Colleges in Washington
102 degree-granting institutions in Washington (WA). Median net price $14,513. Median graduation rate 51.0%. Compare cost, outcomes, admission rates, and program mix using official U.S. College Scorecard data.
Median net price
$14,513
Median grad rate
51.0%
Median admission rate
83%
Median size
1,268
Most affordable colleges in Washington
Lowest median net price after grant aid.
Highest graduation rates in Washington
Share of students completing a degree on time.
Colleges by city
Cities in Washington with 3 or more institutions.
| School | State | Type | Net price | Grad rate | Admission | Size | Data | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Interactive Entertainment Seattle, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 2-year | $34,626 | 83.7% | 42% | 47 | Complete | |
| Antioch University-Seattle Seattle, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | 0.0% | Not available | 74 | Partial | |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle Seattle, WA | WA | Private for-profit, <2-year | $23,787 | 66.7% | Not available | 154 | Complete | |
| Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus Vancouver, WA | WA | Private for-profit, <2-year | $18,476 | 89.5% | Not available | 122 | Complete | |
| Bastyr University Kenmore, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | 53.2% | Not available | 39 | Partial | |
| Bates Technical College Tacoma, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $6,292 | 43.4% | Not available | 1,813 | Complete | |
| Bellevue College Bellevue, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $11,430 | 35.8% | Not available | 7,364 | Complete | |
| Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $5,997 | 41.7% | Not available | 1,733 | Complete | |
| Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $12,210 | 41.5% | Not available | 1,272 | Complete | |
| BJ's Beauty & Barber College Tacoma, WA | WA | Private for-profit, <2-year | $33,770 | 71.4% | Not available | 40 | Complete | |
| Carrington College-Spokane Spokane, WA | WA | Private for-profit, 2-year | $42,335 | 41.7% | Not available | 352 | Complete | |
| Cascadia College Bothell, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $12,281 | 32.1% | Not available | 1,032 | Complete | |
| Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $18,476 | 53.6% | 91% | 7,833 | Complete | |
| Centralia Beauty College Centralia, WA | WA | Private for-profit, <2-year | $10,447 | 81.8% | Not available | 90 | Partial | |
| Centralia College Centralia, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $9,862 | 41.7% | Not available | 1,552 | Complete | |
| City University of Seattle Seattle, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $35,049 | 16.7% | Not available | 1,137 | Complete | |
| Clark College Vancouver, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $11,465 | 39.0% | Not available | 4,945 | Complete | |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $9,864 | 42.8% | Not available | 2,636 | Complete | |
| Columbia Basin College Pasco, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $8,317 | 33.3% | Not available | 4,640 | Complete | |
| Columbia College - Naval Station Everett/Marysville Marysville, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Partial | |
| Columbia College - Whidbey Island Oak Harbor, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Partial | |
| Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $40,062 | 56.4% | 62% | 488 | Complete | |
| DigiPen Institute of Technology Redmond, WA | WA | Private for-profit, 4-year | $44,446 | 61.0% | 64% | 995 | Complete | |
| Divers Institute of Technology Seattle, WA | WA | Private for-profit, <2-year | $39,337 | 90.8% | Not available | 198 | Complete | |
| Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $13,886 | 43.5% | 91% | 6,222 | Complete | |
| Edmonds College Lynnwood, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $11,010 | 29.0% | Not available | 3,656 | Complete | |
| Elite Cosmetology Barber & Spa Academy Yakima, WA | WA | Private for-profit, <2-year | $14,513 | 46.9% | Not available | 118 | Partial | |
| Everett Community College Everett, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $10,684 | 36.6% | Not available | 4,709 | Complete | |
| Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett Everett, WA | WA | Private for-profit, <2-year | $14,149 | 83.0% | Not available | 1,172 | Complete | |
| Faith International University Tacoma, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,662 | 25.0% | Not available | 276 | Complete | |
| Gonzaga University Spokane, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $35,119 | 86.3% | 82% | 5,198 | Complete | |
| Grays Harbor College Aberdeen, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $4,783 | 39.5% | Not available | 1,010 | Complete | |
| Great Northern University Spokane, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $21,029 | 50.0% | 100% | 48 | Partial | |
