2022 Washington Average Tuition

117 colleges are active and serve 337,473 students in Washington. In 40 four-year public schools, the 2022 average tuition & fees is $6,154 for state residents and $12,967 for out of state students. In 32 private four-year colleges, the average tuition is $27,965. The 2022 average tuition & fees over 18 community colleges in Washington is $5,301 for residents and $9,137 for out of state students.

Most & Best State

Highest Tuition (Public)
UWT $40,026 UW $39,906 UWB $39,780
Highest Tuition (Private)
Whitman $55,982 Puget Sound $55,670Seattle $49,335
Lowest Acceptance Rate
DIT 46.02% UW 53.48% Whitman 58.95%
Highest SAT Scores
Whitman 1,375 Gonzaga 1,295 DIT 1,284
Most Students
UW 48,149 Washington State 31,159 Western Washington 15,197
Lowest Students per Faculty
AU Seattle 3 to 1 CityU 6 to 1 Heritage 6 to 1

Washington Colleges Statistics By School Type

Number of Schools72 Schools
Public40
Private32
Graduate Programs Offered36 Schools
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
Public$6,154 In-State, $12,967 Out-of-State
Private$27,965 Out-of-State
Graduate Tuition & Fees
Public$14,375 In-State, $27,745 Out-of-State
Private$21,342 Out-of-State
Population306,279 Students
Undergraduate267,405
Graduate38,883
Men131,179
Women175,058
Acceptance Rate80.65%
SAT Score1,213
Graduation Rate48.20%
Students to Faculty Ratio14 to 1
Number of Schools18 Schools
Public8
Private10
Tuition & Fees
Public$5,301 In-State, $9,137 Out-of-State
Private$18,567 Out-of-State
Population28,155 Students
Men11,674
Women16,480
Graduation Rate57.36%
Students to Faculty Ratio16 to 1
Number of Schools27 Schools
Public0
Private27
Tuition & Fees
Public- In-State, - Out-of-State
Private$14,605 Out-of-State
Population3,039 Students
Men535
Women2,196
Graduation Rate73.24%
Students to Faculty Ratio14 to 1

Compare Tuition & Admission Statistics between Washington Colleges

The next table list all colleges located in Washingtonwith tuition and key admission statistics. You can search schools by using input box in top right corner of table. In addition, you can sort the table other than ranking by clicking/touching the column name of the table.

