24 Best colleges for History 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 History. A graph of 2.18M citations received by 67.6K academic papers made by 24 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 History

#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 History

#84 in the United States

#100 in North America

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

3. Seattle University

Seattle

For History

#102 in the United States

#122 in North America

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

4. Western Washington University

Bellingham

For History

#222 in the United States

#254 in North America

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

5. University of Puget Sound

Tacoma

For History

#341 in the United States

#383 in North America

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

6. Central Washington University

Ellensburg

For History

#442 in the United States

#490 in North America

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

7. Gonzaga University

Spokane

For History

#471 in the United States

#520 in North America

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

8. Whitman College

Walla Walla

For History

#515 in the United States

#568 in North America

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

9. Eastern Washington University

Cheney

For History

#558 in the United States

#612 in North America

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

10. Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma

For History

#578 in the United States

#632 in North America

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

11. Seattle Pacific University

Seattle

For History

#599 in the United States

#655 in North America

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

12. City University of Seattle

Seattle

For History

#651 in the United States

#712 in North America

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

13. Evergreen State College

Olympia

For History

#657 in the United States

#719 in North America

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

14. Northwest University

Kirkland

For History

#720 in the United States

#786 in North America

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

15. Saint Martin's University

Lacey

For History

#794 in the United States

#862 in North America

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

16. Whitworth University

Spokane

For History

#847 in the United States

#916 in North America

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

17. Peninsula College

Port Angeles

For History

#877 in the United States

#947 in North America

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

18. North Seattle College

Seattle

For History

#921 in the United States

#992 in North America

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

19. Bellevue College

Bellevue

For History

#929 in the United States

#1000 in North America

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

20. Heritage University

Toppenish

For History

#1059 in the United States

#1132 in North America

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

21. Bastyr University

Kenmore

For History

#1231 in the United States

#1309 in North America

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

22. Walla Walla University

College Place

For History

#1335 in the United States

#1418 in North America

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

23. Edmonds Community College

Lynnwood

For History

#1371 in the United States

#1455 in North America

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

24. Clark College

Vancouver

For History

#1426 in the United States

#1512 in North America

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

Closest to Washington states to learn History

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	17	59
Idaho	6	135
Montana	6	126
Nevada	5	130
Utah	10	45
California	118	1
North Dakota	5	213
Colorado	20	47
South Dakota	8	260
Arizona	7	26
Nebraska	11	58
New Mexico	7	92
Minnesota	26	17
Kansas	13	78
Iowa	28	40
Oklahoma	18	93
Wisconsin	31	9
Missouri	35	38
Texas	72	19
Alaska	4	155
Illinois	72	11
Michigan	37	3
Arkansas	17	128
Indiana	31	50
Mississippi	12	158
Louisiana	22	65
Kentucky	22	56
Tennessee	32	55
Ohio	57	18
Alabama	23	101
West Virginia	16	106
Pennsylvania	96	14
Georgia	43	39
Virginia	41	35
New York	127	6
North Carolina	44	21
District of Columbia	10	52
South Carolina	25	64
Maryland	26	20
Vermont	10	120
New Jersey	25	22
New Hampshire	11	87
Connecticut	20	10
Massachusetts	69	2
Rhode Island	9	71
Maine	12	164
Florida	47	24
Hawaii	6	90
Puerto Rico	12	431