List of 57 best universities in Washington, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Top 57 universities in Washington ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 28.5M citations received by 619K academic publications made by 57 universities from Washington, the popularity of 1,592 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Washington - Seattle

Seattle

#8 in the United States

#8 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

2. Washington State University

Pullman

#71 in the United States

#81 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $10,370
Enrollment: 26,490

3. Seattle University

Seattle

#164 in the United States

#189 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $37,103

4. Western Washington University

Bellingham

#263 in the United States

#294 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 95%

5. University of Puget Sound

Tacoma

#370 in the United States

#412 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1288
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $42,301

6. Gonzaga University

Spokane

#418 in the United States

#464 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $40,295

7. Central Washington University

Ellensburg

#423 in the United States

#470 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $8,970
Enrollment: 8,796

8. Eastern Washington University

Cheney

#475 in the United States

#522 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $8,756
Enrollment: 10,741

9. Whitman College

Walla Walla

#486 in the United States

#534 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $41,601

10. Seattle Pacific University

Seattle

#539 in the United States

#592 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $26,155

11. Evergreen State College

Olympia

#566 in the United States

#620 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 88%

12. Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma

#598 in the United States

#654 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1123
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,841

13. Bellevue College

Bellevue

#716 in the United States

#780 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 31%
Average Aid: $7,345
Enrollment: 11,472

14. Bastyr University

Kenmore

#808 in the United States

#876 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Enrollment: 760
Male:Female: 13:87
Founded: 1978

15. Northwest University

Kirkland

#882 in the United States

#950 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1183
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,917

16. City University of Seattle

Seattle

#896 in the United States

#964 in North America

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

17. Whitworth University

Spokane

#939 in the United States

#1008 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $27,491

18. DigiPen Institute of Technology

Redmond

#1102 in the United States

#1177 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $40,015

19. Saint Martin's University

Lacey

#1164 in the United States

#1240 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 18
Net Price: $22,779

20. Walla Walla University

College Place

#1180 in the United States

#1256 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $26,001
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,122

21. Clark College

Vancouver

#1185 in the United States

#1261 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $6,213
Enrollment: 7,149

22. North Seattle College

Seattle

#1216 in the United States

#1293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $6,365
Enrollment: 5,017

23. Seattle Central College

Seattle

#1249 in the United States

#1326 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $5,285
Enrollment: 5,210

24. Edmonds Community College

Lynnwood

#1277 in the United States

#1354 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 52%
Average Aid: $6,234
Enrollment: 6,028

25. Highline College

Des Moines

#1294 in the United States

#1371 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 51%
Average Aid: $5,944
Enrollment: 5,126

26. Peninsula College

Port Angeles

#1315 in the United States

#1393 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $7,662
Enrollment: 1,837

27. Tacoma Community College

Tacoma

#1386 in the United States

#1466 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $6,261
Enrollment: 5,771

28. Columbia Basin College

Pasco

#1410 in the United States

#1490 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $6,754
Enrollment: 6,729

29. Yakima Valley College

Yakima

#1436 in the United States

#1519 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $6,721
Enrollment: 3,523

30. Cornish College of the Arts

Seattle

#1445 in the United States

#1528 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $40,164
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,023

31. Green River College

Auburn

#1465 in the United States

#1549 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 52%
Average Aid: $6,444
Enrollment: 7,361

32. Heritage University

Toppenish

#1495 in the United States

#1579 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,934
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $17,486

33. Wenatchee Valley College

Wenatchee

#1515 in the United States

#1599 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $7,998
Enrollment: 2,819

34. Spokane Falls Community College

Spokane

#1582 in the United States

#1668 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $5,993
Enrollment: 3,903

35. Olympic College

Bremerton

#1587 in the United States

#1673 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $4,333
Enrollment: 5,413

36. Renton Technical College

Renton

#1674 in the United States

#1761 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $8,179
Enrollment: 3,060

37. Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon

#1693 in the United States

#1780 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $6,853
Enrollment: 4,098

38. Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Kirkland

#1708 in the United States

#1795 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 41%
Average Aid: $6,813
Enrollment: 3,357

39. Centralia College

Centralia

#1713 in the United States

#1800 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $6,048
Enrollment: 2,335

40. Whatcom Community College

Bellingham

#1738 in the United States

#1826 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $6,199
Enrollment: 3,490

41. Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences

Yakima

#1765 in the United States

#1853 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 649
Male:Female: 46:54

42. Grays Harbor College

Aberdeen

#1799 in the United States

#1888 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $8,353
Enrollment: 1,663

43. Northwest Indian College

Bellingham

#1821 in the United States

#1910 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,084
Enrollment: 696

44. South Seattle College

Seattle

#1824 in the United States

#1913 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $6,741
Enrollment: 5,295

45. Clover Park Technical College

Lakewood

#1910 in the United States

#2002 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $7,803
Enrollment: 3,040

46. Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine

Seattle

#1926 in the United States

#2018 in North America

Enrollment: 43
Male:Female: 16:84

47. Spokane Community College

Spokane

#1989 in the United States

#2082 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $7,495
Enrollment: 6,286

48. University of Washington - Bothell

Bothell

#2013 in the United States

#2106 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 56%

49. University of Washington - Tacoma

Tacoma

#2042 in the United States

#2135 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $13,521
Enrollment: 4,777

50. Bellingham Technical College

Bellingham

#2129 in the United States

#2225 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $9,416
Enrollment: 1,850

51. Charter College

Vancouver

#2131 in the United States

#2227 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $24,795
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $6,478

52. Cascadia College

Bothell

#2139 in the United States

#2236 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 37%
Average Aid: $6,785
Enrollment: 2,013

53. Pierce College - Fort Steilacoom

Lakewood

#2146 in the United States

#2243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 49%
Average Aid: $6,369
Enrollment: 7,427

54. Seattle School of Theology & Psychology

Seattle

#2164 in the United States

#2261 in North America

Enrollment: 257
Male:Female: 26:74

55. Faith International University

Tacoma

#2166 in the United States

#2263 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $18,361
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $2,432

56. Northwest College of Art & Design

Poulsbo

#2206 in the United States

#2304 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $20,185
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,032

57. Seattle Film Institute

Seattle

#2325 in the United States

#2426 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $39,215
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $7,280

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	31	63
Idaho	10	147
Montana	12	154
Nevada	10	131
Wyoming	1	144
Utah	20	41
California	249	2
North Dakota	14	182
Colorado	38	44
South Dakota	15	234
Arizona	25	34
Nebraska	23	68
New Mexico	12	82
Minnesota	48	14
Kansas	32	72
Iowa	39	48
Oklahoma	31	96
Wisconsin	47	13
Missouri	67	39
Texas	119	26
Alaska	6	177
Illinois	100	15
Michigan	62	3
Arkansas	24	127
Indiana	55	32
Mississippi	18	132
Louisiana	27	79
Kentucky	38	61
Tennessee	56	50
Ohio	90	18
Alabama	33	85
West Virginia	26	110
Pennsylvania	155	12
Georgia	63	47
Virginia	63	40
New York	221	4
North Carolina	65	24
District of Columbia	15	55
South Carolina	37	88
Maryland	34	9
Vermont	17	111
Delaware	5	90
New Jersey	47	21
New Hampshire	16	77
Connecticut	28	10
Massachusetts	88	1
Rhode Island	12	49
Maine	19	153
Florida	109	23
Hawaii	10	159
Puerto Rico	52	360
US Virgin Islands	1	796
American Samoa	1	1705
Northern Mariana Islands	1	1596
Guam	2	616

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