2026 Tightest Washington Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among Washington colleges, Whitman College has the tightest acceptance rate (38.15%) and University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the second lowest rate (39.15%) based on academic year 2023-2024 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 | Whitman College Walla Walla, WA | 7,243 | 2,763 | 390 | 38.1% | 14.1% | $64,050 | 1,561 | 1,410 |
| 2 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA | 69,166 | 27,076 | 7,196 | 39.1% | 26.6% | $43,209 | 56,997 | - |
| 3 | University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA | 5,239 | 3,785 | 430 | 72.2% | 11.4% | $62,898 | 1,864 | 1,280 |
| 4 | Seattle University Seattle, WA | 8,468 | 6,514 | 888 | 76.9% | 13.6% | $56,721 | 7,189 | 1,310 |
| 5 | Gonzaga University Spokane, WA | 8,759 | 7,155 | 1,251 | 81.7% | 17.5% | $55,480 | 7,470 | 1,290 |
| 6 | Washington State University Pullman, WA | 25,462 | 22,060 | 4,350 | 86.6% | 19.7% | $29,950 | 25,685 | - |
| 7 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA | 5,172 | 4,686 | 1,118 | 90.6% | 23.9% | $43,155 | 6,058 | - |
| 8 | Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA | 8,919 | 8,082 | 1,619 | 90.6% | 20.0% | $27,526 | 10,811 | - |
| 9 | Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA | 6,581 | 5,972 | 1,357 | 90.7% | 22.7% | $26,583 | 10,492 | - |
| 10 | Western Washington University Bellingham, WA | 14,115 | 13,162 | 3,019 | 93.2% | 22.9% | $28,707 | 14,710 | 1,280 |
Qualified Washington Colleges in Core Admission Stats
