Washington, US's 11 best Accounting schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 298K citations received by 5.89K academic papers made by 11 universities in Washington was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Washington - Seattle

Seattle

For Accounting

#12 in the United States

#13 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

2. Washington State University

Pullman

For Accounting

#119 in the United States

#136 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,886
Enrollment: 25,685

3. Seattle University

Seattle

For Accounting

#198 in the United States

#226 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $36,948

4. Gonzaga University

Spokane

For Accounting

#333 in the United States

#369 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $40,117

5. Western Washington University

Bellingham

For Accounting

#356 in the United States

#393 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 95%

6. Central Washington University

Ellensburg

For Accounting

#391 in the United States

#428 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $8,816
Enrollment: 10,811

7. Eastern Washington University

Cheney

For Accounting

#465 in the United States

#508 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $10,001
Enrollment: 10,492

8. Seattle Pacific University

Seattle

For Accounting

#499 in the United States

#543 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $25,232
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $31,558

9. University of Puget Sound

Tacoma

For Accounting

#500 in the United States

#544 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $43,188

10. Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma

For Accounting

#504 in the United States

#548 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $22,299

11. City University of Seattle

Seattle

For Accounting

#571 in the United States

#624 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,567
Receiving Aid: 50%
Average Aid: $7,383

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State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	7	109
Idaho	3	238
Utah	6	60
California	58	4
North Dakota	2	182
Colorado	10	78
South Dakota	3	407
Arizona	3	28
Nebraska	5	84
New Mexico	3	115
Minnesota	9	24
Kansas	7	68
Iowa	5	37
Oklahoma	6	80
Wisconsin	10	20
Missouri	11	46
Texas	42	16
Illinois	22	1
Michigan	11	2
Arkansas	6	89
Indiana	13	33
Mississippi	6	138
Louisiana	10	72
Kentucky	7	74
Tennessee	14	50
Ohio	18	18
Alabama	9	69
Pennsylvania	33	3
Georgia	14	39
Virginia	14	35
New York	65	7
North Carolina	17	14
District of Columbia	5	54
South Carolina	9	64
Maryland	13	29
Vermont	3	157
New Jersey	16	21
New Hampshire	3	67
Connecticut	13	11
Massachusetts	30	5
Rhode Island	7	106
Maine	4	228
Florida	24	22

11 Best Accounting schools in Washington, US

1. University of Washington - Seattle

2. Washington State University

3. Seattle University

4. Gonzaga University

5. Western Washington University

6. Central Washington University

7. Eastern Washington University

8. Seattle Pacific University

9. University of Puget Sound

10. Pacific Lutheran University

11. City University of Seattle

Closest to Washington states to learn Accounting

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