Highest Tuition Lowest Acceptance Rate Highest SAT Scores Most Students
School Name TypeUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance Rate SAT ScoresEnrollmentStudents to Faculty
Charter College
Vancouver		 Private $17,289 $9,604 - - 2,120 25 to 1
Beauty Academy
Wenatchee		 Private $14,750 - - 25 6 to 1
Bellevue College
Bellevue		 Public $9,594
($4,057)		 - - 12,286 14 to 1
Bellingham Technical College
Bellingham		 Public $5,227
($4,004)		 - - 1,848 16 to 1
Big Bend Community College
Moses Lake		 Public $5,098
($4,629)		 - - 1,892 13 to 1
Central Washington University
Ellensburg		 Public $25,213
($8,685)		 $25,681
($12,127)		 88.45% - 11,174 20 to 1
Centralia College
Centralia		 Public $5,239
($4,770)		 - - 2,314 14 to 1
City University of Seattle
Seattle		 Private $13,658 $11,812 - - 2,052 6 to 1
Paul Mitchell the School-Richland
Richland		 Private $19,200 - - 298 15 to 1
Clark College
Vancouver		 Public $10,133
($4,529)		 - - 7,665 12 to 1
Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood		 Public $5,740
($5,740)		 - - 3,591 17 to 1
Columbia Basin College
Pasco		 Public $7,484
($5,755)		 - - 6,745 17 to 1
Cornish College of the Arts
Seattle		 Private $35,486 63.81% - 482 8 to 1
Divers Institute of Technology
Seattle		 Private $25,900 - - 229 13 to 1
Eastern Washington University
Cheney		 Public $25,748
($7,922)		 $28,965
($13,379)		 97.07% - 12,349 21 to 1
Edmonds College
Lynnwood		 Public $9,746
($4,209)		 - - 6,545 14 to 1
Everett Community College
Everett		 Public $9,597
($4,062)		 - - 7,580 14 to 1
Paroba College of Cosmetology
Everett		 Private $11,678 - - 103 9 to 1
The Evergreen State College
Olympia		 Public $29,172
($8,529)		 $21,659
($10,007)		 99.46% 1,100 2,281 16 to 1
Pierce College District
Lakewood		 Public $4,818
($4,356)		 - - 8,329 22 to 1
Glen Dow Academy of Hair Design
Spokane		 Private $15,367 - - 84 12 to 1
Gonzaga University
Spokane		 Private $48,470 $14,878 76.15% 1,295 7,295 11 to 1
Grays Harbor College
Aberdeen		 Public $10,040
($4,503)		 - - 1,553 14 to 1
Green River College
Auburn		 Public $4,794
($4,332)		 - - 7,493 11 to 1
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline
Shoreline		 Private $18,480 - - 48 20 to 1
Heritage University
Toppenish		 Private $18,500 $9,872 - - 999 6 to 1
Highline College
Des Moines		 Public $4,813
($4,344)		 - - 5,829 15 to 1
International Air and Hospitality Academy
Vancouver		 Private $8,025 - - 107 6 to 1
Bastyr University
Kenmore		 Private $26,895 $30,975 - - 904 11 to 1
Highlights Beauty Schools
Mountlake Terrace		 Private $17,100 - - 120 15 to 1
Bates Technical College
Tacoma		 Public $13,283
($6,516)		 - - 3,369 16 to 1
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland		 Public $10,146
($4,609)		 - - 3,319 12 to 1
Lower Columbia College
Longview		 Public $5,403
($4,182)		 - - 2,325 14 to 1
BJ's Beauty & Barber College
Tacoma		 Private $9,660 - - 53 7 to 1
North Seattle College
Seattle		 Public $4,799
($4,123)		 - - 5,240 17 to 1
Northwest University
Kirkland		 Private $33,980 $19,055 95.98% 1,098 1,184 10 to 1
Olympic College
Bremerton		 Public $9,633
($4,095)		 - - 5,357 18 to 1
Perry Technical Institute
Yakima		 Private $44,820 - - 881 14 to 1
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma		 Private $48,226 $29,684 88.39% 1,263 2,907 12 to 1
Peninsula College
Port Angeles		 Public $4,779
($4,317)		 - - 1,727 12 to 1
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma		 Private $55,670 $36,047 88.30% 1,260 2,130 9 to 1
Renton Technical College
Renton		 Public $6,131
($5,671)		 - - 3,214 9 to 1
Saint Martin's University
Lacey		 Private $40,690 $15,840 71.62% 1,110 1,638 12 to 1
South Seattle College
Seattle		 Public $4,831
($4,214)		 - - 5,324 17 to 1
Seattle Central College
Seattle		 Public $4,670
($4,053)		 - - 5,763 13 to 1
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle		 Private $35,646 $24,273 91.95% 1,175 3,601 13 to 1
Seattle University
Seattle		 Private $49,335 $14,310 82.12% 1,225 7,050 10 to 1
Shoreline Community College
Shoreline		 Public $7,013
($4,166)		 - - 5,382 14 to 1
Skagit Valley College
Mount Vernon		 Public $7,507
($4,431)		 - - 4,227 14 to 1
South Puget Sound Community College
Olympia		 Public $10,428
($4,795)		 - - 4,665 13 to 1
Spokane Community College
Spokane		 Public $5,135
($3,826)		 - - 7,081 18 to 1
Spokane Falls Community College
Spokane		 Public $5,135
($3,826)		 - - 4,189 15 to 1
Stylemaster College of Hair Design
Longview		 Private $16,500 - - 45 15 to 1
Tacoma Community College
Tacoma		 Public $10,391
($4,929)		 - - 5,823 17 to 1
Walla Walla Community College
Walla Walla		 Public $6,350
($4,850)		 - - 2,940 15 to 1
Walla Walla University
College Place		 Private $30,531 $24,348 - - 1,737 15 to 1
Washington State University
Pullman		 Public $27,733
($12,417)		 $28,190
($13,740)		 85.77% - 31,159 16 to 1
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle		 Public $39,906
($12,076)		 $30,912