| Green River College Auburn, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $13,803 | 38.8% | Not available | 4,965 | Complete | |
| Heritage University Toppenish, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $14,598 | 53.7% | Not available | 812 | Complete | |
| Highline College Des Moines, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $9,879 | 35.5% | Not available | 3,838 | Complete | |
| International Beauty Education Center Airway Heights, WA | WA | Private for-profit, <2-year | $17,415 | 80.8% | Not available | 146 | Partial | |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $6,817 | 37.0% | Not available | 2,406 | Complete | |
| Lower Columbia College Longview, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $7,630 | 23.4% | Not available | 1,932 | Complete | |
| Moody Bible Institute - Spokane Spokane, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 83% | Not available | Partial | |
| North Seattle College Seattle, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $10,740 | 32.8% | Not available | 3,074 | Complete | |
| Northwest College of Art & Design Tacoma, WA | WA | Private for-profit, 4-year | $16,418 | 57.7% | 66% | 139 | Complete | |
| Northwest HVAC/R Training Center Spokane, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, <2-year | $15,590 | 90.9% | 83% | 50 | Complete | |
| Northwest Indian College Bellingham, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $3,136 | 18.1% | Not available | 629 | Complete | |
| Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building Port Hadlock, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 2-year | $32,033 | 90.0% | Not available | 50 | Complete | |
| Northwest University Kirkland, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,288 | 70.8% | 83% | 645 | Complete | |
| Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education Kirkland, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $35,671 | 50.0% | 83% | 405 | Complete | |
| Olympic College Bremerton, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $7,172 | 31.0% | Not available | 3,826 | Complete | |
| Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $19,589 | 68.6% | 78% | 2,401 | Complete | |
| Pacific Northwest Christian College Kennewick, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 2-year | $10,041 | 100.0% | Not available | 129 | Partial | |
| Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences Yakima, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Federal Way Federal Way, WA | WA | Private for-profit, <2-year | $13,711 | 5.6% | Not available | 147 | Complete | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Richland Richland, WA | WA | Private for-profit, <2-year | $26,617 | 73.7% | Not available | 256 | Complete | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane Spokane Valley, WA | WA | Private for-profit, <2-year | $22,646 | 54.4% | Not available | 296 | Complete | |
| Peninsula College Port Angeles, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $9,246 | 36.9% | Not available | 1,263 | Complete | |
| Perry Technical Institute Yakima, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 2-year | $20,047 | 79.0% | Not available | 1,072 | Complete | |
| Pierce College District Lakewood, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $10,222 | 30.8% | Not available | 5,313 | Complete | |
| Pima Medical Institute-Renton Renton, WA | WA | Private for-profit, 2-year | $31,578 | 69.2% | Not available | 456 | Complete | |
| Pima Medical Institute-Seattle Seattle, WA | WA | Private for-profit, 2-year | $31,016 | 67.5% | Not available | 471 | Complete | |
| Renton Technical College Renton, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $8,296 | 45.9% | Not available | 1,783 | Complete | |
| Saint Martin's University Lacey, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $28,119 | 51.9% | 90% | 1,158 | Complete | |
| Seattle Central College Seattle, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $8,819 | 31.6% | Not available | 3,953 | Complete | |
| Seattle Film Institute Seattle, WA | WA | Private for-profit, 4-year | $41,595 | 57.1% | Not available | 65 | Partial | |
| Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine Seattle, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $24,488 | 62.0% | 83% | 1,762 | Complete | |
| Seattle University Seattle, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $34,662 | 75.5% | 77% | 4,062 | Complete | |
| Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $8,585 | 28.7% | Not available | 3,046 | Complete | |
| Shoreline Community College - Dental Hygiene Seattle, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Partial | |
| Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $6,064 | 36.1% | Not available | 2,477 | Complete | |
| South Puget Sound Community College Olympia, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $9,132 | 43.7% | Not available | 3,075 | Complete | |
