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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)
NameAcceptance Rate# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledYield
1Whitman College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWalla Walla, WA
38.15%7,2432,76339014.12%
2University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Public, four-yearsSeattle, WA
39.15%69,16627,0767,19626.58%
3Cornish College of the Arts
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSeattle, WA
62.21%1,24977715019.31%
4DigiPen Institute of Technology
Private (for-profit), four-yearsRedmond, WA
64.42%87456315327.18%
5University of Puget Sound
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTacoma, WA
72.25%5,2393,78543011.36%
6Seattle University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSeattle, WA
76.92%8,4686,51488813.63%
7Pacific Lutheran University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTacoma, WA
78.02%4,9923,89555014.12%
8Gonzaga University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpokane, WA
81.69%8,7597,1551,25117.48%
9University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Public, four-yearsTacoma, WA
82.52%4,0683,35772121.48%
10Northwest University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsKirkland, WA
83.20%62552016030.77%