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)
Charter College
Vancouver, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
54%---
Bellevue College
Bellevue, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
30%22%--
Bellingham Technical College
Bellingham, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
30%11%--
Big Bend Community College
Moses Lake, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
40%12%--
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
52%-68%36
Centralia College
Centralia, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
44%13%--
Clark College
Vancouver, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
39%14%--
Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
44%12%--
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%26%69%100
Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
49%-67%38
Edmonds College
Lynnwood, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
29%21%--
Everett Community College
Everett, WA
Public, 2-4 years
34%12%60%42
Paroba College of Cosmetology
Everett, WA
Private, Less than 2 years
78%-86%-
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
41%-65%38
Pierce College District
Lakewood, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
38%16%--
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
88%8%93%-
Grays Harbor College
Aberdeen, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
39%14%--
Green River College
Auburn, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
40%17%--
Heritage University
Toppenish, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
44%26%74%62
Highline College
Des Moines, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
40%21%--
Bates Technical College
Tacoma, WA
Public, 2-4 years
40%8%61%36
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
43%11%--
Lower Columbia College
Longview, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
25%11%--
North Seattle College
Seattle, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
27%32%--
Northwest University
Kirkland, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
67%-81%-
Olympic College
Bremerton, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
31%17%--
Perry Technical Institute
Yakima, WA
Private, 2-4 years
78%-87%-
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
71%-78%-
Peninsula College
Port Angeles, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
41%17%--
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
76%17%79%-
Renton Technical College
Renton, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
60%8%--
Saint Martin's University
Lacey, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
60%29%70%33
South Seattle College
Seattle, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
33%14%--
Seattle Central College
Seattle, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
24%21%--
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
65%24%79%-
Seattle University
Seattle, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
74%-82%60
Shoreline Community College
Shoreline, WA
Public, 2-4 years
29%17%54%40
Skagit Valley College
Mount Vernon, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
34%18%--
South Puget Sound Community College
Olympia, WA
Public, 2-4 years
43%12%60%41
Spokane Community College
Spokane, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
35%14%--
Spokane Falls Community College
Spokane, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
29%21%--
Tacoma Community College
Tacoma, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
32%19%--
Walla Walla Community College
Walla Walla, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
43%8%--
Walla Walla University
College Place, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
62%3%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
37%12%--
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
65%-77%64
Whatcom Community College
Bellingham, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
42%14%--
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
90%6%88%-
Whitworth University
Spokane, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
75%18%78%50
Yakima Valley College
Yakima, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
26%14%--
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle
Seattle, WA
Private, 2-4 years
50%-70%-
Northwest College of Art & Design
Tacoma, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
56%-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
54%-75%62
Northwest Indian College
Bellingham, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
27%19%50%50
Carrington College-Spokane
Spokane, WA
Private, 2-4 years
60%-55%-
Cascadia College
Bothell, WA
Public, 4 years
four-years
35%22%--
Faith International University
Tacoma, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
16%50%67%100
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Redmond, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
60%-69%33
Pima Medical Institute-Renton
Renton, WA
Private, 2-4 years
54%-77%-
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building
Port Hadlock, WA
Private, 2-4 years
85%-90%-
Summit Salon Academy
Tacoma, WA
Private, 2-4 years
100%-83%-
Academy of Interactive Entertainment
Seattle, WA
Private, 2-4 years
73%-80%-
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education
Kirkland, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
38%-60%31
Seattle Film Institute
Seattle, WA
Private, 4 years
four-years
66%-50%100
Pacific Northwest Christian College
Kennewick, WA
Private, 2-4 years
46%6%50%50
Average50%16%74%59