A total of 251,924 students are enrolled in Washington colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In Washington colleges and universites, 33,073 students are 18 years old or younger(13.13%), 59,507 students are 18 or 19 years old (23.62%), 45,934 students are between 20 and 22 years old (18.23%), 31,971 students are between 22 and 24 years old (12.69%), and 27,330 students are between 25 and 29 years old (10.85%).
31,955 students are between 30 and 39 years old (12.68%), 14,952 students are between 40 and 49 years old (5.94%), 7,110 students are 50 years old or older (2.82%).
In Washington 4-year colleges and universites, 33,069 students are 18 years old or younger(13.17%), 59,238 students are 18 or 19 years old (23.60%), 45,748 students are between 20 and 22 years old (18.22%), 31,849 students are between 22 and 24 years old (12.69%), 27,206 students are between 25 and 29 years old (10.84%), 31,844 students are between 30 and 39 years old (12.68%), 14,919 students are between 40 and 49 years old (5.94%), 7,102 students are 50 years old or older (2.83%)
In Washington community colleges, there are 81 students are younger than 20 years old (45.00%), 64 students are between 20 and 24 years old (35.56%), 10 students are between 25 and 29 years old (5.56%), and 25 students are 30 years old or older (13.89%).
In Washington trade schools, there are 192 students are younger than 20 years old (27.47%), 244 students are between 20 and 24 years old (34.91%), 114 students are between 25 and 29 years old (16.31%), and 127 students are 30 years old or older (18.17%).
| Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 251,924 | 33,073 (13.13%) |
59,507 (23.62%) |
45,934 (18.23%) |
31,971 (12.69%) |
27,330 (10.85%) |
31,955 (12.68%) |
14,952 (5.94%) |
7,110 (2.82%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 251,045 | 33,069 (13.17%) |
59,238 (23.60%) |
45,748 (18.22%) |
31,849 (12.69%) |
27,206 (10.84%) |
31,844 (12.68%) |
14,919 (5.94%) |
7,102 (2.83%) |
| Community Colleges | 180 | 1 (0.56%) |
80 (44.44%) |
48 (26.67%) |
16 (8.89%) |
10 (5.56%) |
16 (8.89%) |
5 (2.78%) |
4 (2.22%) |
| Trade Schools | 699 | 3 (0.43%) |
189 (27.04%) |
138 (19.74%) |
106 (15.16%) |
114 (16.31%) |
95 (13.59%) |
28 (4.01%) |
4 (0.57%) |
The following table compares student population by age between Washington colleges. A total of 251,924 students have enrolled in Washington colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue CollegePublic, 4-year | 12,485 | 3,051 (24.44%) |
2,823 (22.61%) |
1,841 (14.75%) | 1,476 (11.82%) |
1,333 (10.68%) |
1,157 (9.27%) |
525 (4.21%) | 279 (2.23%) |
| Bellingham Technical CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,047 | 79 (3.86%) |
335 (16.37%) |
318 (15.53%) | 297 (14.51%) |
350 (17.10%) |
456 (22.28%) |
164 (8.01%) | 48 (2.34%) |
| Big Bend Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 1,857 | 472 (25.42%) |
536 (28.86%) |
290 (15.62%) | 162 (8.72%) |
162 (8.72%) |
151 (8.13%) |
54 (2.91%) | 30 (1.62%) |
| Central Washington UniversityPublic, 4-year | 10,811 | 2,155 (19.93%) |
2,653 (24.54%) |
2,340 (21.64%) | 1,775 (16.42%) |
