23 Best colleges for Archaeology in Washington, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 2.01M citations received by 55.2K academic papers made by 23 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 Archaeology

#5 in the United States

#6 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

2. Washington State University

Pullman

For Archaeology

#74 in the United States

#88 in North America

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

3. Seattle University

Seattle

For Archaeology

#105 in the United States

#124 in North America

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

4. Western Washington University

Bellingham

For Archaeology

#235 in the United States

#268 in North America

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

5. University of Puget Sound

Tacoma

For Archaeology

#356 in the United States

#399 in North America

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

6. Central Washington University

Ellensburg

For Archaeology

#415 in the United States

#465 in North America

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

7. Gonzaga University

Spokane

For Archaeology

#490 in the United States

#542 in North America

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

8. Eastern Washington University

Cheney

For Archaeology

#536 in the United States

#591 in North America

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

9. Whitman College

Walla Walla

For Archaeology

#580 in the United States

#638 in North America

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

10. Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma

For Archaeology

#601 in the United States

#660 in North America

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

11. City University of Seattle

Seattle

For Archaeology

#604 in the United States

#663 in North America

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

12. Evergreen State College

Olympia

For Archaeology

#628 in the United States

#690 in North America

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

13. Seattle Pacific University

Seattle

For Archaeology

#646 in the United States

#708 in North America

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

14. Northwest University

Kirkland

For Archaeology

#687 in the United States

#754 in North America

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

15. Whitworth University

Spokane

For Archaeology

#826 in the United States

#896 in North America

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

16. Bellevue College

Bellevue

For Archaeology

#874 in the United States

#944 in North America

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

17. Saint Martin's University

Lacey

For Archaeology

#925 in the United States

#996 in North America

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

18. Peninsula College

Port Angeles

For Archaeology

#1026 in the United States

#1100 in North America

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

19. North Seattle College

Seattle

For Archaeology

#1053 in the United States

#1128 in North America

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

20. Heritage University

Toppenish

For Archaeology

#1117 in the United States

#1193 in North America

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

21. Bastyr University

Kenmore

For Archaeology

#1169 in the United States

#1247 in North America

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

22. Walla Walla University

College Place

For Archaeology

#1270 in the United States

#1353 in North America

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

23. Edmonds Community College

Lynnwood

For Archaeology

#1300 in the United States

#1384 in North America

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

Closest to Washington states to learn Archaeology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	16	52
Idaho	6	149
Montana	4	144
Nevada	4	123
Utah	10	44
California	109	1
North Dakota	5	195
Colorado	18	48
South Dakota	8	231
Arizona	7	25
Nebraska	10	56
New Mexico	7	85
Minnesota	26	13
Kansas	11	84
Iowa	20	38
Oklahoma	14	89
Wisconsin	27	11
Missouri	30	43
Texas	66	21
Alaska	4	150
Illinois	61	10
Michigan	30	3
Arkansas	16	134
Indiana	29	45
Mississippi	11	143
Louisiana	20	70
Kentucky	20	57
Tennessee	27	58
Ohio	49	16
Alabama	21	97
West Virginia	15	94
Pennsylvania	90	12
Georgia	37	34
Virginia	39	40
New York	118	6
North Carolina	38	30
District of Columbia	9	61
South Carolina	22	69
Maryland	25	18
Vermont	8	126
New Jersey	21	28
New Hampshire	10	88
Connecticut	20	14
Massachusetts	62	2
Rhode Island	9	71
Maine	11	161
Florida	45	19
Hawaii	6	86
Puerto Rico	9	395