Colleges in Washington

Washington has 26 private and 38 public 4-year colleges that enroll 24,261 first-year students yearly. The average tuition of public colleges is $14,839 for in-state students and $20,925 for out-of-state and international students.

Private colleges in Washington charge around $39,213 per year in tuition regardless of residency.

In the 2021-2022 academic year, Washington provided $66.7 million in financial aid to 12,020 students who enrolled in 4-year colleges for the first time as undergraduates. In addition, the colleges themselves awarded $191 million in grants and scholarships to 17,075 students.

Washington receives 1% of the total pell grant the federal government allocates. In the 2021-2022 academic year, 9,779 4-year college first-year undergraduates were awarded a total amount of $45.9 million in pell grant ($4,811 per student on average), and 8,800 students received a total amount of $45.7 million in the form of student loans from the federal government ($5,663 per student on average).

4-year Colleges in Washington

	Net price	Acceptance Rate	Graduation Rate
Whitman College Walla Walla WA	$35,627	59%	89%
Gonzaga University Spokane WA	$35,529	76%	85%
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle WA	$8,701	54%	84%
Whitworth University Spokane WA	$27,438	92%	75%
Seattle University Seattle WA	$36,671	82%	75%
University of Puget Sound Tacoma WA	$28,221	88%	74%
Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma WA	$23,568	88%	69%
Western Washington University Bellingham WA	$11,388	96%	68%
University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell WA	$7,577	83%	66%
Seattle Pacific University Seattle WA	$26,153	92%	66%

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Community Colleges and Career Colleges in Washington

	Net price	Acceptance Rate	Graduation Rate
Academy of Interactive Entertainment Seattle WA	$26,418	82%	84%
Carrington College-Spokane Spokane WA	$32,281	open admission	57%
Gather 4 Him Christian College Kennewick WA	$10,550	open admission	88%
Perry Technical Institute Yakima WA	$18,800	open admission	79%
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building Port Hadlock WA	N/A	open admission	75%
Summit Salon Academy Tacoma WA	$18,532	open admission	70%
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle Seattle WA	$27,058	open admission	70%
Pima Medical Institute-Renton Renton WA	$29,861	open admission	68%
South Puget Sound Community College Olympia WA	$9,399	open admission	44%
Bates Technical College Tacoma WA	$8,594	open admission	43%

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Trade/Technical Schools in Washington

	Net price	Graduation Rate
Northwest HVAC/R Training Center Spokane WA	$13,777	86%
Fosbre Academy of Hair Design Olympia WA	$14,200	44%
Paroba College of Cosmetology Everett WA	$20,508	37%
Divers Institute of Technology Seattle WA	$38,105	83%
International Air and Hospitality Academy Vancouver WA	$12,970	73%
Centralia Beauty College Centralia WA	$12,627	54%
Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus Vancouver WA	$18,704	51%
Stylemaster College of Hair Design Longview WA	$6,607	44%
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline Shoreline WA	$13,218	32%
Studio Beauty School Spokane Valley WA	$17,497	31%

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