A total of 335,677 students are enrolled in Washington colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
There are 297,340 undergraduate and 38,337 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 88.58% and the proportion of graduate students is 11.42%.
By school level, 328,843 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 2,717 students enrolled in community colleges, and 4,117 students enrolled in trade schools.
For Washington colleges, University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most number of students of 56,997 among 4-year colleges. For Washington community colleges, Perry Technical Institute has the most students of 1,072 and Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett is the largest trade school with 1,172.
By attending status, there are 230,767 full-time students and 104,602 part-time students at Washington colleges.
The following table compares student population by school level between Washington colleges. A total of 335,677 students have enrolled in Washington colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||
| Bellevue CollegePublic, 4-year | 12,485 | 12,485 | 6,446 | 6,039 | - | - | - |
| Bellingham Technical CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,047 | 2,047 | 1,223 | 824 | - | - | - |
| Big Bend Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 1,857 | 1,857 | 1,424 | 433 | - | - | - |
| Central Washington UniversityPublic, 4-year | 10,811 | 10,317 | 6,950 | 3,367 | 494 | 343 | 151 |
| Centralia CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,244 | 2,244 | 1,493 | 751 | - | - | - |
| City University of SeattlePrivate, 4-year | 2,007 | 1,187 | 125 | 1,062 | 820 | 61 | 759 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-RichlandPrivate, Less than 2-year | 256 | 256 | 256 | - | - | - | - |
| Clark CollegePublic, 4-year | 7,463 | 7,463 | 4,054 | 3,409 | - | - | - |
| Clover Park Technical CollegePublic, 4-year | 3,408 | 3,408 | 2,188 | 1,220 | - | - | - |
| Columbia Basin CollegePublic, 4-year | 7,510 | 7,510 | 4,099 | 3,411 | - | - | - |
| Cornish College of the ArtsPrivate, 4-year | 505 | 505 | 464 | 41 | - | - | - |
| Divers Institute of TechnologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 198 | 198 | 198 | - | - | - | - |
| Eastern Washington UniversityPublic, 4-year | 10,492 | 6,952 | 6,071 | 881 | 3,540 | 2,475 | 1,065 |
| Edmonds CollegePublic, 4-year | 6,549 | 6,549 | 2,843 | 3,706 | - | - | - |
| Everett Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 6,698 | 6,698 | 3,485 | 3,213 | - | - | - |
| The Evergreen State CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,490 | 2,276 | 1,995 | 281 | 214 | 182 | 32 |
| Pierce College DistrictPublic, 4-year | 8,137 | 8,137 | 5,283 | 2,854 | - | - | - |
| Glen Dow Academy of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gonzaga UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 7,470 | 5,281 | 5,190 | 91 | 2,189 | 1,760 | 429 |
| Grays Harbor CollegePublic, 4-year | 1,577 | 1,577 | 1,025 | 552 | - | - | - |
| Green River CollegePublic, 4-year | 7,967 | 7,967 | 4,718 | 3,249 | - | - | - |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-ShorelinePrivate, Less than 2-year | 131 | 131 | 131 | - | - | - | - |
| Heritage UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 937 | 815 | 746 | 69 | 122 | 117 | 5 |
| Highline CollegePublic, 4-year | 5,592 | 5,592 | 3,211 | 2,381 | - | - | - |
| International Air and Hospitality AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 132 | 132 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bastyr UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 734 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 695 | 644 | 51 |
| Bates Technical CollegePublic, 4-year | 4,083 | 4,083 | 1,972 | 2,111 | - | - | - |
| Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyPublic, 4-year | 3,564 | 3,564 | 1,741 | 1,823 | - | - | - |
| Lower Columbia CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,724 | 2,724 | 1,521 | 1,203 | - | - | - |
| BJ's Beauty & Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 40 | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| North Seattle CollegePublic, 4-year | 5,569 | 5,569 | 1,727 | 3,842 | - | - | - |
| Northwest UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,053 | 675 | 655 | 20 | 378 | 262 | 116 |
| Olympic CollegePublic, 4-year | 5,784 | 5,784 | 3,695 | 2,089 | - | - | - |
| Perry Technical InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year | 1,072 | 1,072 | 1,072 | - | - | - | - |
| Pacific Lutheran UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,797 | 2,446 | 2,359 | 87 | 351 | 236 | 115 |
| Peninsula CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,153 | 2,153 | 1,042 | 1,111 | - | - | - |
| University of Puget SoundPrivate, 4-year | 1,864 | 1,594 | 1,575 | 19 | 270 | 216 | 54 |
| Renton Technical CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,824 | 2,824 | 1,226 | 1,598 | - | - | - |
| Saint Martin's UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,390 | 1,189 | 1,116 | 73 | 201 | 49 | 152 |
| South Seattle CollegePublic, 4-year | 5,210 | 5,210 | 1,689 | 3,521 | - | - | - |
| Seattle Central CollegePublic, 4-year | 5,396 | 5,396 | 3,166 | 2,230 | - | - | - |
| Seattle Pacific UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,261 | 1,776 | 1,707 | 69 | 485 | 176 | 309 |
| Seattle UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 7,189 | 4,078 | 3,977 | 101 | 3,111 | 1,619 | 1,492 |
| Shoreline CollegePublic, 4-year | 4,477 | 4,477 | 1,985 | 2,492 | - | - | - |
| Skagit Valley CollegePublic, 4-year | 4,028 | 4,028 | 2,239 | 1,789 | - | - | - |
| South Puget Sound Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 4,871 | 4,871 | 2,942 | 1,929 | - | - | - |
