Colleges
Colleges in Washington
91 colleges and universities in Washington that participate in federal student aid, with cost, completion and earnings.
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Best value in Washington, measured as median earnings ten years after starting divided by yearly net price (bachelor's colleges with 1,000+ undergraduates): University of Washington-Tacoma Campus (7.0×), University of Washington-Seattle Campus (6.1×), University of Washington-Bothell Campus (6.0×).
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| College | City | Type | Undergrads | Net price / yr | Grad rate | Earnings, 10 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Seattle | Public | 31,942 | $13,663 | 85% | $83,105 | $14,008 |
| Washington State University | Pullman | Public | 21,099 | $13,462 | 63% | $72,280 | $18,500 |
| Western Washington University | Bellingham | Public | 13,544 | $19,963 | 61% | $64,305 | $16,500 |
| Central Washington University | Ellensburg | Public | 7,833 | $21,201 | 51% | $65,578 | $19,170 |
| Bellevue College | Bellevue | Public | 7,364 | $18,271 | 31% | $63,508 | $10,756 |
| Eastern Washington University | Cheney | Public | 6,222 | $13,647 | 43% | $62,463 | $18,000 |
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus | Bothell | Public | 5,457 | $13,802 | 68% | $83,105 | $14,008 |
| Pierce College District | Lakewood | Public | 5,313 | $20,424 | 32% | $52,562 | $12,000 |
| Gonzaga University | Spokane | Private nonprofit | 5,198 | $32,750 | 85% | $89,110 | $21,500 |
| Green River College | Auburn | Public | 4,965 | $18,821 | 41% | $54,621 | $11,543 |
| Clark College | Vancouver | Public | 4,945 | $18,625 | 36% | $47,832 | $11,234 |
| Everett Community College | Everett | Public | 4,709 | $18,421 | 35% | $51,095 | $9,500 |
| Tacoma Community College | Tacoma | Public | 4,668 | $19,206 | 30% | $52,313 | $13,000 |
| Columbia Basin College | Pasco | Public | 4,640 | $13,813 | 32% | $51,967 | $11,625 |
| Spokane Community College | Spokane | Public | 4,533 | $20,482 | 33% | $46,919 | $14,396 |
| University of Washington-Tacoma Campus | Tacoma | Public | 4,185 | $11,900 | 60% | $83,105 | $14,008 |
| Seattle University | Seattle | Private nonprofit | 4,062 | $34,324 | 71% | $84,728 | $19,500 |
| Seattle Central College | Seattle | Public | 3,953 | $21,132 | 32% | $48,906 | $11,471 |
| Highline College | Des Moines | Public | 3,838 | $18,053 | 38% | $54,850 | $9,820 |
| Olympic College | Bremerton | Public | 3,826 | $10,370 | 33% | $48,582 | $12,500 |
| Edmonds College | Lynnwood | Public | 3,656 | $24,646 | 23% | $54,434 | $12,424 |
| Spokane Falls Community College | Spokane | Public | 3,199 | $19,537 | 32% | $42,786 | $14,995 |
| South Puget Sound Community College | Olympia | Public | 3,075 | $18,745 | 44% | $48,158 | $12,000 |
| North Seattle College | Seattle | Public | 3,074 | $21,037 | 30% | $56,814 | — |
| Shoreline College | Shoreline | Public | 3,046 | $18,564 | 30% | $56,341 | $12,552 |
| Yakima Valley College | Yakima | Public | 2,770 | $17,448 | 29% | $45,860 | $12,500 |
| Clover Park Technical College | Lakewood | Public | 2,636 | $17,744 | 41% | $48,551 | $9,838 |
| Skagit Valley College | Mount Vernon | Public | 2,477 | $18,835 | 34% | $50,327 | $12,906 |
| Walla Walla Community College | Walla Walla | Public | 2,418 | $14,397 | 38% | $48,220 | $14,586 |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology | Kirkland | Public | 2,406 | $25,594 | 38% | $56,471 | $12,000 |
| Pacific Lutheran University | Tacoma | Private nonprofit | 2,401 | $20,652 | 64% | $71,109 | $19,500 |
| Whatcom Community College | Bellingham | Public | 2,378 | $17,524 | 39% | $48,317 | $9,500 |
| The Evergreen State College | Olympia | Public | 2,160 | $25,154 | 38% | $48,982 | $19,500 |
| Lower Columbia College | Longview | Public | 1,932 | $7,341 | 22% | $45,498 | $16,320 |
| Whitworth University | Spokane | Private nonprofit | 1,858 | $23,009 | 67% | $64,055 | $25,000 |
| Bates Technical College | Tacoma | Public | 1,813 | $9,558 | 40% | $56,009 | $7,819 |
| Renton Technical College | Renton | Public | 1,783 | $18,421 | 39% | $56,634 | — |
| Seattle Pacific University | Seattle | Private nonprofit | 1,762 | $25,419 | 55% | $71,277 | $22,827 |
| Wenatchee Valley College | Wenatchee | Public | 1,759 | $16,742 | 36% | $45,574 | $10,235 |
| Bellingham Technical College | Bellingham | Public | 1,733 | $15,746 | 46% | $53,063 | $12,000 |
| South Seattle College | Seattle | Public | 1,616 | $19,193 | 33% | $58,451 | — |
| University of Puget Sound | Tacoma | Private nonprofit | 1,594 | $32,507 | 69% | $71,918 | $23,250 |
| Centralia College | Centralia | Public | 1,552 | $17,394 | 40% | $45,534 | — |
| Whitman College | Walla Walla | Private nonprofit | 1,531 | $29,486 | 75% | $70,813 | $18,525 |
| Big Bend Community College | Moses Lake | Public | 1,272 | $16,900 | 35% | $45,128 | $12,000 |
