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For the academic year 2023-2024, total 335,369 students have enrolled in Washington colleges including both undergraduate and graduate schools - 297,029 undergraduate and 38,274 graduate students.

By gender, there are 148,404 male students and 186,965 female students at Washington colleges. For online degree programs, 69,826 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 56,997.
University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the largest number of male students of 29,577.
University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the largest number of female students of 27,420.
University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most undergraduate students of 40,684.
University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most graduate students of 16,313.
Bellevue College has the most online enrollment of 4,863 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	12,485	5,478	7,007	12,485	-	4,863
Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA Public, 4 years four-years	2,047	963	1,084	2,047	-	435
Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, WA Public, 4 years four-years	1,857	719	1,138	1,857	-	552
Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA Public, 4 years four-years	10,811	4,795	6,016	10,317	494	2,377
Centralia College Centralia, WA Public, 4 years four-years	2,244	889	1,355	2,244	-	710
City University of Seattle Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years	2,007	881	1,126	1,187	820	1,490
Paul Mitchell the School-Richland Richland, WA Private, Less than 2 years	256	31	225	256	-	-
Clark College Vancouver, WA Public, 4 years four-years	7,463	2,928	4,535	7,463	-	3,267
Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA Public, 4 years four-years	3,408	1,377	2,031	3,408	-	407
Columbia Basin College Pasco, WA Public, 4 years four-years	7,510	3,250	4,260	7,510	-	2,271
Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years	505	144	361	505	-	-
Divers Institute of Technology Seattle, WA Private, Less than 2 years	198	185	13	198	-	-
Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA Public, 4 years four-years	10,492	4,223	6,269	6,952	3,540	3,572
Edmonds College Lynnwood, WA Public, 4 years four-years	6,549	2,891	3,658	6,549	-	2,519
Everett Community College Everett, WA Public, 4 years four-years	6,698	2,730	3,968	6,698	-	2,772
The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA Public, 4 years four-years	2,490	986	1,504	2,276	214	404
Pierce College District Lakewood, WA Public, 4 years four-years	8,137	3,037	5,100	8,137	-	3,808
Gonzaga University Spokane, WA Private, 4 years four-years	7,470	3,263	4,207	5,281	2,189	653
Grays Harbor College Aberdeen, WA Public, 4 years four-years	1,577	739	838	1,577	-	615
Green River College Auburn, WA Public, 4 years four-years	7,967	3,796	4,171	7,967	-	2,683
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline Shoreline, WA Private, Less than 2 years	131	30	101	131	-	-
Heritage University Toppenish, WA Private, 4 years four-years	937	206	731	815	122	56
Highline College Des Moines, WA Public, 4 years four-years	5,592	2,037	3,555	5,592	-	2,081
Bastyr University Kenmore, WA Private, 4 years four-years	734	92	642	39	695	146
Bates Technical College Tacoma, WA Public, 4 years four-years	4,083	2,400	1,683	4,083	-	658
Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, WA Public, 4 years four-years	3,564	1,530	2,034	3,564	-	883
Lower Columbia College Longview, WA Public, 4 years four-years	2,724	869	1,855	2,724	-	1,028
BJ's Beauty & Barber College Tacoma, WA Private, Less than 2 years	40	12	28	40	-	-
North Seattle College Seattle, WA Public, 4 years four-years	5,569	2,080	3,489	5,569	-	2,092
Northwest University Kirkland, WA Private, 4 years four-years	1,053	401	652	675	378	12
Olympic College Bremerton, WA Public, 4 years four-years	5,784	2,460	3,324	5,784	-	1,365
Perry Technical Institute Yakima, WA Private, 2-4 years	1,072	886	186	1,072	-	-
Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA Private, 4 years four-years	2,797	979	1,818	2,446	351	11
Peninsula College Port Angeles, WA Public, 4 years four-years	2,153	769	1,384	2,153	-	936
University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA Private, 4 years four-years	1,864	759	1,105	1,594	270	-
Renton Technical College Renton, WA Public, 4 years four-years	2,824	1,652	1,172	2,824	-	912
Saint Martin's University Lacey, WA Private, 4 years four-years	1,390	591	799	1,189	201	25
South Seattle College Seattle, WA Public, 4 years four-years	5,210	3,614	1,596	5,210	-	833
Seattle Central College Seattle, WA Public, 4 years four-years	5,396	2,306	3,090	5,396	-	1,850
Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years	2,261	763	1,498	1,776	485	53
Seattle University Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years	7,189	2,639	4,550	4,078	3,111	564
Shoreline College Shoreline, WA Public, 4 years four-years	4,477	1,844	2,633	4,477	-	1,774
Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WA Public, 4 years four-years	4,028	1,693	2,335	4,028	-	1,231
