Washington Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In Washington Statistics

There are 120 colleges in Washington - 44 public and 76 private schools. The 2020 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,107 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $22,678. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,175 and the average acceptance rate is 82% for Washington Best Colleges Comparison.

Next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in Washington. You may want to check more statistics and compare all Washington colleges at Washington Statistics page.

2019-2020 Colleges In Washington Statistics
	Top 20 colleges in Washington	All colleges in Washington
Number of Schools	20 schools (8 public, 12 private)	120 schools (44 public, 76 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$10,310 (in-state) $36,339 (out-of-state)	$5,637 (in-state) $17,107 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$14,375 (in-state) $23,083 (out-of-state)	$14,375 (in-state) $22,678 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$18,704	$8,245
Test Scores	1,169 SAT, 25 ACT	1,175 SAT, 25 ACT
Acceptance Rate	82.22%	82.43%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	22.39%	35.82%
Population	165,709	343,825
Undergraduate	129,760	304,460
Graduate	35,949	39,365
Graduation Rate	63.45%	55.26%
Transfer-out Rate	16.17%	16.62%
Students to Faculty Ratio	13.55 to 1	14.53 to 1

Top Colleges In Washington Comparison

Next table lists the top 20 colleges in Washington for academic year 2019-2020. University of Washington-Seattle Campus ranked top in the Washington Best Colleges Comparison and Whitman College and Gonzaga University follows it. The 2020 average tuition & fees is $36,339 for undergraduate programs $23,083 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Washington is 1,169 and the acceptance rate is 82.22%. The average students to faculty ratio is 13.55 to 1 for top colleges in Washington. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2019-2020 Top colleges in Washington Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Acceptance Rate	Test Scores	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Request Info Public, 4 yearsSeattle, WA	$39,906 ($12,076)	$14,519	48,149	53%	1,327 SAT 30 ACT	20 to 1
2	Whitman College Request Info Private, 4 yearsWalla Walla, WA	$55,982	$28,524	1,360	59%	1,375 SAT 31 ACT	8 to 1
3	Gonzaga University Request Info Private, 4 yearsSpokane, WA	$48,470	$23,329	7,295	76%	1,295 SAT 29 ACT	11 to 1
4	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Request Info Public, 4 yearsBothell, WA	$39,780 ($11,950)	$14,308	6,304	83%	1,155 SAT 24 ACT	21 to 1
5	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Request Info Public, 4 yearsTacoma, WA	$40,026 ($12,196)	$13,367	5,364	83%	1,070 SAT 20 ACT	14 to 1
6	Western Washington University Request Info Public, 4 yearsBellingham, WA	$25,930 ($8,703)	$7,981	15,197	96%	1,200 SAT 26 ACT	18 to 1
7	Washington State University Request Info Public, 4 yearsPullman, WA	$27,733 ($12,417)	$10,425	31,159	86%	1,115 SAT 23 ACT	16 to 1
8	Seattle University Request Info Private, 4 yearsSeattle, WA	$49,335	$26,094	7,050	82%	1,225 SAT 28 ACT	10 to 1
9	Northwest University Request Info Private, 4 yearsKirkland, WA	$33,980	$22,857	1,184	96%	1,098 SAT 28 ACT	10 to 1
10	Seattle Pacific University Request Info Private, 4 yearsSeattle, WA	$35,646	$28,757	3,601	92%	1,175 SAT 24 ACT	13 to 1
11	Eastern Washington University Request Info Public, 4 yearsCheney, WA	$25,748 ($7,922)	$9,246	12,349	97%	985 SAT 20 ACT	21 to 1
12	Pacific Lutheran University Request Info Private, 4 yearsTacoma, WA	$48,226	$29,162	2,907	88%	1,263 SAT 25 ACT	12 to 1
13	Walla Walla University Request Info Private, 4 yearsCollege Place, WA	$30,531	$13,723	1,737	51%	1,065 SAT	15 to 1
14	Central Washington University Request Info Public, 4 yearsEllensburg, WA	$25,213 ($8,685)	$8,332	11,174	88%	1,040 SAT 21 ACT	20 to 1
15	Whitworth University Request Info Private, 4 yearsSpokane, WA	$47,590	$31,776	2,756	91%	1,175 SAT 25 ACT	11 to 1
16	University of Puget Sound Request Info Private, 4 yearsTacoma, WA	$55,670	$28,227	2,130	88%	1,260 SAT 29 ACT	9 to 1
17	The Evergreen State College Request Info Public, 4 yearsOlympia, WA	$29,172 ($8,529)	$10,834	2,281	99%	1,100 SAT 23 ACT	16 to 1
18	Saint Martin's University Request Info Private, 4 yearsLacey, WA	$40,690	$26,396	1,638	72%	1,110 SAT 21 ACT	12 to 1
19	Argosy University-Seattle Request Info Private, 4 yearsSeattle, WA	$13,499	-	22	-	-	8 to 1
20	City University of Seattle Request Info Private, 4 yearsSeattle, WA	$13,658	$7,527	2,052	-	-	6 to 1
	Average	$36,339 ($10,310)	$18,704	165,709	82.22%	1,169 SAT	13.55 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.