List of 57 best universities in Washington, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 21.7M citations received by 550K academic publications made by 57 universities from Washington, the popularity of 1,515 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: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

2. Washington State University

Pullman

#73 in the United States

#83 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $10,689
Enrollment: 27,539

3. Seattle University

Seattle

#134 in the United States

#155 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $35,412

4. Western Washington University

Bellingham

#264 in the United States

#295 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 93%

5. University of Puget Sound

Tacoma

#350 in the United States

#390 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $41,363

6. Central Washington University

Ellensburg

#417 in the United States

#464 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $9,294
Enrollment: 9,257

7. Gonzaga University

Spokane

#419 in the United States

#466 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $38,727

8. Eastern Washington University

Cheney

#466 in the United States

#513 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $9,200
Enrollment: 10,910

9. Seattle Pacific University

Seattle

#539 in the United States

#592 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $26,549

10. Whitman College

Walla Walla

#541 in the United States

#594 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1383
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,935

11. Evergreen State College

Olympia

#550 in the United States

#604 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

12. Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma

#592 in the United States

#647 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1338
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $24,825

13. Bellevue College

Bellevue

#771 in the United States

#839 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 25%
Average Aid: $6,823
Enrollment: 10,617

14. Bastyr University

Kenmore

#801 in the United States

#869 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Enrollment: 728
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1978

15. City University of Seattle

Seattle

#885 in the United States

#953 in North America

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

16. Northwest University

Kirkland

#897 in the United States

#965 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,722

17. Whitworth University

Spokane

#932 in the United States

#1000 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $28,299

18. DigiPen Institute of Technology

Redmond

#1103 in the United States

#1177 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1287
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $38,319

19. Walla Walla University

College Place

#1167 in the United States

#1243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,314
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $17,358

20. Clark College

Vancouver

#1172 in the United States

#1248 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $6,853
Enrollment: 6,593

21. Saint Martin's University

Lacey

#1177 in the United States

#1253 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1053
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $21,811

22. North Seattle College

Seattle

#1186 in the United States

#1262 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $7,332
Enrollment: 4,675

23. Seattle Central College

Seattle

#1245 in the United States

#1322 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $7,296
Enrollment: 4,476

24. Edmonds Community College

Lynnwood

#1260 in the United States

#1337 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 49%
Average Aid: $6,618
Enrollment: 5,753

25. Highline College

Des Moines

#1288 in the United States

#1365 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 51%
Average Aid: $6,054
Enrollment: 4,684

26. Peninsula College

Port Angeles

#1360 in the United States

#1440 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $7,172
Enrollment: 1,583

27. Columbia Basin College

Pasco

#1382 in the United States

#1462 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $7,040
Enrollment: 6,192

28. Tacoma Community College

Tacoma

#1393 in the United States

#1473 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 46%
Average Aid: $7,521
Enrollment: 5,502

29. Yakima Valley College

Yakima

#1437 in the United States

#1519 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $5,971
Enrollment: 3,279

30. Green River College

Auburn

#1473 in the United States

#1557 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 34%
Average Aid: $7,511
Enrollment: 6,252

31. Cornish College of the Arts

Seattle

#1485 in the United States

#1569 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $39,280
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $13,485

32. Wenatchee Valley College

Wenatchee

#1507 in the United States

#1591 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $8,165
Enrollment: 2,529

33. Spokane Falls Community College

Spokane

#1567 in the United States

#1653 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $7,784
Enrollment: 3,795

34. Olympic College

Bremerton

#1608 in the United States

#1694 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $5,216
Enrollment: 4,905

35. Renton Technical College

Renton

#1654 in the United States

#1741 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,445
Enrollment: 3,072

36. Heritage University

Toppenish

#1659 in the United States

#1746 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $7,841
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $17,929

37. Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon

#1685 in the United States

#1772 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $6,998
Enrollment: 3,860

38. Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Kirkland

#1691 in the United States

#1778 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 47%
Average Aid: $6,890
Enrollment: 3,150

39. Centralia College

Centralia

#1710 in the United States

#1797 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $5,978
Enrollment: 2,277

40. Whatcom Community College

Bellingham

#1729 in the United States

#1816 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 51%
Average Aid: $7,085
Enrollment: 3,340

41. Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences

Yakima

#1769 in the United States

#1857 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 620
Male:Female: 45:55

42. Grays Harbor College

Aberdeen

#1787 in the United States

#1876 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $4,680
Enrollment: 1,475

43. Northwest Indian College

Bellingham

#1823 in the United States

#1912 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,022
Enrollment: 643

44. South Seattle College

Seattle

#1828 in the United States

#1917 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $7,422
Enrollment: 4,901

45. Clover Park Technical College

Lakewood

#1917 in the United States

#2009 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 43%
Average Aid: $5,901
Enrollment: 2,788

46. Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine

Seattle

#1956 in the United States

#2049 in North America

Enrollment: 33
Male:Female: 15:85

47. Spokane Community College

Spokane

#1979 in the United States

#2072 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $7,464
Enrollment: 6,502

48. University of Washington - Bothell

Bothell

#2006 in the United States

#2099 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 55%

49. University of Washington - Tacoma

Tacoma

#2036 in the United States

#2129 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $12,961
Enrollment: 4,794

50. Bellingham Technical College

Bellingham

#2130 in the United States

#2226 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $7,639
Enrollment: 1,632

51. Charter College

Vancouver

#2132 in the United States

#2228 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,756
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $8,454

52. Cascadia College

Bothell

#2138 in the United States

#2234 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 35%
Average Aid: $8,783
Enrollment: 1,844

53. Pierce College - Fort Steilacoom

Lakewood

#2145 in the United States

#2242 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 47%
Average Aid: $6,177
Enrollment: 8,635

54. Seattle School of Theology & Psychology

Seattle

#2162 in the United States

#2259 in North America

Enrollment: 283
Male:Female: 24:76

55. Faith International University

Tacoma

#2165 in the United States

#2262 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $15,727
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $1,273

56. Northwest College of Art & Design

Poulsbo

#2204 in the United States

#2302 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Net Price: $16,870
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $11,178

57. Seattle Film Institute

Seattle

#2325 in the United States

#2426 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $36,277
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $12,100

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	31	63
Idaho	10	148
Montana	12	153
Nevada	10	130
Wyoming	1	141
Utah	20	40
California	249	2
North Dakota	14	182
Colorado	38	46
South Dakota	15	233
Arizona	25	34
Nebraska	23	68
New Mexico	12	81
Minnesota	48	14
Kansas	32	75
Iowa	39	47
Oklahoma	31	100
Wisconsin	47	13
Missouri	67	38
Texas	119	26
Alaska	6	181
Illinois	100	15
Michigan	62	3
Arkansas	24	127
Indiana	55	39
Mississippi	18	133
Louisiana	27	79
Kentucky	38	60
Tennessee	56	50
Ohio	90	18
Alabama	33	84
West Virginia	26	112
Pennsylvania	155	12
Georgia	63	44
Virginia	63	41
New York	221	4
North Carolina	65	24
District of Columbia	15	56
South Carolina	37	87
Maryland	34	9
Vermont	17	109
Delaware	5	90
New Jersey	47	23
New Hampshire	16	77
Connecticut	28	11
Massachusetts	88	1
Rhode Island	12	49
Maine	19	152
Florida	109	22
Hawaii	10	160
Puerto Rico	52	373
US Virgin Islands	1	811
American Samoa	1	1702
Northern Mariana Islands	1	1594
Guam	2	614

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