821 (7.59%) |
627 (5.80%) |
283 (2.62%) | 156 (1.44%) |
| Centralia CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,244 | 441 (19.65%) |
607 (27.05%) |
264 (11.76%) | 178 (7.93%) |
203 (9.05%) |
295 (13.15%) |
158 (7.04%) | 98 (4.37%) |
| City University of SeattlePrivate, 4-year | 2,007 | - | 12 (0.60%) |
228 (11.36%) | 428 (21.33%) |
319 (15.89%) |
443 (22.07%) |
380 (18.93%) | 197 (9.82%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-RichlandPrivate, Less than 2-year | 256 | 1 (0.39%) |
78 (30.47%) |
46 (17.97%) | 34 (13.28%) |
50 (19.53%) |
35 (13.67%) |
12 (4.69%) | - |
| Clark CollegePublic, 4-year | 7,463 | 1,721 (23.06%) |
1,881 (25.20%) |
1,028 (13.77%) | 717 (9.61%) |
744 (9.97%) |
807 (10.81%) |
367 (4.92%) | 198 (2.65%) |
| Clover Park Technical CollegePublic, 4-year | 3,408 | 423 (12.41%) |
591 (17.34%) |
344 (10.09%) | 397 (11.65%) |
439 (12.88%) |
592 (17.37%) |
398 (11.68%) | 224 (6.57%) |
| Columbia Basin CollegePublic, 4-year | 7,510 | 1,498 (19.95%) |
1,857 (24.73%) |
1,118 (14.89%) | 824 (10.97%) |
901 (12.00%) |
883 (11.76%) |
306 (4.07%) | 123 (1.64%) |
| Eastern Washington UniversityPublic, 4-year | 10,492 | 630 (6.00%) |
2,196 (20.93%) |
1,917 (18.27%) | 1,782 (16.98%) |
1,306 (12.45%) |
1,384 (13.19%) |
856 (8.16%) | 420 (4.00%) |
| Edmonds CollegePublic, 4-year | 6,549 | 1,373 (20.97%) |
1,325 (20.23%) |
795 (12.14%) | 578 (8.83%) |
543 (8.29%) |
1,030 (15.73%) |
562 (8.58%) | 343 (5.24%) |
| Everett Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 6,698 | 1,244 (18.57%) |
1,672 (24.96%) |
1,096 (16.36%) | 721 (10.76%) |
628 (9.38%) |
787 (11.75%) |
379 (5.66%) | 171 (2.55%) |
| Pierce College DistrictPublic, 4-year | 8,137 | 2,082 (25.59%) |
1,680 (20.65%) |
1,029 (12.65%) | 860 (10.57%) |
855 (10.51%) |
1,000 (12.29%) |
429 (5.27%) | 202 (2.48%) |
| Gonzaga UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 7,470 | 86 (1.15%) |
2,373 (31.77%) |
2,456 (32.88%) | 843 (11.29%) |
521 (6.97%) |
610 (8.17%) |
390 (5.22%) | 191 (2.56%) |
| Grays Harbor CollegePublic, 4-year | 1,577 | 386 (24.48%) |
356 (22.57%) |
155 (9.83%) | 92 (5.83%) |
126 (7.99%) |
242 (15.35%) |
132 (8.37%) | 88 (5.58%) |
| Green River CollegePublic, 4-year | 7,967 | 2,252 (28.27%) |
2,016 (25.30%) |
1,174 (14.74%) | 726 (9.11%) |
596 (7.48%) |
706 (8.86%) |
351 (4.41%) | 146 (1.83%) |
| Highline CollegePublic, 4-year | 5,592 | 1,286 (23.00%) |
1,100 (19.67%) |
767 (13.72%) | 571 (10.21%) |
630 (11.27%) |
737 (13.18%) |
327 (5.85%) | 174 (3.11%) |
| Bates Technical CollegePublic, 4-year | 4,083 | 330 (8.08%) |
495 (12.12%) |
347 (8.50%) | 365 (8.94%) |
634 (15.53%) |
1,196 (29.29%) |
505 (12.37%) | 211 (5.17%) |
| Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyPublic, 4-year | 3,564 | 320 (8.98%) |
574 (16.11%) |
433 (12.15%) | 382 (10.72%) |
480 (13.47%) |
855 (23.99%) |
365 (10.24%) | 155 (4.35%) |
| Lower Columbia CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,724 | 599 (21.99%) |
535 (19.64%) |
284 (10.43%) | 235 (8.63%) |
276 (10.13%) |
440 (16.15%) |
236 (8.66%) | 119 (4.37%) |
| North Seattle CollegePublic, 4-year | 5,569 | 504 (9.05%) |
755 (13.56%) |
