There are 106 colleges in Washington - 48 public and 58 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the Washington colleges is $6,624 for state residents and $20,474 for out-of-state students.
42 Washington cities have at least one college and, of them, Seattle has the most of 19 colleges. It has 13 four-year colleges and 4 community colleges with a total of 87,153 students. Spokane and Tacoma also has a number of colleges of 12 and 10 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Washington colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Seattle | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | $26,435 ($7,164) |
$25,974 ($18,792) |
87,153 | 65,414 | 21,739 | 12 to 1 |
| Spokane | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | $24,033 ($5,461) |
$15,284 | 21,748 | 19,112 | 2,636 | 14 to 1 |
| Tacoma | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | $29,711 ($8,234) |
$28,078 ($18,987) |
21,378 | 19,811 | 1,567 | 17 to 1 |
| Bellingham | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | $12,579 ($5,919) |
$27,389 ($13,878) |
21,102 | 20,144 | 958 | 17 to 1 |
| Vancouver | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | $19,840 ($8,585) |
- | 7,717 | 7,717 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Yakima | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $5,873 ($5,312) |
$42,329 | 5,664 | 4,999 | 665 | 13 to 1 |
| Everett | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | $11,171 ($5,032) |
- | 7,870 | 7,870 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Olympia | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | $18,862 ($7,261) |
$29,406 ($13,458) |
7,447 | 7,233 | 214 | 15 to 1 |
| Kirkland | 3 | 3 | - | - | $20,916 ($5,997) |
$17,848 | 5,969 | 5,460 | 509 | 18 to 1 |
| Kennewick | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 164 | 164 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Walla Walla | 2 | 2 | - | - | $35,375 ($5,279) |
- | 4,528 | 4,528 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Longview | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $6,003 ($4,626) |
- | 2,774 | 2,774 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Spokane Valley | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 377 | 377 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Bothell | 2 | 2 | - | - | $27,226 ($9,038) |
$32,757 ($18,738) |
8,438 | 7,852 | 586 | 18 to 1 |
| Renton | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $7,768 ($6,330) |
- | 3,280 | 3,280 | - | 22 to 1 |
| Centralia | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $5,651 ($5,266) |
- | 2,334 | 2,334 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Richland | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $28,820 ($12,261) |
- | 256 | 256 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Lakewood | 2 | 2 | - | - | $6,305 ($6,026) |
- | 11,545 | 11,545 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Shoreline | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $7,905 ($5,115) |
- | 4,608 | 4,608 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Ellensburg | 1 | 1 | - | - | $27,526 ($9,417) |
$28,031 ($13,220) |
10,811 | 10,317 | 494 | 15 to 1 |
| Des Moines | 1 | 1 | - | - | $5,332 ($4,772) |
- | 5,592 | 5,592 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Federal Way | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 147 | 147 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Lacey | 1 | 1 | - | - | $45,510 | $17,332 | 1,390 | 1,189 | 201 | 11 to 1 |
| Bellevue | 1 | 1 | - | - | $10,502 ($4,436) |
- | 12,485 | 12,485 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Auburn | 1 | 1 | - | - | $5,263 ($4,711) |
- | 7,967 | 7,967 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Pullman | 1 | 1 | - | - | $29,950 ($13,391) |
$30,467 ($14,845) |
25,685 | 21,455 | 4,230 | 15 to 1 |
| Pasco | 1 | 1 | - | - | $8,668 ($6,555) |
- | 7,510 | 7,510 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Oak Harbor | 1 | 1 | - | - | $8,256 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Moses Lake | 1 | 1 | - | - | $5,619 ($5,059) |
- | 1,857 | 1,857 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Toppenish | 1 | 1 | - | - | $20,928 | $10,620 | 937 | 815 | 122 | 9 to 1 |
| Lynnwood | 1 | 1 | - | - | $10,875 ($4,810) |
- | 6,549 | 6,549 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Kenmore | 1 | 1 | - | - | $32,289 | $37,951 | 734 | 39 | 695 | 12 to 1 |
| Redmond | 1 | 1 | - | - | $38,950 | $33,910 | 1,084 | 1,016 | 68 | 11 to 1 |
| Mount Vernon | 1 | 1 | - | - | $7,410 ($5,400) |
- | 4,028 | 4,028 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Port Hadlock | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 50 | 50 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Aberdeen | 1 | 1 | - | - | $12,553 ($5,593) |
- | 1,577 | 1,577 | - | 14 to 1 |
| College Place | 1 | 1 | - | - | $34,227 | $28,446 | 1,426 | 1,313 | 113 | 14 to 1 |
| Bremerton | 1 | 1 | - | - | $9,740 ($4,472) |
- | 5,784 | 5,784 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Marysville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $8,256 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wenatchee | 1 | 1 | - | - | $5,054 ($4,552) |
- | 3,067 | 3,067 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Cheney | 1 | 1 | - | - | $26,583 ($8,586) |
$29,892 ($14,106) |
10,492 | 6,952 | 3,540 | 18 to 1 |
| Port Angeles | 1 | 1 | - | - | $5,270 ($4,718) |
- | 2,153 | 2,153 | - | 16 to 1 |