Lowest Enrollment Rate in Washington Colleges

Washington Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) 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.

University of Puget Sound, has the lowest yield rate of 11.36% for academic year 2024-2025 in Washington. Saint Martin's University is positioned second with 12.83% yield and Seattle University follows them with 14%. Next table shows the schools that have low 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 highest yield rates in Washington.

Washington Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2025)
	Name	Yield	# of Applicants	# of Admitted	# of Enrolled	Acceptance Rate
1	University of Puget Sound Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTacoma, WA	11.36%	5,239	3,785	430	72.25%
2	Saint Martin's University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLacey, WA	12.83%	2,127	1,910	245	89.80%
3	Seattle University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSeattle, WA	13.63%	8,468	6,514	888	76.92%
4	Whitworth University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpokane, WA	13.93%	4,197	3,768	525	89.78%
5	Whitman College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWalla Walla, WA	14.12%	7,243	2,763	390	38.15%
6	Pacific Lutheran University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTacoma, WA	14.12%	4,992	3,895	550	78.02%
7	Seattle Pacific University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSeattle, WA	15.75%	2,885	2,406	379	83.40%
8	Gonzaga University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpokane, WA	17.48%	8,759	7,155	1,251	81.69%
9	Washington State University Public, four-yearsPullman, WA	19.72%	25,462	22,060	4,350	86.64%
10	Central Washington University Public, four-yearsEllensburg, WA	20.03%	8,919	8,082	1,619	90.62%

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Washington Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

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