Tightest Washington Colleges to Get In

Tightest Washington Colleges to Admit with Lowest Acceptance Rate

The following table lists the tightest (low acceptance rate) Washington colleges and universities to admit. Those schools have been keeping the acceptance rate in low level in recent years. Whitman College has the lowest acceptance rate as of 38.15% for academic year 2023-2024 in Washington. For the ranking, we only include 4-years colleges with at least 100 new students (freshmen).

The following table shows the schools that have low acceptance rates with admission statistics and yield, also known as enrollment rate. You may want to check colleges having the highest acceptance rates in Washington.

Tightest Washington Colleges to Admit with Lowest Acceptance Rate (2023-2024)
	Name	Acceptance Rate	# of Applicants	# of Admitted	# of Enrolled	Yield
1	Whitman College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWalla Walla, WA	38.15%	7,243	2,763	390	14.12%
2	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Public, four-yearsSeattle, WA	39.15%	69,166	27,076	7,196	26.58%
3	Cornish College of the Arts Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSeattle, WA	62.21%	1,249	777	150	19.31%
4	DigiPen Institute of Technology Private (for-profit), four-yearsRedmond, WA	64.42%	874	563	153	27.18%
5	University of Puget Sound Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTacoma, WA	72.25%	5,239	3,785	430	11.36%
6	Seattle University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSeattle, WA	76.92%	8,468	6,514	888	13.63%
7	Pacific Lutheran University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTacoma, WA	78.02%	4,992	3,895	550	14.12%
8	Gonzaga University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpokane, WA	81.69%	8,759	7,155	1,251	17.48%
9	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Public, four-yearsTacoma, WA	82.52%	4,068	3,357	721	21.48%
10	Northwest University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsKirkland, WA	83.20%	625	520	160	30.77%

Tightest Washington Colleges With Lowest Acceptance Rate

Tightest Washington Colleges to Admit with Lowest Acceptance Rate

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