-
Seattle Film Institute
Seattle, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
89%-50%100
Elite Cosmetology, Barber & Spa Academy
Yakima, WA
Private, Less than 2 years
30%-77%87
Centralia Beauty College
Centralia, WA
Private, Less than 2 years
13%-85%100
Zorganics Institute of Beauty and Wellness
Bellingham, WA
Private, Less than 2 years
100%-100%-
Average54%16%74%59