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75.04% Applicants Accepted to Washington Colleges

What is the Average Acceptance Rate in Washington?

The average acceptance rate of Washington colleges is 75.04%. Total 119,830 students have accepted out of 181,678. By gender, the acceptance rate of female students is 75.27% and male students' rate is 76.18%
The next schools are the top 5 Washington colleges that have the lowest acceptance rate. Whitman College has the lowest acceptance rate of 38.15% among Washington colleges. University of Washington-Seattle Campus and Cornish College of the Arts also have low acceptance rate of 39.15% and 62.21% 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 colleges76.56%83.74%73.67%65.20%
Acceptance Rate by Gender at Washington colleges
ApplicantsAcceptedAcceptance Rate
Total181,678119,83075.04%
Female103,02970,77175.27%
Male78,17648,67376.18%
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, WA90.62%8,9198,082
Cornish College of the Arts
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Seattle, WA62.21%1,249777
Eastern Washington University
Public, four-years
Cheney, WA90.75%6,5815,972
The Evergreen State College
Public, four-years
Olympia, WA96.37%1,2961,249
Gonzaga University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Spokane, WA81.69%8,7597,155
Northwest University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Kirkland, WA83.20%625520
Pacific Lutheran University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Tacoma, WA78.02%4,9923,895
University of Puget Sound
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Tacoma, WA72.25%5,2393,785
Saint Martin's University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lacey, WA89.80%2,1271,910
Seattle Pacific University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Seattle, WA83.40%2,8852,406
Seattle University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Seattle, WA76.92%8,4686,514
Washington State University
Public, four-years
Pullman, WA86.64%25,46222,060
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Public, four-years
Seattle, WA39.15%69,16627,076
Western Washington University
Public, four-years
Bellingham, WA93.25%14,11513,162
Whitman College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Walla Walla, WA38.15%7,2432,763
Whitworth University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Spokane, WA89.78%4,1973,768
Northwest College of Art & Design
Private (for-profit), four-years
Tacoma, WA65.98%9764
University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Public, four-years
Bothell, WA90.60%5,1724,686
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Public, four-years
Tacoma, WA82.52%4,0683,357
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Private (for-profit), four-years
Redmond, WA64.42%874563
Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Spokane, WA28.57%72
Academy of Interactive Entertainment
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years
Seattle, WA41.60%12552
Great Northern University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Spokane, WA100.00%1212