533 (9.57%) | 532 (9.55%) |
637 (11.44%) |
1,445 (25.95%) |
822 (14.76%) | 329 (5.91%) |
| Olympic CollegePublic, 4-year | 5,784 | 1,057 (18.27%) |
1,088 (18.81%) |
695 (12.02%) | 625 (10.81%) |
701 (12.12%) |
930 (16.08%) |
457 (7.90%) | 231 (3.99%) |
| Pacific Lutheran UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,797 | 16 (0.57%) |
1,016 (36.32%) |
776 (27.74%) | 463 (16.55%) |
172 (6.15%) |
206 (7.37%) |
104 (3.72%) | 44 (1.57%) |
| Peninsula CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,153 | 305 (14.17%) |
312 (14.49%) |
173 (8.04%) | 172 (7.99%) |
256 (11.89%) |
454 (21.09%) |
266 (12.35%) | 211 (9.80%) |
| University of Puget SoundPrivate, 4-year | 1,864 | 18 (0.97%) |
755 (40.50%) |
639 (34.28%) | 270 (14.48%) |
103 (5.53%) |
61 (3.27%) |
14 (0.75%) | 4 (0.21%) |
| Renton Technical CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,824 | 150 (5.31%) |
320 (11.33%) |
299 (10.59%) | 329 (11.65%) |
480 (17.00%) |
736 (26.06%) |
364 (12.89%) | 146 (5.17%) |
| Saint Martin's UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,390 | 8 (0.58%) |
384 (27.63%) |
377 (27.12%) | 172 (12.37%) |
121 (8.71%) |
178 (12.81%) |
114 (8.20%) | 32 (2.30%) |
| South Seattle CollegePublic, 4-year | 5,210 | 446 (8.56%) |
699 (13.42%) |
587 (11.27%) | 702 (13.47%) |
871 (16.72%) |
1,279 (24.55%) |
488 (9.37%) | 129 (2.48%) |
| Seattle Central CollegePublic, 4-year | 5,396 | 673 (12.47%) |
1,244 (23.05%) |
862 (15.97%) | 720 (13.34%) |
764 (14.16%) |
761 (14.10%) |
232 (4.30%) | 140 (2.59%) |
| Seattle Pacific UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,261 | 13 (0.57%) |
610 (26.98%) |
733 (32.42%) | 410 (18.13%) |
203 (8.98%) |
145 (6.41%) |
102 (4.51%) | 43 (1.90%) |
| Seattle UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 7,189 | 35 (0.49%) |
1,683 (23.41%) |
1,739 (24.19%) | 1,169 (16.26%) |
1,179 (16.40%) |
931 (12.95%) |
314 (4.37%) | 134 (1.86%) |
| Shoreline CollegePublic, 4-year | 4,477 | 550 (12.29%) |
886 (19.79%) |
615 (13.74%) | 558 (12.46%) |
609 (13.60%) |
762 (17.02%) |
359 (8.02%) | 138 (3.08%) |
| Skagit Valley CollegePublic, 4-year | 4,028 | 624 (15.49%) |
829 (20.58%) |
518 (12.86%) | 378 (9.38%) |
499 (12.39%) |
722 (17.92%) |
316 (7.85%) | 138 (3.43%) |
| South Puget Sound Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 4,871 | 1,280 (26.28%) |
1,079 (22.15%) |
538 (11.04%) | 417 (8.56%) |
476 (9.77%) |
653 (13.41%) |
290 (5.95%) | 138 (2.83%) |
| Spokane Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 6,813 | 732 (10.74%) |
1,082 (15.88%) |
840 (12.33%) | 854 (12.53%) |
1,098 (16.12%) |
1,407 (20.65%) |
559 (8.20%) | 239 (3.51%) |
| Spokane Falls Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 4,319 | 753 (17.43%) |
1,058 (24.50%) |
648 (15.00%) | 454 (10.51%) |
453 (10.49%) |
554 (12.83%) |
261 (6.04%) | 138 (3.20%) |
| Tacoma Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 6,199 | 1,093 (17.63%) |
1,186 (19.13%) |
846 (13.65%) | 691 (11.15%) |
834 (13.45%) |
936 (15.10%) |
432 (6.97%) | 181 (2.92%) |
| Walla Walla Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,967 | 275 (9.27%) |
602 (20.29%) |
374 (12.61%) | 313 (10.55%) |
