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Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Washington

Gonzaga University has the highest graduation rate of 86% for academic year 2023-2024 in Washington. University of Washington-Seattle Campus is ranked second with 85% and Whitman College follows them with 81%. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have high graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the lowest graduation rates in Washington.
Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Washington
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Gonzaga University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpokane, WA
86%8%93%
2University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Public, four-yearsSeattle, WA
85%-95%
3Whitman College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWalla Walla, WA
81%12%87%
4Seattle University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSeattle, WA
76%-84%
5Whitworth University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpokane, WA
71%21%78%
6Northwest University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsKirkland, WA
71%-84%
7Pacific Lutheran University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTacoma, WA
69%24%82%
8University of Puget Sound
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTacoma, WA
68%15%84%
9Western Washington University
Public, four-yearsBellingham, WA
65%-79%
10Seattle Pacific University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSeattle, WA
62%25%72%
11Walla Walla University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCollege Place, WA
60%1%85%
12Washington State University
Public, four-yearsPullman, WA
60%-78%
13Central Washington University
Public, four-yearsEllensburg, WA
54%-70%
14Heritage University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsToppenish, WA
54%2%57%
15Saint Martin's University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLacey, WA
52%30%65%
16Eastern Washington University
Public, four-yearsCheney, WA
43%-67%
17The Evergreen State College
Public, four-yearsOlympia, WA
41%-70%
18City University of Seattle
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSeattle, WA
17%--