For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Washington colleges is 65.97%, 119,778 accepted out of 181,553 applicants.
For Washington college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 8,008 (4.61%) compared to last year, from 173,545 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 314, which is less than -1.25% last year.
Washington colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 2.23% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Washington colleges. The yield decreased by 0.51%.
Among Washington colleges, Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs has the lowest acceptance rate of 28.57% with 2 accepted students out of 7 applicants. University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most number of applicants of 69,166 and University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 7,196.
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.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs | 7 | 2 | 2 | 28.57% | 100.00% |
| Whitman College | 7,243 1,058 | 2,763 -329 | 390 -54 | 38.15% -11.84% | 14.12% -0.24% |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 69,166 6,738 | 27,076 524 | 7,196 185 | 39.15% -3.38% | 26.58% 0.18% |
| Academy of Interactive Entertainment | 125 -55 | 52 -65 | 30 -31 | 41.60% -23.40% | 57.69% 5.55% |
| Cornish College of the Arts | 1,249 152 | 777 4 | 150 -13 | 62.21% -8.25% | 19.31% -1.78% |
| DigiPen Institute of Technology | 874 36 | 563 -7 | 153 -39 | 64.42% -3.60% | 27.18% -6.50% |
| Northwest College of Art & Design | 97 -56 | 64 -53 | 26 -29 | 65.98% -10.49% | 40.63% -6.38% |
| University of Puget Sound | 5,239 -309 | 3,785 -447 | 430 -33 | 72.25% -4.03% | 11.36% 0.42% |
| Seattle University | 8,468 -508 | 6,514 -312 | 888 -161 | 76.92% 0.87% | 13.63% -1.74% |
| Pacific Lutheran University | 4,992 853 | 3,895 562 | 550 -74 | 78.02% -2.51% | 14.12% -4.60% |
| Gonzaga University | 8,759 -771 | 7,155 -84 | 1,251 -3 | 81.69% 5.73% | 17.48% 0.16% |
| University of Washington-Tacoma Campus | 4,068 907 | 3,357 735 | 721 55 | 82.52% -0.43% | 21.48% -3.92% |
| Northwest University | 625 39 | 520 4 | 160 8 | 83.20% -4.85% | 30.77% 1.31% |
| Seattle Pacific University | 2,885 79 | 2,406 -150 | 379 -3 | 83.40% -7.69% | 15.75% 0.80% |
| Washington State University | 25,462 -704 | 22,060 -275 | 4,350 101 | 86.64% 1.28% | 19.72% 0.70% |
| Whitworth University | 4,197 -543 | 3,768 -345 | 525 -28 | 89.78% 3.01% | 13.93% 0.48% |
| Saint Martin's University | 2,127 -1,346 | 1,910 -727 | 245 -18 | 89.80% 13.87% | 12.83% 2.86% |
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus | 5,172 396 | 4,686 303 | 1,118 -68 | 90.60% -1.17% | 23.86% -3.20% |
| Central Washington University | 8,919 2,090 | 8,082 1,921 | 1,619 51 | 90.62% 0.40% | 20.03% -5.42% |
| Eastern Washington University | 6,581 166 | 5,972 85 | 1,357 17 | 90.75% -1.02% | 22.72% -0.04% |
| Western Washington University | 14,115 -128 | 13,162 157 | 3,019 -165 | 93.25% 1.94% | 22.94% -1.54% |
| The Evergreen State College | 1,296 -147 | 1,249 -154 | 317 -47 | 96.37% -0.86% | 25.38% -0.56% |
| Great Northern University | 12 -1 | 12 -1 | 11 2 | 100.00% | 91.67% 22.44% |