325 (10.95%) |
579 (19.51%) |
317 (10.68%) | 182 (6.13%) |
| Walla Walla UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,426 | 51 (3.58%) |
540 (37.87%) |
455 (31.91%) | 219 (15.36%) |
67 (4.70%) |
43 (3.02%) |
35 (2.45%) | 16 (1.12%) |
| Washington State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 25,685 | 392 (1.53%) |
7,578 (29.50%) |
6,877 (26.77%) | 4,350 (16.94%) |
2,977 (11.59%) |
2,343 (9.12%) |
839 (3.27%) | 329 (1.28%) |
| Wenatchee Valley CollegePublic, 4-year | 3,067 | 985 (32.12%) |
728 (23.74%) |
381 (12.42%) | 221 (7.21%) |
261 (8.51%) |
275 (8.97%) |
130 (4.24%) | 79 (2.58%) |
| Western Washington UniversityPublic, 4-year | 14,710 | 128 (0.87%) |
5,184 (35.24%) |
5,083 (34.55%) | 2,704 (18.38%) |
880 (5.98%) |
442 (3.00%) |
184 (1.25%) | 105 (0.71%) |
| Whatcom Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 3,674 | 869 (23.65%) |
800 (21.77%) |
549 (14.94%) | 433 (11.79%) |
350 (9.53%) |
401 (10.91%) |
181 (4.93%) | 91 (2.48%) |
| Whitman CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,561 | 16 (1.02%) |
665 (42.60%) |
662 (42.41%) | 174 (11.15%) |
14 (0.90%) |
9 (0.58%) |
3 (0.19%) | 1 (0.06%) |
| Whitworth UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,314 | 15 (0.65%) |
890 (38.46%) |
746 (32.24%) | 308 (13.31%) |
131 (5.66%) |
115 (4.97%) |
78 (3.37%) | 29 (1.25%) |
| Yakima Valley CollegePublic, 4-year | 3,809 | 780 (20.48%) |
933 (24.49%) |
573 (15.04%) | 466 (12.23%) |
386 (10.13%) |
440 (11.55%) |
165 (4.33%) | 66 (1.73%) |
| Antioch University-SeattlePrivate, 4-year | 771 | - | 2 (0.26%) |
6 (0.78%) | 57 (7.39%) |
229 (29.70%) |
278 (36.06%) |
132 (17.12%) | 67 (8.69%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Federal WayPrivate, Less than 2-year | 147 | - | 47 (31.97%) |
32 (21.77%) | 23 (15.65%) |
9 (6.12%) |
9 (6.12%) |
4 (2.72%) | 1 (0.68%) |
| Cascadia CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,380 | 872 (36.64%) |
691 (29.03%) |
356 (14.96%) | 207 (8.70%) |
133 (5.59%) |
76 (3.19%) |
29 (1.22%) | 16 (0.67%) |
| The Seattle School of Theology & PsychologyPrivate, 4-year | 243 | - | - | 1 (0.41%) | 14 (5.76%) |
34 (13.99%) |
109 (44.86%) |
53 (21.81%) | 32 (13.17%) |
| Faith International UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 464 | 1 (0.22%) |
20 (4.31%) |
38 (8.19%) | 48 (10.34%) |
76 (16.38%) |
114 (24.57%) |
84 (18.10%) | 83 (17.89%) |
| Northwest School of Wooden Boat BuildingPrivate, 2-4 year | 50 | 1 (2.00%) |
6 (12.00%) |
6 (12.00%) | 7 (14.00%) |
8 (16.00%) |
13 (26.00%) |
5 (10.00%) | 4 (8.00%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-SpokanePrivate, Less than 2-year | 296 | 2 (0.68%) |
64 (21.62%) |
60 (20.27%) | 49 (16.55%) |
55 (18.58%) |
51 (17.23%) |
12 (4.05%) | 3 (1.01%) |
| Whitworth University-Adult Degree ProgramsPrivate, 4-year | 145 | - | 2 (1.38%) |
5 (3.45%) | 10 (6.90%) |
20 (13.79%) |
62 (42.76%) |
28 (19.31%) | 18 (12.41%) |
| Pacific Northwest Christian CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 130 | - | 74 (56.92%) |
42 (32.31%) | 9 (6.92%) |
2 (1.54%) |
3 (2.31%) |
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