| South Seattle College Seattle, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $6,004 | 31.4% | Not available | 1,616 | Complete | |
| Spokane Community College Spokane, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $5,473 | 33.3% | Not available | 4,533 | Complete | |
| Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $7,409 | 32.0% | Not available | 3,199 | Complete | |
| Studio Beauty School Spokane Valley, WA | WA | Private for-profit, <2-year | $18,911 | 81.8% | Not available | 81 | Complete | |
| Stylemaster College of Hair Design Longview, WA | WA | Private for-profit, <2-year | $6,773 | 23.1% | Not available | 50 | Complete | |
| Summit Salon Academy Tacoma, WA | WA | Private for-profit, 2-year | $25,471 | 58.6% | Not available | 138 | Complete | |
| Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $8,376 | 31.5% | Not available | 4,668 | Complete | |
| The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $24,319 | 40.7% | 96% | 2,160 | Complete | |
| The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology Seattle, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline Shoreline, WA | WA | Private for-profit, <2-year | $20,286 | 73.7% | Not available | 131 | Complete | |
| UEI College-Tacoma Tacoma, WA | WA | Private for-profit, <2-year | $36,850 | 58.2% | Not available | 689 | Complete | |
| University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $38,394 | 68.0% | 72% | 1,594 | Complete | |
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $12,319 | 65.3% | 91% | 5,457 | Complete | |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $14,091 | 85.2% | 39% | 31,942 | Complete | |
| University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $10,163 | 63.2% | 83% | 4,185 | Complete | |
| Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology Kennewick, WA | WA | Private for-profit, <2-year | $22,095 | 95.5% | Not available | 34 | Complete | |
| Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $9,406 | 38.2% | Not available | 2,418 | Complete | |
| Walla Walla University College Place, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $23,329 | 59.9% | Not available | 1,252 | Complete | |
| Washington State University Pullman, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $14,971 | 60.5% | 87% | 21,099 | Complete | |
| Washington State University - Everett Campus Everett, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 87% | Not available | Missing | |
| Washington State University - Global Campus Pullman, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 87% | Not available | Partial | |
| Washington State University-Spokane Spokane, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 87% | Not available | Missing | |
| Washington State University-Tri Cities Richland, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 87% | Not available | Partial | |
| Washington State University-Vancouver Vancouver, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 87% | Not available | Partial | |
| Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $9,722 | 43.3% | Not available | 1,759 | Complete | |
| Western Washington University Bellingham, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $21,193 | 64.6% | 93% | 13,544 | Complete | |
| Whatcom Community College Bellingham, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $11,795 | 36.4% | Not available | 2,378 | Complete | |
| Whitman College Walla Walla, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $33,313 | 80.5% | 38% | 1,531 | Complete | |
| Whitworth University Spokane, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $26,534 | 70.9% | 90% | 1,858 | Complete | |
| Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs Spokane, WA | WA | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | 73.6% | 29% | 145 | Partial | |
| Yakima Valley College Yakima, WA | WA | Public, 4-year | $11,843 | 29.3% | Not available | 2,770 | Complete | |
| Zorganics Institute of Beauty and Wellness Bellingham, WA | WA | Private for-profit, <2-year | $20,354 | 100.0% | 57% | 35 | Partial |
Frequently asked questions
How many colleges are there in Washington?
Washington has 102 degree-granting institutions tracked by the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, spanning public, private nonprofit, and for-profit schools.
What is the average cost of college in Washington?
The median net price across Washington colleges is $14,513 per year. Net price is what a typical student pays after grant aid and scholarships — a much better number than sticker price.
Which Washington colleges have the highest graduation rates?
The top performers by graduation rate include Pacific Northwest Christian College (100.0%), Zorganics Institute of Beauty and Wellness (100.0%), Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology (95.5%). Sort the table by graduation rate to see the full ranking.
Is the data on this page up to date?
Yes. All figures come from the latest College Scorecard release published by the U.S. Department of Education.