Colleges in Washington: admission rates, test scores and cost

21 colleges in Washington that mostly award bachelor's degrees and report an admission rate, most selective first. Net price is the average a year after grants and scholarships; at public colleges it's the price for in-state students.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release).

Colleges in Washington, most selective first
College	Admission rate	SAT middle 50%	Average net price	Graduation rate
Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs	29%	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Whitman College	38%	1310–1480	$29,486	75%
University of Washington-Seattle Campus	39%	Not reported	$13,663 in-state	85%
DigiPen Institute of Technology	64%	1150–1400	$42,428	63%
Northwest College of Art & Design	66%	Not reported	$25,900	44%
University of Puget Sound	72%	1170–1380	$32,507	69%
Seattle University	77%	1200–1430	$34,324	71%
Pacific Lutheran University	78%	1040–1260	$20,652	64%
Gonzaga University	82%	1190–1380	$32,750	86%
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	83%	Not reported	$11,900 in-state	61%
Northwest University	83%	1040–1350	$22,071	67%
Seattle Pacific University	83%	Not reported	$25,419	55%
Washington State University	87%	Not reported	$13,462 in-state	63%
Saint Martin's University	90%	1025–1230	$25,472	56%
Whitworth University	90%	1090–1330	$23,009	67%
Central Washington University	91%	Not reported	$21,201 in-state	51%
University of Washington-Bothell Campus	91%	Not reported	$13,802 in-state	68%
Eastern Washington University	91%	Not reported	$13,647 in-state	43%
Western Washington University	93%	1150–1390	$19,963 in-state	61%
The Evergreen State College	96%	1035–1253	$25,154 in-state	38%
Great Northern University	100%	Not reported	$26,158	50%

Graduation rate: first-time, full-time students who finished within six years. A dash means the college didn't report that number.

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