2020 Washington Colleges Comparison
Washington College Overview
For the academic year 2019-2020, 105 colleges are active for serving college programs in Washington. By school types, there are forty-three public schools and sixty-two private schools. By school levels, sixty-three 4-years (or high) schools, seventeen 2-4 years schools (community colleges), and twenty-five less than 2 years schools (career, technical or vocational schools) are active based on the IPEDS data.
Of the 105 Washington schools, University of Washington-Seattle Campus ranked first and Whitman College ranked second (view more at Washington college rankings). The 2020 average tuition & fees of all Washington colleges is $13,796 for Washington residents and $17,240 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 81.54% and the average SAT score is 1,162. The average number of students is 3,347 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 are $17,240 and University of Puget Sound has the highest tuition & fees of $52,775 and Seattle Central College has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,053.
- The average graduate tuition & fees are $22,651 and Cornish College of the Arts has the highest tuition & fees of $41,642 and Faith International University has the lowest tuition & fees of $8,450.
- The average SAT score is 1,162 and University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the highest SAT score of 1,345 and Eastern Washington University has the lowest score of 1,025.
- The average acceptance rate is 81.54% and DigiPen Institute of Technology has the tightest (lowest) rate of 34% and Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs has the loosest (lowest) rate of 100%.
- The average student population is 3,347 and University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most students of 47,400 and Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine has the fewest students of 29.
- The average graduation rate is 55.54% and Whitman College has the highest rate of 90% and University of Phoenix-Washington has the lowest rate of 17%.
2020 Washington Colleges Comparison Table
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $39,114 | $30,294 | 1,345 | 52.00% | 47,400 | 84% | 19 to 1 |
| Whitman College Walla Walla, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $50,408 | - | 1,345 | 56.00% | 1,475 | 90% | 9 to 1 |
| Gonzaga University Spokane, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $46,920 | $17,675 | 1,280 | 62.00% | 7,563 | 85% | 11 to 1 |
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $39,018 | $30,198 | 1,140 | 74.00% | 5,970 | 69% | 20 to 1 |
| University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $39,258 | $30,438 | 1,085 | 87.00% | 5,354 | 56% | 16 to 1 |
| Western Washington University Bellingham, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $25,266 | $24,105 | 1,170 | 90.00% | 16,121 | 68% | 18 to 1 |
| Washington State University Pullman, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $27,113 | $27,561 | 1,125 | 76.00% | 31,478 | 60% | 15 to 1 |
| Seattle University Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $48,390 | $14,040 | 1,235 | 78.00% | 7,291 | 74% | 11 to 1 |
| Northwest University Kirkland, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $33,980 | $18,616 | 1,135 | 93.00% | 1,321 | 58% | 12 to 1 |
| Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $47,244 | $31,896 | 1,135 | 91.00% | 3,688 | 68% | 13 to 1 |
| Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $25,702 | $28,921 | 1,025 | 96.00% | 12,633 | 54% | 21 to 1 |
| Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $46,200 | $30,391 | 1,185 | 86.00% | 3,207 | 69% | 12 to 1 |
| Walla Walla University College Place, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $29,931 | $23,841 | 1,065 | 51.00% | 1,854 | 61% | 14 to 1 |
| Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $24,520 | $24,976 | 1,060 | 85.00% | 12,342 | 58% | 19 to 1 |
| Whitworth University Spokane, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $46,250 | $12,312 | 1,170 | 91.00% | 2,776 | 75% | 11 to 1 |
| University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $52,775 | $37,346 | - | 84.00% | 2,666 | 76% | 11 to 1 |
| The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $28,515 | $21,167 | 1,084 | 98.00% | 3,327 | 50% | 21 to 1 |
| Saint Martin's University Lacey, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $39,940 | $15,840 | 1,070 | 96.00% | 1,607 | 67% | 11 to 1 |
| City University of Seattle Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,658 | $11,812 | - | - | 2,113 | 33% | 6 to 1 |
| Antioch University-Seattle Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $22,035 | $18,459 | - | - | 605 | - | 4 to 1 |
| Heritage University Toppenish, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $18,332 | $9,692 | - | - | 980 | 41% | 7 to 1 |
| Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Bellevue Bellevue, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,560 | - | - | - | 73 | 83% | 20 to 1 |
| BJ's Beauty & Barber College Auburn, WA Private, 2-4 years | $13,225 | - | - | - | 13 | - | 4 to 1 |
| Inland Massage Institute Spokane, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $10,375 | - | - | - | 29 | 61% | 10 to 1 |
| Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building Port Hadlock, WA Private, 2-4 years | $16,050 | - | - | - | 38 | 100% | 10 to 1 |
| Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, WA Public, 2-4 years | $4,945 | - | - | - | 2,044 | 40% | 15 to 1 |
| Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $4,734 | - | - | - | 3,444 | 34% | 14 to 1 |
| Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs Spokane, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,440 | $9,720 | - | 100.00% | 294 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Montessori Education Institute of the Pacific Northwest Bothell, WA Private, 2-4 years | $6,630 | - | - | - | 41 | - | 2 to 1 |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $5,740 | - | - | - | 3,905 | 35% | 21 to 1 |
| Renton Technical College Renton, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $6,131 | - | - | - | 3,546 | 63% | 17 to 1 |
| Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus Vancouver, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | - | - | - | 121 | 80% | 13 to 1 |
| Divers Institute of Technology Seattle, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $25,900 | - | - | - | 243 | 87% | 17 to 1 |
| Seattle Central College Seattle, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $4,053 | - | - | - | 6,802 | 33% | 14 to 1 |
| International Beauty Education Center Airway Heights, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $6,100 | - | - | - | 32 | 68% | 20 to 1 |
| Everett Community College Everett, WA Public, 2-4 years | $9,363 | - | - | - | 7,957 | 35% | 14 to 1 |
| Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA Public, 2-4 years | $6,851 | - | - | - | 5,949 | 33% | 13 to 1 |
| Gene Juarez Academy Federal Way, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,100 | - | - | - | 180 | 71% | 18 to 1 |
| Centralia Beauty College Centralia, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,450 | - | - | - | 58 | 69% | 8 to 1 |
| Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Lakewood, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $4,625 | - | - | - | 6,067 | 27% | 15 to 1 |
| Spokane Community College Spokane, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $5,006 | - | - | - | 10,375 | 26% | 21 to 1 |
| Northwest HVAC/R Training Center Spokane, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $9,537 | - | - | 100.00% | 41 | 80% | 17 to 1 |
| Grays Harbor College Aberdeen, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,687 | - | - | - | 1,868 | 27% | 16 to 1 |
| Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,016 | - | - | - | 6,242 | 26% | 16 to 1 |
| Cascadia College Bothell, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $4,788 | - | - | - | 3,396 | 34% | 16 to 1 |
| Bastyr University Kenmore, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $26,895 | $30,975 | - | - | 1,098 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Faith International University Tacoma, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $11,250 | $8,450 | - | - | 196 | 40% | 15 to 1 |
| Charter College Vancouver, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $19,276 | $9,604 | - | 100.00% | 2,853 | 43% | 25 to 1 |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,900 | - | - | - | 3,670 | 28% | 12 to 1 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Renton Renton, WA Private, 2-4 years | $15,348 | - | - | - | 497 | 76% | 25 to 1 |
| Bellevue College Bellevue, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,349 | - | - | - | 13,226 | 27% | 15 to 1 |
| BJ's Beauty & Barber College Tacoma, WA Private, 2-4 years | $14,760 | - | - | - | 74 | 90% | 8 to 1 |
| Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences Yakima, WA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 570 | - | - |
| Summit Salon Academy Tacoma, WA Private, 2-4 years | $17,200 | - | - | - | 121 | 78% | 14 to 1 |
| Olympic College Bremerton, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,387 | - | - | - | 6,620 | 24% | 18 to 1 |
| Cortiva Institute-Seattle Federal Way, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,510 | - | - | - | 108 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Richland Richland, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $18,400 | - | - | - | 260 | 76% | 15 to 1 |
| Peninsula College Port Angeles, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $4,671 | - | - | - | 2,052 | 46% | 14 to 1 |
| Tint School of Makeup & Cosmetology-Seattle Seattle, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,350 | - | - | - | 53 | 65% | 10 to 1 |
| Columbia Basin College Pasco, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $7,484 | - | - | - | 7,034 | 28% | 18 to 1 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Seattle Seattle, WA Private, 2-4 years | $15,348 | - | - | - | 468 | 66% | 25 to 1 |
| Northwest University-College of Adult and Professional Studies Kirkland, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $11,970 | $15,722 | - | - | 1,155 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Seattle Film Institute Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $30,240 | $33,000 | - | - | 100 | 86% | 7 to 1 |
| Paroba College of Cosmetology Everett, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $11,678 | - | - | 84.00% | 111 | 82% | 14 to 1 |
| Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $6,885 | - | - | - | 5,159 | 28% | 15 to 1 |
| Cortiva Institute-Seattle Seattle, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,510 | - | - | - | 119 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Glen Dow Academy of Hair Design Spokane, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $12,915 | - | - | - | 80 | 74% | 15 to 1 |
| Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $5,006 | - | - | - | 5,184 | 24% | 19 to 1 |
| Carrington College-Spokane Spokane, WA Private, 2-4 years | $16,123 | - | - | 87.00% | 337 | 71% | 35 to 1 |
| Green River College Auburn, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $4,694 | - | - | - | 8,471 | 38% | 12 to 1 |
| Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $6,318 | - | - | - | 3,860 | 40% | 16 to 1 |
| Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $24,899 | $24,950 | - | - | 29 | - | - |
| Highline College Des Moines, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $4,691 | - | - | - | 6,530 | 33% | 13 to 1 |
| Gene Juarez Academy Mountlake Terrace, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,100 | - | - | - | 128 | 75% | 14 to 1 |
| DigiPen Institute of Technology Redmond, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $33,700 | $28,080 | 1,264 | 34.00% | 970 | 56% | 13 to 1 |
| The Art Institute of Seattle Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $17,460 | - | - | - | 857 | 28% | 18 to 1 |
| Lower Columbia College Longview, WA Public, 2-4 years | $5,256 | - | - | - | 2,819 | 38% | 13 to 1 |
| Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology Kennewick, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $18,500 | - | - | - | 75 | 100% | 9 to 1 |
| Gary Manuel Aveda Institute Seattle, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $18,100 | - | - | - | 108 | 76% | 10 to 1 |
| Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $4,911 | - | - | - | 2,316 | 32% | 18 to 1 |
| North Seattle College Seattle, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $4,123 | - | - | - | 5,929 | 25% | 17 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane Spokane Valley, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,000 | - | - | - | 134 | 46% | 15 to 1 |
| Centralia College Centralia, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $5,113 | - | - | - | 3,167 | 40% | 15 to 1 |
| Perry Technical Institute Yakima, WA Private, 2-4 years | $43,435 | - | - | - | 903 | 84% | 16 to 1 |
| Whatcom Community College Bellingham, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,212 | - | - | - | 4,263 | 37% | 12 to 1 |
| Academy of Interactive Entertainment Seattle, WA Private, 2-4 years | $21,682 | - | - | 92.00% | 147 | 87% | 22 to 1 |
| Clark College Vancouver, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,718 | - | - | - | 9,878 | 31% | 13 to 1 |
| Yakima Valley College Yakima, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $5,231 | - | - | - | 4,456 | 28% | 19 to 1 |
| Studio Beauty School Spokane Valley, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $6,963 | - | - | - | 68 | 67% | 10 to 1 |
| Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $34,200 | $41,642 | - | 73.00% | 625 | 54% | 10 to 1 |
| South Seattle College Seattle, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $4,214 | - | - | - | 6,177 | 33% | 18 to 1 |
| Northwest College of Art & Design Tacoma, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $18,100 | - | - | 74.00% | 85 | 52% | 21 to 1 |
| Fosbre Academy of Hair Design Olympia, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,975 | - | - | 93.00% | 102 | 81% | 10 to 1 |
| Edmonds Community College Lynnwood, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,498 | - | - | - | 8,041 | 28% | 13 to 1 |
| Northwest Indian College Bellingham, WA Public, 4 years four-years | $6,787 | - | - | - | 535 | 19% | 9 to 1 |
| Elite Cosmetology, Barber & Spa Academy Yakima, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,500 | - | - | - | 113 | 69% | 13 to 1 |
| South Puget Sound Community College Olympia, WA Public, 2-4 years | $10,152 | - | - | - | 4,872 | 39% | 15 to 1 |
| University of Phoenix-Washington Tukwila, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $9,552 | $16,752 | - | - | 73 | 17% | 9 to 1 |
| Stylemaster College of Hair Design Longview, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,300 | - | - | - | 57 | 92% | 14 to 1 |
| Pierce College-Puyallup Lakewood, WA Public, 2-4 years | $4,590 | - | - | - | 4,453 | 33% | 13 to 1 |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline Shoreline, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,600 | - | - | - | 61 | 54% | 10 to 1 |
| International Air and Hospitality Academy Vancouver, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $8,025 | - | - | - | 110 | 81% | 6 to 1 |
| The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,849 | $16,260 | - | - | 242 | - | - |
| Bates Technical College Tacoma, WA Public, 2-4 years | $16,253 | - | - | - | 4,445 | 46% | 21 to 1 |
| Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett Everett, WA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,220 | - | - | - | 380 | 76% | 20 to 1 |
| Average | $17,240 | $22,651 | 1,162 | 81.54% | 3,347 | 56% | 14 to 1 |