Washington Best Colleges Comparison

View the Washington Best Colleges Comparison and compare the schools with key academic characteristics such as tuition and test scores to get right decision.
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Colleges In Washington Statistics

There are 137 colleges in Washington - 50 public and 87 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,837 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $23,955. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,250 and the average acceptance rate is 82% for Washington Best Colleges Comparison.
The 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.
2022-2023 Colleges In Washington Statistics
Top 20 colleges in WashingtonAll colleges in Washington
Number of Schools20 schools
(8 public, 12 private)
137 schools
(50 public, 87 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$10,856 (in-state)
$40,231 (out-of-state)
$6,280 (in-state)
$17,837 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees$15,456 (in-state)
$24,793 (out-of-state)
$15,456 (in-state)
$23,955 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid$20,177$9,284
Test Scores1,246 SAT, 27 ACT 1,250 SAT, 27 ACT
Acceptance Rate82.85% 81.71%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)22.26% 31.06%
Population159,634321,513
Undergraduate123,873282,502
Graduate35,76139,011
Graduation Rate66.83%49.66%
Transfer-out Rate15.00%16.40%
Students to Faculty Ratio12.95 to 114.49 to 1

Top Colleges In Washington Comparison

The next table lists the top 20 colleges in Washington for academic year 2022-2023. University of Washington-Seattle Campus ranked top in the Washington Best Colleges Comparison and Whitman College and Gonzaga University follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $40,231 for undergraduate programs $24,793 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Washington is 1,246 and the acceptance rate is 82.85%. The average students to faculty ratio is 12.95 to 1 for top colleges in Washington. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.
2022-2023 Top colleges in Washington Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 University of Washington-Seattle Campus
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Public, 4-yearsSeattle, WA
$41,997
($12,643)
$15,700 52,31948% - 21 to 1
2 Whitman College
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Private, 4-yearsWalla Walla, WA
$61,492 $30,263 1,49348% 1,390 SAT
32 ACT
9 to 1
3 Gonzaga University
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Private, 4-yearsSpokane, WA
$53,500 $26,635 7,25370% 1,320 SAT
29 ACT
12 to 1
4 University of Washington-Bothell Campus
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Public, 4-yearsBothell, WA
$41,913
($12,559)
$15,629 5,73588% 1,335 SAT
26 ACT
21 to 1
5 University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
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Public, 4-yearsTacoma, WA
$42,171
($12,817)
$15,257 4,79488% - 15 to 1
6 Western Washington University
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Public, 4-yearsBellingham, WA
$27,853
($9,286)
$8,787 14,74793% 1,250 SAT
27 ACT
17 to 1
7 Washington State University
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Public, 4-yearsPullman, WA
$29,073
($12,997)
$11,881 27,53983% - 15 to 1
8 Seattle University
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Private, 4-yearsSeattle, WA
$54,285 $29,599 7,12185% 1,260 SAT
27 ACT
10 to 1
9 Northwest University
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Private, 4-yearsKirkland, WA
$36,035 $22,181 1,01494% 1,175 SAT
27 ACT
9 to 1
10 Seattle Pacific University
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Private, 4-yearsSeattle, WA
$38,814 $23,247 3,11891% 1,210 SAT
24 ACT
12 to 1
11 Eastern Washington University
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Public, 4-yearsCheney, WA
$25,892
($8,353)
$10,190 10,91096% - 19 to 1
12 Pacific Lutheran University
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Private, 4-yearsTacoma, WA
$50,964 $33,815 2,63389% 1,335 SAT
29 ACT
11 to 1
13 Walla Walla University
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Private, 4-yearsCollege Place, WA
$33,027 $15,790 1,432- - 13 to 1
14 Central Washington University
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Public, 4-yearsEllensburg, WA
$26,771
($9,192)
$8,562 9,25793% - 14 to 1
15 Whitworth University
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Private, 4-yearsSpokane, WA
$50,920 $34,208 2,41591% 1,220 SAT
23 ACT
10 to 1
16 University of Puget Sound
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Private, 4-yearsTacoma, WA
$59,900 $32,665 2,02383% 1,280 SAT
29 ACT
9 to 1
17 The Evergreen State College
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Public, 4-yearsOlympia, WA
$30,980
($8,999)
$8,110 2,10574% 1,100 SAT
25 ACT
17 to 1
18 Saint Martin's University
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Private, 4-yearsLacey, WA
$44,210 $30,598 1,60995% 1,080 SAT
22 ACT
11 to 1
19 Argosy University-Seattle
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Private, 4-yearsSeattle, WA
- - 22- - 8 to 1
20 City University of Seattle
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Private, 4-yearsSeattle, WA
$14,589 $10,241 2,095- - 6 to 1
Average$40,231
($10,856)
$20,177 159,63482.85% 1,246 SAT 12.95 to 1
*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023