Washington Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In Washington Statistics

There are 118 colleges in Washington - 44 public and 74 private schools. The 2020 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,986 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $22,386. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,147 and the average acceptance rate is 83% 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)	118 schools (44 public, 74 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$10,058 (in-state) $35,885 (out-of-state)	$5,508 (in-state) $16,986 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$14,063 (in-state) $23,439 (out-of-state)	$14,063 (in-state) $22,386 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$18,704	$8,245
Test Scores	1,142 SAT, 24 ACT	1,147 SAT, 24 ACT
Acceptance Rate	81.67%	82.57%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	25.11%	39.18%
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 $35,885 for undergraduate programs $23,439 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Washington is 1,142 and the acceptance rate is 81.67%. 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	$39,114 ($11,745)	$14,519	48,149	56%	1,327 SAT 30 ACT	20 to 1
2	Whitman College Request Info Private, 4 yearsWalla Walla, WA	$50,408	$28,524	1,360	54%	1,330 SAT 31 ACT	8 to 1
3	Gonzaga University Request Info Private, 4 yearsSpokane, WA	$46,920	$23,329	7,295	73%	1,255 SAT 28 ACT	11 to 1
4	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Request Info Public, 4 yearsBothell, WA	$39,018 ($11,649)	$14,308	6,304	88%	1,155 SAT 24 ACT	21 to 1
5	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Request Info Public, 4 yearsTacoma, WA	$39,258 ($11,889)	$13,367	5,364	86%	1,070 SAT 20 ACT	14 to 1
6	Western Washington University Request Info Public, 4 yearsBellingham, WA	$25,266 ($8,508)	$7,981	15,197	94%	1,175 SAT 25 ACT	18 to 1
7	Washington State University Request Info Public, 4 yearsPullman, WA	$27,113 ($12,170)	$10,425	31,159	80%	1,115 SAT 23 ACT	16 to 1
8	Seattle University Request Info Private, 4 yearsSeattle, WA	$48,390	$26,094	7,050	83%	1,230 SAT 27 ACT	10 to 1
9	Northwest University Request Info Private, 4 yearsKirkland, WA	$33,980	$22,857	1,184	93%	1,108 SAT 22 ACT	10 to 1
10	Seattle Pacific University Request Info Private, 4 yearsSeattle, WA	$47,244	$28,757	3,601	91%	1,085 SAT 24 ACT	13 to 1
11	Eastern Washington University Request Info Public, 4 yearsCheney, WA	$25,702 ($7,733)	$9,246	12,349	79%	985 SAT 20 ACT	21 to 1
12	Pacific Lutheran University Request Info Private, 4 yearsTacoma, WA	$46,200	$29,162	2,907	86%	1,185 SAT 27 ACT	12 to 1
13	Walla Walla University Request Info Private, 4 yearsCollege Place, WA	$29,931	$13,723	1,737	51%	1,065 SAT	15 to 1
14	Central Washington University Request Info Public, 4 yearsEllensburg, WA	$24,520 ($8,444)	$8,332	11,174	86%	1,040 SAT 21 ACT	20 to 1
15	Whitworth University Request Info Private, 4 yearsSpokane, WA	$46,250	$31,776	2,756	91%	1,160 SAT 25 ACT	11 to 1
16	University of Puget Sound Request Info Private, 4 yearsTacoma, WA	$52,775	$28,227	2,130	87%	-	9 to 1
17	The Evergreen State College Request Info Public, 4 yearsOlympia, WA	$28,515 ($8,325)	$10,834	2,281	98%	1,078 SAT 21 ACT	16 to 1
18	Saint Martin's University Request Info Private, 4 yearsLacey, WA	$39,940	$26,396	1,638	94%	1,045 SAT 20 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	$35,885 ($10,058)	$18,704	165,709	81.67%	1,142 SAT	13.55 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.