For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Washington colleges is 68.30%, 118,538 accepted out of 173,545 applicants.

For Washington college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 26,205 (17.79%) compared to last year, from 147,340 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 160, which is more than 0.65% last year.

Washington colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 2.32% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Washington colleges. The yield decreased by 2.75%.

Among Washington colleges, University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the lowest acceptance rate of 43.00% with 26,844 accepted students out of 62,428 applicants. University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most number of applicants of 62,428 and University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 6,979.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Washington Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Washington. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Washington Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
University of Washington-Seattle Campus62,428
9,940
26,844
1,902
6,979
-407
43.00%
-4.52%
26.00%
-3.61%
Whitman College6,185
688
3,093
471
433
97
50.01%
2.31%
14.00%
1.19%
Academy of Interactive Entertainment180
56
117
18
61
11
65.00%
-14.84%
52.14%
1.63%
DigiPen Institute of Technology838
-54
570
-22
194
8
68.02%
1.65%
34.04%
2.62%
Cornish College of the Arts1,097
245
768
162
161
37
70.01%
-1.12%
20.96%
0.50%
Northwest College of Art & Design153
22
116
27
55
9
75.82%
7.88%
47.41%
-4.28%
University of Puget Sound5,548
203
4,216
-202
464
59
75.99%
-6.67%
11.01%
1.84%
Saint Martin's University3,473
1,378
2,639
648
264
-30
75.99%
-19.05%
10.00%
-4.77%
Seattle University8,976
1,042
6,822
66
1,023
19
76.00%
-9.15%
15.00%
0.14%
Gonzaga University9,530
-357
7,243
348
1,231
14
76.00%
6.26%
17.00%
-0.65%
Pacific Lutheran University4,139
805
3,353
389
637
111
81.01%
-7.89%
19.00%
1.25%
Northwest HVAC/R Training Center40
18
33
11
33
15
82.50%
-17.50%
100.00%
18.18%
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus3,161
1,187
2,624
880
656
31
83.01%
-5.34%
25.00%
-10.84%
Washington State University26,166
6,765
22,241
6,118
4,226
235
85.00%
1.90%
19.00%
-5.75%
Whitworth University4,740
614
4,124
389
536
81
87.00%
-3.52%
13.00%
0.82%
Northwest University586
203
516
155
150
-6
88.05%
-6.21%
29.07%
-14.14%
Central Washington University6,829
420
6,146
154
1,291
-119
90.00%
-3.49%
21.01%
-2.52%
Seattle Pacific University2,806
-1,089
2,553
-980
383
-155
90.98%
0.27%
15.00%
-0.23%
Western Washington University14,243
2,379
12,961
1,964
3,111
-112
91.00%
-1.69%
24.00%
-5.31%
Eastern Washington University6,415
1,749
5,902
1,417
1,357
-11
92.00%
-4.12%
22.99%
-7.51%
University of Washington-Bothell Campus4,776
239
4,394
398
1,186
206
92.00%
3.92%
26.99%
2.47%
The Evergreen State College1,443
-180
1,400
193
364
90
97.02%
22.65%
26.00%
3.30%
Great Northern University13
6
13
7
9
3
100.00%
14.29%
69.23%
-30.77%