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81.71% Applicants Accepted to Washington Colleges

What is the Average Acceptance Rate in Washington?

The average acceptance rate of Washington colleges is 81.71%. Total 104,175 students have accepted out of 147,486. By gender, the acceptance rate of female students is 81.79% and male students' rate is 80.17%
The next schools are the top 5 Washington colleges that have the lowest acceptance rate. University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the lowest acceptance rate of 47.52% among Washington colleges. Whitman College and DigiPen Institute of Technology also have low acceptance rate of 47.70% and 66.37% respectively. The top schools are selected with an minimum number of new students (first-time students) of 100. You can view more schools at Washington colleges with lowest acceptance rate.
The following table summarizes the average acceptance rate in Washington by school type and level.
Washington Colleges The Average Acceptance Rate
TotalPublicPrivate (not-for-profit)Private (for-profit)
4 years colleges80.93%82.97%81.96%67.16%
Acceptance Rate by Gender at Washington colleges
ApplicantsAcceptedAcceptance Rate
Total147,486104,17581.71%
Female85,32462,71181.79%
Male61,68541,02480.17%
The following table shows the Washington Colleges with The Average Acceptance Rate. You can see more schools and narrow down the results in search result page.
AllPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesTrade Schools
Washington Colleges with The Average Acceptance Rate
School NameLocationAcceptance RateApplicantsAccepted
Central Washington University
Public, four-years
Ellensburg, WA93.49%6,4095,992
Cornish College of the Arts
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Seattle, WA71.13%852606
Eastern Washington University
Public, four-years
Cheney, WA96.12%4,6664,485
The Evergreen State College
Public, four-years
Olympia, WA74.37%1,6231,207
Gonzaga University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Spokane, WA69.74%9,8876,895
Northwest University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Kirkland, WA94.26%383361
Pacific Lutheran University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Tacoma, WA88.90%3,3342,964
University of Puget Sound
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Tacoma, WA82.66%5,3454,418
Saint Martin's University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lacey, WA95.04%2,0951,991
Seattle Pacific University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Seattle, WA90.71%3,8953,533
Seattle University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Seattle, WA85.15%7,9346,756
Washington State University
Public, four-years
Pullman, WA83.10%19,40116,123
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Public, four-years
Seattle, WA47.52%52,48824,942
Western Washington University
Public, four-years
Bellingham, WA92.69%11,86410,997
Whitman College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Walla Walla, WA47.70%5,4972,622
Whitworth University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Spokane, WA90.52%4,1263,735
Northwest College of Art & Design
Private (for-profit), four-years
Tacoma, WA67.94%13189
University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Public, four-years
Bothell, WA88.08%4,5373,996
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Public, four-years
Tacoma, WA88.35%1,9741,744
Northwest HVAC/R Training Center
Private (not-for-profit), less than 2-years
Spokane, WA100.00%2222
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Private (for-profit), four-years
Redmond, WA66.37%892592
Academy of Interactive Entertainment
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years
Seattle, WA79.84%12499
Great Northern University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Spokane, WA85.71%76