70.62% of Applicants Accepted to Washington Colleges in 2022-2023 Admission

The 2023 average acceptance rate of Washington colleges is 70.62% and the admission yield is 23.59%. A total of 147,340 applicants have applied to Washingtoncolleges (four-years) and 104,054 have accepted to admit into one or more schools. Finally, 24,550 students out of the accepted students have enrolled into one of the accepted colleges.

For Washington college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 3,003 (2.08%) compared to last year, from 144,337 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 289, which is more than 1.19% last year.

Washington colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 3.62% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Washington colleges. The yield increased by 0.95%.

Among Washington colleges, University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the lowest acceptance rate of 47.52% with 24,942 accepted students out of 52,488 applicants. University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most number of applicants of 52,488 and University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 7,386.

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: December 24, 2023 | Data source: IPEDS

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Washington Colleges
School	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Yield
Central Washington University	6,409 -4,358	5,992 -3,531	1,410 39	93.49% 5.04%	23.53% 9.13%
Cornish College of the Arts	852 186	606 181	124 26	71.13% 7.32%	20.46% -2.60%
Eastern Washington University	4,666 434	4,485 377	1,368 63	96.12% -0.95%	30.50% -1.27%
The Evergreen State College	1,623 512	1,207 102	274 40	74.37% -25.09%	22.70% 1.52%
Gonzaga University	9,887 1,034	6,895 153	1,217 -94	69.74% -6.42%	17.65% -1.80%
Northwest University	383 -90	361 -93	156 -9	94.26% -1.72%	43.21% 6.87%
Pacific Lutheran University	3,334 114	2,964 118	526 16	88.90% 0.51%	17.75% -0.17%
University of Puget Sound	5,345 320	4,418 -19	405 -4	82.66% -5.64%	9.17% -0.05%
Saint Martin's University	2,095 -558	1,991 91	294 -54	95.04% 23.42%	14.77% -3.55%
Seattle Pacific University	3,895 -464	3,533 -475	538 -42	90.71% -1.24%	15.23% 0.76%
Seattle University	7,934 -605	6,756 -256	1,004 10	85.15% 3.03%	14.86% 0.68%
Washington State University	19,401 1,204	16,123 516	3,991 -16	83.10% -2.67%	24.75% -0.92%
University of Washington-Seattle Campus	52,488 3,648	24,942 -1,179	7,386 134	47.52% -5.96%	29.61% 1.85%
Western Washington University	11,864 1,284	10,997 830	3,223 349	92.69% -3.41%	29.31% 1.04%
Whitman College	5,497 342	2,622 -417	336 -141	47.70% -11.25%	12.81% -2.89%
Whitworth University	4,126 182	3,735 128	455 -79	90.52% -0.94%	12.18% -2.62%
Northwest College of Art & Design	131 -15	89 -16	46 12	67.94% -3.98%	51.69% 19.31%
University of Washington-Bothell Campus	4,537 114	3,996 324	980 80	88.08% 5.06%	24.52% 0.01%
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	1,974 -259	1,744 -107	625 -3	88.35% 5.46%	35.84% 1.91%
Northwest HVAC/R Training Center	22 -18	22 -18	18 -4	100.00%	81.82% 26.82%
DigiPen Institute of Technology	892 -25	592 170	186 -41	66.37% 20.35%	31.42% -22.37%
Academy of Interactive Entertainment	124	99 -3	50 -4	79.84% -2.42%	50.51% -2.43%
Great Northern University	7 3	6 2	6 3	85.71% -14.29%	100.00% 25.00%

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