For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Washington Colleges is 80.93%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 acceptance rate decreased by 0.64%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of Washington Colleges has increased by 3.01% from 77.93% to 80.93%. Of the 21 Washington Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 11 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 10 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.
You can check 2023 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at Washington Colleges admission statistics comparison table.
Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for Washington Colleges
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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2018 to 2023 at Washington Colleges | School Name | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 5-Year Change |
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Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, WA | 78.16% | 84.92%
6.76% | 85.99%
1.07% | 88.45%
2.46% | 93.49%
5.05% | 15.33% |
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Cornish College of the ArtsSeattle, WA | 77.46% | 73.47%
3.99% | 78.88%
5.41% | 63.81%
15.06% | 71.13%
7.31% | 6.34% |
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Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, WA | 63.42% | 95.70%
32.27% | 78.94%
16.75% | 97.07%
18.13% | 96.12%
0.95% | 32.7% |
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The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, WA | 95.23% | 97.85%
2.63% | 98.38%
0.53% | 99.46%
1.08% | 74.37%
25.09% | 20.86% |
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Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA | 65.62% | 61.70%
3.91% | 72.89%
11.19% | 76.16%
3.27% | 69.74%
6.42% | 4.12% |
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Northwest UniversityKirkland, WA | 95.21% | 93.17%
2.04% | 92.77%
0.39% | 95.98%
3.21% | 94.26%
1.73% | 0.95% |
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Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, WA | 79.79% | 86.03%
6.24% | 86.30%
0.27% | 88.39%
2.09% | 88.90%
0.52% | 9.12% |
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University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA | 88.31% | 83.81%
4.5% | 86.85%
3.04% | 88.30%
1.45% | 82.66%
5.64% | 5.65% |
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Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, WA | 95.63% | 95.91%
0.28% | 94.19%
1.72% | 71.62%
22.57% | 95.04%
23.42% | 0.6% |
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Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, WA | 90.08% | 90.61%
0.53% | 90.62%
0.01% | 91.95%
1.33% | 90.71%
1.24% | 0.63% |
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Seattle UniversitySeattle, WA | 75.65% | 78.48%
2.83% | 83.23%
4.76% | 82.12%
1.11% | 85.15%
3.04% | 9.5% |
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Washington State UniversityPullman, WA | 77.19% | 75.80%
1.39% | 79.95%
4.15% | 85.77%
5.82% | 83.10%
2.66% | 5.91% |
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University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA | 48.69% | 51.76%
3.08% | 55.86%
4.1% | 53.48%
2.38% | 47.52%
5.96% | 1.17% |
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Western Washington UniversityBellingham, WA | 87.66% | 90.38%
2.73% | 93.51%
3.13% | 96.10%
2.58% | 92.69%
3.4% | 5.03% |
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Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, WA | 50.15% | 55.92%
5.77% | 54.13%
1.79% | 58.95%
4.82% | 47.70%
11.25% | 2.45% |
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Whitworth UniversitySpokane, WA | 90.78% | 91.38%
0.6% | 91.01%
0.37% | 91.46%
0.45% | 90.52%
0.93% | 0.26% |
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Northwest College of Art & DesignTacoma, WA | - | 73.68% | 84.27%
10.59% | 71.92%
12.35% | 67.94%
3.98% | 5.75% |
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University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, WA | 79.35% | 74.14%
5.21% | 87.93%
13.79% | 83.02%
4.91% | 88.08%
5.06% | 8.72% |
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University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, WA | 85.56% | 87.31%
1.76% | 86.05%
1.27% | 82.89%
3.15% | 88.35%
5.46% | 2.79% |
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DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, WA | 56.65% | 33.50%
23.15% | 38.24%
4.74% | 46.02%
7.78% | 66.37%
20.35% | 9.72% |
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Great Northern UniversitySpokane, WA | - | - | - | 100.00% | 85.71%
14.29% | 14.29% |
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| Average | 77.93% | 78.78%
0.85% | 81.00%
2.22% | 81.57%
0.57% | 80.93%
0.64% | 3.01% |
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