How Student Population Changes over Past 5 Years for Washington 4-Year Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the total student population of Washington 4-Year Colleges is 289,451.The overall number of students in Washington 4-Year Colleges decreased by 2.94%.
Compared to five(5) years ago, the total number of students at Washington 4-Year Colleges has decreased by 13.91% from 336,223 to 289,451 students. Of the 61 Washington 4-Year Colleges, 11 schools had an increase in the number of students compared to 5 years ago, and 49 schools had a decrease in the number of students.
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Comparison Table of Student Population Changes for Washington 4-Year Colleges

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Enrollment Changes from 2018 to 2023 at Washington 4-Year Colleges
School Name2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-235-Year Changes
Charter CollegeVancouver, WA2,8532,474
379
2,120
354
2,215
95
2,117
98
736
Bellevue CollegeBellevue, WA13,22612,563
663
12,286
277
11,546
740
10,617
929
2
Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham, WA2,3162,325
9
1,848
477
1,915
67
1,632
283
684
Big Bend Community CollegeMoses Lake, WA2,0442,131
87
1,892
239
1,778
114
1,736
42
308
Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, WA12,34211,658
684
11,174
484
10,176
998
9,257
919
3
Centralia CollegeCentralia, WA3,1673,077
90
2,314
763
2,153
161
2,277
124
890
City University of SeattleSeattle, WA2,1131,960
153
2,052
92
1,996
56
2,095
99
18
Clark CollegeVancouver, WA9,8789,233
645
7,665
1
6,921
744
6,593
328
3
Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, WA3,9053,973
68
3,591
382
2,846
745
2,788
58
1
Columbia Basin CollegePasco, WA7,0347,280
246
6,745
535
6,089
656
6,192
103
842
Cornish College of the ArtsSeattle, WA625602
23
482
120
455
27
443
12
182
Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, WA12,63312,410
223
12,349
61
10,892
1
10,910
18
1
Edmonds CollegeLynnwood, WA8,0417,877
164
6,545
1
5,606
939
5,753
147
2
The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, WA3,3272,854
473
2,281
573
2,116
165
2,105
11
1
Pierce College DistrictLakewood, WA6,0676,195
128
8,329
2
7,363
966
8,635
1
2
Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA7,5637,537
26
7,295
242
7,381
86
7,253
128
310
Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen, WA1,8681,853
15
1,553
300
1,469
84
1,475
6
393
Green River CollegeAuburn, WA8,4718,435
36
7,493
942
6,559
934
6,252
307
2
Heritage UniversityToppenish, WA980971
9
999
28
898
101
853
45
127
Highline CollegeDes Moines, WA6,5306,310
220
5,829
481
4,951
878
4,684
267
1
Bastyr UniversityKenmore, WA1,098994
104
904
90
751
153
728
23
370
Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, WA3,6703,620
50
3,319
301
3,240
79
3,150
90
520
Lower Columbia CollegeLongview, WA2,8192,703
116
2,325
378
2,164
161
2,435
271
384
North Seattle CollegeSeattle, WA5,9295,693
236
5,240
453
4,887
353
4,675
212
1
Northwest UniversityKirkland, WA1,3211,339
18
1,184
155
1,083
101
1,014
69
307
Olympic CollegeBremerton, WA6,6206,278
342
5,357
921
4,999
358
4,905
94
1
Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, WA3,2073,062
145
2,907
155
2,706
201
2,633
73
574
Peninsula CollegePort Angeles, WA2,0521,966
86
1,727
239
1,702
25
1,583
119
469
University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA2,6662,608
58
2,130
478
2,173
43
2,023
150
643
Renton Technical CollegeRenton, WA3,5463,755
209
3,214
541
3,097
117
3,072
25
474
Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, WA1,6071,629
22
1,638
9
1,616
22
1,609
7
2
South Seattle CollegeSeattle, WA6,1776,141
36
5,324
817
4,893
431
4,901
8
1
Seattle Central CollegeSeattle, WA6,8026,743
59
5,763
980
4,698
1
4,476
222
2
Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, WA3,6883,529
159
3,601
72
3,443
158
3,118
325
570
Seattle UniversitySeattle, WA7,2917,199
92
7,050
149
7,268
218
7,121
147
170
Skagit Valley CollegeMount Vernon, WA5,1595,085
74
4,227
858
3,891
336
3,860
31
1
Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, WA10,37510,225
150
7,081
3
6,890
191
6,502
388
3
Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokane, WA5,1845,023
161
4,189
834
3,805
384
3,795
10
1
Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma, WA6,2426,095
147
5,823
272
5,359
464
5,502
143
740
Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla, WA3,8603,671
189
2,940
731
3,084
144
2,662
422
1
Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place, WA1,8541,831
23
1,737
94
1,584
153
1,432
152
422
Washington State UniversityPullman, WA31,47831,607
129
31,159
448
29,843
1
27,539
2
3
University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA47,40047,576
176
48,149
573
52,434
4
52,319
115
4
Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatchee, WA3,4443,352
92
3,090
262
2,661
429
2,529
132
915
Western Washington UniversityBellingham, WA16,12116,142
21
15,197
945
15,125
72
14,747
378
1
Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham, WA4,2634,152
111
2,719
1
3,850
1
3,340
510
923
Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, WA1,4751,579
104
1,360
219
1,559
199
1,493
66
18
Whitworth UniversitySpokane, WA2,7762,814
38
2,756
58
2,681
75
2,415
266
361
Yakima Valley CollegeYakima, WA4,4564,650
194
3,954
696
3,643
311
3,279
364
1
Antioch University-SeattleSeattle, WA605665
60
735
70
779
44
799
20
194
Northwest College of Art & DesignTacoma, WA8595
10
101
6
103
2
119
16
34
University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, WA5,9705,913
57
6,304
391
6,052
252
5,735
317
235
University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, WA5,3545,329
25
5,364
35
5,027
337
4,794
233
560
Northwest Indian CollegeBellingham, WA535594
59
555
39
622
67
643
21
108
Cascadia CollegeBothell, WA3,3963,387
9
2,597
790
1,996
601
1,844
152
1
Faith International UniversityTacoma, WA196230
34
318
88
291
27
335
44
139
DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, WA9701,174
204
1,120
54
1,197
77
1,124
73
154
Whitworth University-Adult Degree ProgramsSpokane, WA294275
19
262
13
227
35
177
50
117
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended EducationKirkland, WA1,1551,130
25
1,215
85
1,323
108
1,222
101
67
Seattle Film InstituteSeattle, WA100106
6
96
10
124
28
100
24
-
Great Northern UniversitySpokane, WA---2535
10
10
Average336,223331,677
4
309,573
22
298,220
11
289,451
8
-46,772
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)
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