Largest Washington Colleges and Universities

Largest Washington Colleges with Most Enrollment

University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most students of 56,997 for the academic year 2024-2025 in Washington. Washington State University is ranked second with 25,685 students and Western Washington University follows them with 14,710 students.

Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. The following table compares the schools that have most students by gender.

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Largest Washington Colleges with Most Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Students	Female	Male
1	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Public, four-yearsSeattle, WA	56,997	27,420	29,577
2	Washington State University Public, four-yearsPullman, WA	25,685	13,971	11,714
3	Western Washington University Public, four-yearsBellingham, WA	14,710	8,418	6,292
4	Central Washington University Public, four-yearsEllensburg, WA	10,811	6,016	4,795
5	Eastern Washington University Public, four-yearsCheney, WA	10,492	6,269	4,223
6	Gonzaga University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpokane, WA	7,470	4,207	3,263
7	Seattle University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSeattle, WA	7,189	4,550	2,639
8	Pacific Lutheran University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTacoma, WA	2,797	1,818	979
9	The Evergreen State College Public, four-yearsOlympia, WA	2,490	1,504	986
10	Whitworth University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpokane, WA	2,314	1,323	991
11	Seattle Pacific University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSeattle, WA	2,261	1,498	763
12	City University of Seattle Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSeattle, WA	2,007	1,126	881
13	University of Puget Sound Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTacoma, WA	1,864	1,105	759
14	Whitman College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWalla Walla, WA	1,561	889	672
15	Walla Walla University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCollege Place, WA	1,426	727	699
16	Saint Martin's University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLacey, WA	1,390	799	591
17	Northwest University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsKirkland, WA	1,053	652	401
18	Heritage University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsToppenish, WA	937	731	206
19	Antioch University-Seattle Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSeattle, WA	771	633	138

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