In average, 70% of full-time first-time beginning undergraduate students (freshmen) have received grants and/or scholarships at Washington 4-Year Colleges. The average financial aid amount received is $11,840. For all undergraduate students, 59.89% received grants/scholarship and the average aid amount is $11,693

The average tuition & fees for the schools is $6,179 for state residents and $20,562 for out-of-state students. The average cost of attendance (COA) including tuition & fees, book & supplies, and living costs for Washington 4-Year Colleges is $39,085 and, after receiving financial aid, the actual cost is down to $27,245.

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Financial Aid Comparison between Washington 4-Year Colleges

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Financial Aid Comparison Between Washington 4-Year Colleges
School NameTuition & Fees Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen)All Undergraduate Students
Percent Receiving AidAverage AmountsPercent Receiving AidAverage Amounts
Antioch University-SeattleSeattle, WA$19,410--42.00%$8,821
Bastyr UniversityKenmore, WA$30,126--65.00%$9,338
Bellevue CollegeBellevue, WA$10,183 ($4,305)23.00%$6,82321.00%$6,949
Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham, WA$5,555 ($4,226)61.00%$7,63961.00%$8,144
Big Bend Community CollegeMoses Lake, WA$5,443 ($4,909)58.00%$6,41649.00%$7,691
Cascadia CollegeBothell, WA$10,864 ($4,914)32.00%$8,78320.00%$8,641
Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, WA$26,771 ($9,192)73.00%$9,29469.00%$8,562
Centralia CollegeCentralia, WA$5,643 ($5,109)74.00%$5,97853.00%$6,827
Charter CollegeVancouver, WA$18,67890.00%$8,45480.00%$6,250
City University of SeattleSeattle, WA$14,589--20.00%$10,241
Clark CollegeVancouver, WA$10,380 ($4,632)48.00%$6,85343.00%$7,568
Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, WA$6,634 ($5,979)36.00%$5,90135.00%$7,134
Columbia Basin CollegePasco, WA$8,239 ($6,194)64.00%$7,04052.00%$7,223
Cornish College of the ArtsSeattle, WA$39,913100.00%$13,48593.00%$13,570
DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, WA$37,40049.00%$10,15354.00%$10,564
Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, WA$25,892 ($8,353)92.00%$9,20073.00%$10,190
Edmonds CollegeLynnwood, WA$10,553 ($4,669)43.00%$6,61831.00%$6,434
Faith International UniversityTacoma, WA$8,850100.00%$1,27379.00%$2,107
Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA$53,500100.00%$27,60199.00%$26,635
Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen, WA$10,629 ($4,751)65.00%$4,68064.00%$6,341
Great Northern UniversitySpokane, WA$17,700100.00%$3,54540.00%$3,197
Green River CollegeAuburn, WA$5,105 ($4,580)29.00%$7,51133.00%$8,310
Heritage UniversityToppenish, WA$19,920100.00%$17,929100.00%$18,352
Highline CollegeDes Moines, WA$5,156 ($4,623)50.00%$6,05446.00%$5,072
Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, WA$11,017 ($5,156)39.00%$6,89034.00%$6,266
Lower Columbia CollegeLongview, WA$5,633 ($4,346)55.00%$5,25151.00%$6,570
North Seattle CollegeSeattle, WA$5,547 ($5,058)47.00%$7,33234.00%$6,374
Northwest College of Art & DesignTacoma, WA$18,10074.00%$11,17886.00%$13,574
Northwest Indian CollegeBellingham, WA$3,969 ($3,969)100.00%$8,022100.00%$9,021
Northwest UniversityKirkland, WA$36,035100.00%$22,48695.00%$22,181
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended EducationKirkland, WA$14,65253.00%$6,29531.00%$5,185
Olympic CollegeBremerton, WA$9,740 ($4,197)63.00%$5,21653.00%$5,085
Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, WA$50,96499.00%$36,43597.00%$33,815
Peninsula CollegePort Angeles, WA$5,111 ($4,586)72.00%$7,17251.00%$8,305
Pierce College DistrictLakewood, WA$5,211 ($4,686)42.00%$6,17736.00%$7,081
Renton Technical CollegeRenton, WA$7,257 ($6,723)68.00%$8,44537.00%$8,197
Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, WA$44,21099.00%$32,69791.00%$30,598
Seattle Central CollegeSeattle, WA$5,354 ($4,865)60.00%$7,29642.00%$7,197
Seattle Film InstituteSeattle, WA$33,00079.00%$12,10067.00%$11,934
Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, WA$38,81499.00%$25,35995.00%$23,247
Seattle UniversitySeattle, WA$54,285100.00%$30,91796.00%$29,599
Skagit Valley CollegeMount Vernon, WA$7,561 ($5,620)58.00%$6,99847.00%$7,214
South Seattle CollegeSeattle, WA$5,354 ($4,865)58.00%$7,42223.00%$6,023
Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, WA$5,494 ($4,057)64.00%$7,46446.00%$7,991
Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokane, WA$5,494 ($4,058)54.00%$7,78454.00%$7,929
Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma, WA$11,030 ($4,920)41.00%$7,52139.00%$7,785
The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, WA$30,980 ($8,999)100.00%$10,41198.00%$8,110
University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA$59,900100.00%$32,48299.00%$32,665
University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, WA$41,913 ($12,559)45.00%$15,47448.00%$15,629
University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA$41,997 ($12,643)44.00%$14,73142.00%$15,700
University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, WA$42,171 ($12,817)68.00%$12,96167.00%$15,257
Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla, WA$7,967 ($6,513)91.00%$7,93755.00%$7,960
Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place, WA$33,027100.00%$17,35888.00%$15,790
Washington State UniversityPullman, WA$29,073 ($12,997)83.00%$10,68969.00%$11,881
Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatchee, WA$5,652 ($5,118)62.00%$8,16550.00%$7,963
Western Washington UniversityBellingham, WA$27,853 ($9,286)91.00%$6,52261.00%$8,787
Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham, WA$11,096 ($5,146)48.00%$7,08537.00%$6,983
Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, WA$61,49294.00%$32,04790.00%$30,263
Whitworth UniversitySpokane, WA$50,92099.00%$35,33694.00%$34,208
Whitworth University-Adult Degree ProgramsSpokane, WA$13,560--69.00%$9,888
Yakima Valley CollegeYakima, WA$5,697 ($5,163)72.00%$5,97159.00%$6,875
Average$20,562 ($6,179)70%$11,840 60%$11,693
*The tuition data is updated with academic year 2023-2024 data from IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last Update: September 25, 2023). The financial aid information is based on the IPEDS data for the academic year 2022-2023.

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