Most Favored Washington Colleges

Most Favored Washington Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the most favored (higher yield) schools in Washington. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.

Northwest University, has the highest yield rate of 30.77% for academic year 2024-2025 in Washington. University of Washington-Seattle Campus is positioned second with 26.58% yield and The Evergreen State College follows them with 25%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest yield rates in Washington.

Most Favored Washington Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate (2025)
	Name	Yield	# of Applicants	# of Admitted	# of Enrolled	Acceptance Rate
1	Northwest University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsKirkland, WA	30.77%	625	520	160	83.20%
2	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Public, four-yearsSeattle, WA	26.58%	69,166	27,076	7,196	39.15%
3	The Evergreen State College Public, four-yearsOlympia, WA	25.38%	1,296	1,249	317	96.37%
4	Western Washington University Public, four-yearsBellingham, WA	22.94%	14,115	13,162	3,019	93.25%
5	Eastern Washington University Public, four-yearsCheney, WA	22.72%	6,581	5,972	1,357	90.75%
6	Central Washington University Public, four-yearsEllensburg, WA	20.03%	8,919	8,082	1,619	90.62%
7	Washington State University Public, four-yearsPullman, WA	19.72%	25,462	22,060	4,350	86.64%
8	Gonzaga University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpokane, WA	17.48%	8,759	7,155	1,251	81.69%
9	Seattle Pacific University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSeattle, WA	15.75%	2,885	2,406	379	83.40%
10	Pacific Lutheran University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTacoma, WA	14.12%	4,992	3,895	550	78.02%

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