| Peninsula College | Port Angeles | Public | 1,263 | $18,576 | 45% | $41,574 | $13,951 |
| Walla Walla University | College Place | Private nonprofit | 1,252 | $27,786 | 58% | $67,140 | $25,712 |
| Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett | Everett | Private for-profit | 1,172 | $18,415 | 85% | $39,265 | $6,619 |
| Saint Martin's University | Lacey | Private nonprofit | 1,158 | $25,472 | 56% | $70,376 | $22,500 |
| City University of Seattle | Seattle | Private nonprofit | 1,137 | — | 12% | $66,765 | $22,000 |
| Perry Technical Institute | Yakima | Private nonprofit | 1,072 | $21,006 | 84% | $65,607 | $12,372 |
| Cascadia College | Bothell | Public | 1,032 | $19,544 | 38% | $65,772 | $9,600 |
| Grays Harbor College | Aberdeen | Public | 1,010 | $12,588 | 34% | $44,277 | $9,590 |
| DigiPen Institute of Technology | Redmond | Private for-profit | 995 | $42,428 | 63% | $80,038 | $27,000 |
| Heritage University | Toppenish | Private nonprofit | 812 | $10,747 | 57% | $58,279 | $15,000 |
| UEI College-Tacoma | Tacoma | Private for-profit | 689 | $30,321 | 63% | $36,742 | $9,500 |
| Northwest University | Kirkland | Private nonprofit | 645 | $22,071 | 67% | $61,237 | $21,500 |
| Northwest Indian College | Bellingham | Public | 629 | $9,346 | 22% | $35,232 | — |
| Pima Medical Institute-Seattle | Seattle | Private for-profit | 471 | $52,436 | 75% | $44,191 | $9,500 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Renton | Renton | Private for-profit | 456 | $49,097 | 71% | $44,191 | $9,500 |
| Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education | Kirkland | Private nonprofit | 405 | $31,325 | 36% | $61,237 | $21,500 |
| Carrington College-Spokane | Spokane | Private for-profit | 352 | $44,718 | 52% | $43,158 | $10,738 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane | Spokane Valley | Private for-profit | 296 | $19,879 | 44% | $28,336 | $10,435 |
| Faith International University | Tacoma | Private nonprofit | 276 | $22,817 | 29% | $57,111 | $17,749 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Richland | Richland | Private for-profit | 256 | $26,484 | 68% | $32,950 | $7,917 |
| Divers Institute of Technology | Seattle | Private for-profit | 198 | $37,767 | 89% | $65,549 | $9,500 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle | Seattle | Private for-profit | 154 | $20,146 | 53% | $42,526 | $7,917 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Federal Way | Federal Way | Private for-profit | 147 | $12,404 | 86% | $40,445 | $6,211 |
| International Beauty Education Center | Spokane | Private for-profit | 146 | $16,842 | 88% | — | $6,333 |
| Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs | Spokane | Private nonprofit | 145 | — | — | $64,055 | $25,000 |
| Northwest College of Art & Design | Tacoma | Private for-profit | 139 | $25,900 | 43% | $39,289 | $24,163 |
| Summit Salon Academy | Tacoma | Private for-profit | 138 | $15,147 | 76% | $38,146 | $12,000 |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline | Shoreline | Private for-profit | 131 | $18,781 | 81% | $39,974 | $7,917 |
| Pacific Northwest Christian College | Kennewick | Private nonprofit | 129 | $10,982 | 100% | — | — |
| Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus | Vancouver | Private for-profit | 122 | $18,213 | 88% | $38,414 | $7,306 |
| Elite Cosmetology Barber & Spa Academy | Yakima | Private for-profit | 118 | $27,665 | 34% | — | $7,000 |
| Centralia Beauty College | Centralia | Private for-profit | 90 | $11,611 | 47% | — | $9,032 |
| Studio Beauty School | Spokane Valley | Private for-profit | 81 | $25,012 | 84% | — | $6,333 |
| Antioch University-Seattle | Seattle | Private nonprofit | 74 | — | — | $54,447 | $25,884 |
| Seattle Film Institute | Seattle | Private for-profit | 65 | $36,589 | 75% | — | $20,000 |
| Stylemaster College of Hair Design | Longview | Private for-profit | 50 | $8,232 | 52% | $24,617 | $7,917 |
| Northwest HVAC/R Training Center | Spokane | Private nonprofit | 50 | $14,463 | 91% | $56,455 | — |
| Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building | Port Hadlock | Private nonprofit | 50 | $21,550 | 67% | — | — |
| Great Northern University | Spokane | Private nonprofit | 48 | $26,158 | 50% | — | — |
| Academy of Interactive Entertainment | Seattle | Private nonprofit | 47 | $21,852 | 100% | — | — |
| Bastyr University | Kenmore | Private nonprofit | 39 | — | — | $62,095 | $12,500 |
| Zorganics Institute of Beauty and Wellness | Bellingham | Private for-profit | 35 | $24,738 | — | — | — |
| Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology | Kennewick | Private for-profit | 34 | $19,753 | 78% | $32,533 | $7,928 |
| Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine | Seattle | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology | Seattle | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences | Yakima | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Sorted by size; click a column to re-sort.