South Puget Sound Community College Olympia, WA Public, 4 years four-years	4,871	1,948	2,923	4,871	-	2,213
Spokane Community College Spokane, WA Public, 4 years four-years	6,813	2,955	3,858	6,813	-	2,144
Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA Public, 4 years four-years	4,319	1,710	2,609	4,319	-	1,657
Stylemaster College of Hair Design Longview, WA Private, Less than 2 years	50	4	46	50	-	-
Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA Public, 4 years four-years	6,199	2,177	4,022	6,199	-	1,776
Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla, WA Public, 4 years four-years	2,967	1,445	1,522	2,967	-	793
Walla Walla University College Place, WA Private, 4 years four-years	1,426	699	727	1,313	113	16
Washington State University Pullman, WA Public, 4 years four-years	25,685	11,714	13,971	21,455	4,230	3,979
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Public, 4 years four-years	56,997	29,577	27,420	40,684	16,313	1,656
Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee, WA Public, 4 years four-years	3,067	1,153	1,914	3,067	-	886
Western Washington University Bellingham, WA Public, 4 years four-years	14,710	6,292	8,418	13,752	958	226
Whatcom Community College Bellingham, WA Public, 4 years four-years	3,674	1,510	2,164	3,674	-	1,332
Whitman College Walla Walla, WA Private, 4 years four-years	1,561	672	889	1,561	-	-
Whitworth University Spokane, WA Private, 4 years four-years	2,314	991	1,323	1,867	447	43
Yakima Valley College Yakima, WA Public, 4 years four-years	3,809	1,215	2,594	3,809	-	1,119
Antioch University-Seattle Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years	771	138	633	74	697	16
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle Seattle, WA Private, 2-4 years	471	107	364	471	-	-
Northwest College of Art & Design Tacoma, WA Private, 4 years four-years	139	44	95	139	-	-
University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA Public, 4 years four-years	6,058	3,291	2,767	5,472	586	110
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA Public, 4 years four-years	4,965	2,564	2,401	4,207	758	176
Northwest Indian College Bellingham, WA Public, 4 years four-years	636	166	470	636	-	280
Paul Mitchell the School-Federal Way Federal Way, WA Private, Less than 2 years	147	8	139	147	-	-
Northwest HVAC/R Training Center Spokane, WA Private, Less than 2 years	50	48	2	50	-	-
Carrington College-Spokane Spokane, WA Private, 2-4 years	353	164	189	353	-	89
Cascadia College Bothell, WA Public, 4 years four-years	2,380	1,136	1,244	2,380	-	592
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years	50	11	39	-	50	-
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years	243	61	182	-	243	-
Faith International University Tacoma, WA Private, 4 years four-years	464	222	242	276	188	249
DigiPen Institute of Technology Redmond, WA Private, 4 years four-years	1,084	721	363	1,016	68	2
Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett Everett, WA Private, Less than 2 years	1,172	29	1,143	1,172	-	-
Pima Medical Institute-Renton Renton, WA Private, 2-4 years	456	68	388	456	-	-
Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology Kennewick, WA Private, Less than 2 years	34	3	31	34	-	-
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences Yakima, WA Private, 4 years four-years	665	294	371	-	665	-
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle Seattle, WA Private, Less than 2 years	154	7	147	154	-	-
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building Port Hadlock, WA Private, 2-4 years	50	42	8	50	-	-
Summit Salon Academy Tacoma, WA Private, 2-4 years	138	3	135	138	-	-
Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane Spokane Valley, WA Private, Less than 2 years	296	65	231	296	-	-
Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs Spokane, WA Private, 4 years four-years	145	38	107	145	-	35
Academy of Interactive Entertainment Seattle, WA Private, 2-4 years	47	27	20	47	-	-
Studio Beauty School Spokane Valley, WA Private, Less than 2 years	81	1	80	81	-	-
Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus Vancouver, WA Private, Less than 2 years	122	5	117	122	-	-
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education Kirkland, WA Private, 4 years four-years	1,352	612	740	1,221	131	528
International Beauty Education Center Spokane, WA Private, Less than 2 years	146	9	137	146	-	-
Seattle Film Institute Seattle, WA Private, 4 years four-years	85	62	23	65	20	-
Elite Cosmetology, Barber & Spa Academy Yakima, WA Private, Less than 2 years	118	44	74	118	-	-
Centralia Beauty College Centralia, WA Private, Less than 2 years	90	4	86	90	-	-
Pacific Northwest Christian College Kennewick, WA Private, 2-4 years	130	105	25	130	-	1
Zorganics Institute of Beauty and Wellness Bellingham, WA Private, Less than 2 years	35	1	34	35	-	-
Great Northern University Spokane, WA Private, 4 years four-years	48	19	29	48	-	-
UEI College-Tacoma Tacoma, WA Private, Less than 2 years	689	306	383	689	-	-
Average	335,369	148,404	186,965	297,029	38,274	69,826

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