($17,754)		 53.48% - 48,149 20 to 1
Wenatchee Valley College
Wenatchee		 Public $4,320
($4,290)		 - - 3,090 13 to 1
Western Washington University
Bellingham		 Public $25,930
($8,703)		 $24,737
($12,490)		 96.10% 1,200 15,197 18 to 1
Whatcom Community College
Bellingham		 Public $10,472
($4,868)		 - - 2,719 12 to 1
Whitman College
Walla Walla		 Private $55,982 58.95% 1,375 1,360 8 to 1
Whitworth University
Spokane		 Private $47,590 $12,456 91.46% 1,175 2,756 11 to 1
Yakima Valley College
Yakima		 Public $5,352
($4,883)		 - - 3,954 19 to 1
Antioch University-Seattle
Seattle		 Private $22,035 $18,459 - - 735 3 to 1
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle
Seattle		 Private $16,841 - - 646 17 to 1
Northwest College of Art & Design
Tacoma		 Private $18,100 71.92% - 101 23 to 1
University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Bothell		 Public $39,780
($11,950)		 $30,786
($17,628)		 83.02% - 6,304 21 to 1
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Tacoma		 Public $40,026
($12,196)		 $31,032
($17,874)		 82.89% - 5,364 14 to 1
Northwest Indian College
Bellingham		 Public $3,969
($6,787)		 - - 555 10 to 1
Highlights Beauty Schools
Federal Way		 Private $17,100 - - 251 25 to 1
Professional Beauty School
Yakima		 Private $13,700 - - 19 10 to 1
Cortiva Institute-Seattle
Seattle		 Private $15,510 - - 119 15 to 1
University of Phoenix-Washington
Tukwila		 Private $9,552 $16,752 - - 11 8 to 1
Northwest HVAC/R Training Center
Spokane		 Private $10,080 100.00% - 39 19 to 1
Carrington College-Spokane
Spokane		 Private $16,560 - - 360 51 to 1
Cascadia College
Bothell		 Public $4,896
($4,533)		 - - 2,597 14 to 1
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine
Seattle		 Private - $25,800 - - 31 -
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology
Seattle		 Private - $16,690 - - 266 -
Faith International University
Tacoma		 Private $11,250 $8,450 - - 318 10 to 1
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Redmond		 Private $34,900 $29,300 46.02% 1,284 1,120 10 to 1
Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett
Everett		 Private $11,512 - - 597 20 to 1
Sanford-Brown College-Seattle
Tukwila		 Private $13,548 - - 12 7 to 1
Pima Medical Institute-Renton
Renton		 Private $16,589 - - 666 23 to 1
Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology
Kennewick		 Private $18,500 - - 45 7 to 1
Inland Massage Institute
Spokane		 Private $10,375 - - 29 10 to 1
Sunnyside Beauty Academy
Sunnyside		 Private - - - 8 20 to 1
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Yakima		 Private - $36,000 - - 573 -
Gary Manuel Aveda Institute
Seattle		 Private $18,000 - - 23 10 to 1
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building
Port Hadlock		 Private $16,050 - - 27 5 to 1
Pinchot University
Seattle		 Private - $30,095 - - 30 -
Summit Salon Academy
Tacoma		 Private $17,200 - - 133 17 to 1
Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane
Spokane Valley		 Private $13,000 - - 138 15 to 1
Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs
Spokane		 Private $13,440 - - 262 19 to 1
Cortiva Institute-Seattle
Federal Way		 Private $15,510 - - 108 15 to 1
Academy of Interactive Entertainment
Seattle		 Private $22,750 82.26% - 135 27 to 1
Montessori Education Institute of the Pacific Northwest
Bothell		 Private $6,630 - - 41 2 to 1
Tint School of Makeup & Cosmetology-Seattle
Seattle		 Private $16,400 - - 72 12 to 1
Studio Beauty School
Spokane Valley		 Private $7,310 - - 76 10 to 1
Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus
Vancouver		 Private $15,000 - - 156 16 to 1
Northwest University-College of Adult and Professional Studies
Kirkland		 Private $11,970 $16,127 - - 1,215 20 to 1
Fosbre Academy of Hair Design
Olympia		 Private $16,975 - - 98 14 to 1
International Beauty Education Center
Airway Heights		 Private $7,300 - - 35 20 to 1
Seattle Film Institute
Seattle		 Private $30,240 $33,000 - - 96 7 to 1
Elite Cosmetology, Barber & Spa Academy
Yakima		 Private $12,000 - - 141 20 to 1
Centralia Beauty College
Centralia		 Private $14,450 - - 26 10 to 1
Gather 4 Him Christian College
Kennewick		 Private - - - - -
Columbia College - Whidbey Island
Oak Harbor		 Private $8,832 - - - -
Columbia College - Naval Station Everett/Marysville
Marysville		 Private $8,832 - - - -
Moody Bible Institute - Spokane
Spokane		 Private $14,400 - - - -
Golden Gate University-Seattle
Seattle		 Private - $19,705 - - - -
Shoreline Community College - CNC Machinists Program , Georgetown SSC
Seattle		 Public $10,431
($5,066)		 - - - -
Shoreline Community College - Dental Hygiene
Seattle		 Public $11,839
($8,992)		 - - - -
Washington State University - Everett Campus
Everett		 Public -
(-)		 - - - -
Washington State University-Spokane
Spokane		 Public -
(-)		 - - - -
Washington State University-Tri Cities
Richland		 Public $26,715
($11,399)		 - - - -
Washington State University-Vancouver
Vancouver		 Public $26,372
($11,056)		 - - - -