| Spokane Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 6,813 | 6,813 | 3,870 | 2,943 | - | - | - |
| Spokane Falls Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 4,319 | 4,319 | 2,876 | 1,443 | - | - | - |
| Stylemaster College of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year | 50 | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Tacoma Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 6,199 | 6,199 | 3,783 | 2,416 | - | - | - |
| Walla Walla Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,967 | 2,967 | 1,801 | 1,166 | - | - | - |
| Walla Walla UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,426 | 1,313 | 1,222 | 91 | 113 | 76 | 37 |
| Washington State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 25,685 | 21,455 | 19,015 | 2,440 | 4,230 | 3,008 | 1,222 |
| University of Washington-Seattle CampusPublic, 4-year | 56,997 | 40,684 | 30,371 | 10,313 | 16,313 | 13,281 | 3,032 |
| Wenatchee Valley CollegePublic, 4-year | 3,067 | 3,067 | 2,112 | 955 | - | - | - |
| Western Washington UniversityPublic, 4-year | 14,710 | 13,752 | 12,420 | 1,332 | 958 | 692 | 266 |
| Whatcom Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 3,674 | 3,674 | 1,856 | 1,818 | - | - | - |
| Whitman CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,561 | 1,561 | 1,509 | 52 | - | - | - |
| Whitworth UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,314 | 1,867 | 1,833 | 34 | 447 | 235 | 212 |
| Yakima Valley CollegePublic, 4-year | 3,809 | 3,809 | 2,504 | 1,305 | - | - | - |
| Antioch University-SeattlePrivate, 4-year | 771 | 74 | 8 | 66 | 697 | 524 | 173 |
| Pima Medical Institute-SeattlePrivate, 2-4 year | 471 | 471 | 471 | - | - | - | - |
| Northwest College of Art & DesignPrivate, 4-year | 139 | 139 | 133 | 6 | - | - | - |
| University of Washington-Bothell CampusPublic, 4-year | 6,058 | 5,472 | 4,731 | 741 | 586 | 338 | 248 |
| University of Washington-Tacoma CampusPublic, 4-year | 4,965 | 4,207 | 3,750 | 457 | 758 | 508 | 250 |
| Northwest Indian CollegePublic, 4-year | 636 | 636 | 439 | 197 | - | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Federal WayPrivate, Less than 2-year | 147 | 147 | 147 | - | - | - | - |
| Northwest HVAC/R Training CenterPrivate, Less than 2-year | 50 | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Carrington College-SpokanePrivate, 2-4 year | 353 | 353 | 353 | - | - | - | - |
| Cascadia CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,380 | 2,380 | 1,419 | 961 | - | - | - |
| Seattle Institute of East Asian MedicinePrivate, 4-year | 50 | - | - | - | 50 | 50 | - |
| The Seattle School of Theology & PsychologyPrivate, 4-year | 243 | - | - | - | 243 | 138 | 105 |
| Faith International UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 464 | 276 | 100 | 176 | 188 | 133 | 55 |
| DigiPen Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4-year | 1,084 | 1,016 | 921 | 95 | 68 | 43 | 25 |
| Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-EverettPrivate, Less than 2-year | 1,172 | 1,172 | 1,172 | - | - | - | - |
| Pima Medical Institute-RentonPrivate, 2-4 year | 456 | 456 | 456 | - | - | - | - |
| Victoria's Academy of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 34 | 34 | 34 | - | - | - | - |
| Pacific Northwest University of Health SciencesPrivate, 4-year | 665 | - | - | - | 665 | 662 | 3 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute SeattlePrivate, Less than 2-year | 154 | 154 | 154 | - | - | - | - |
| Northwest School of Wooden Boat BuildingPrivate, 2-4 year | 50 | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Summit Salon AcademyPrivate, 2-4 year | 138 | 138 | 138 | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-SpokanePrivate, Less than 2-year | 296 | 296 | 293 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Whitworth University-Adult Degree ProgramsPrivate, 4-year | 145 | 145 | 30 | 115 | - | - | - |
| Academy of Interactive EntertainmentPrivate, 2-4 year | 47 | 47 | 47 | - | - | - | - |
| Studio Beauty SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 81 | 81 | 81 | - | - | - | - |
| Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver CampusPrivate, Less than 2-year | 122 | 122 | 45 | 77 | - | - | - |
| Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended EducationPrivate, 4-year | 1,352 | 1,221 | 280 | 941 | 131 | 42 | 89 |
| Fosbre Academy of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year | 86 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - |
| International Beauty Education CenterPrivate, Less than 2-year | 146 | 146 | 146 | - | - | - | - |
| Seattle Film InstitutePrivate, 4-year | 85 | 65 | 62 | 3 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Elite Cosmetology, Barber & Spa AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 118 | 118 | 118 | - | - | - | - |
| Centralia Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 90 | 90 | 66 | 24 | - | - | - |
| Pacific Northwest Christian CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 130 | 130 | 116 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Golden Gate University-SeattlePrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Moody Bible Institute - SpokanePrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - Naval Station Everett/MarysvillePrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - Whidbey IslandPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shoreline Community College - CNC Machinists Program , Georgetown SSCPublic, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shoreline Community College - Dental HygienePublic, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Washington State University-VancouverPublic, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Washington State University-SpokanePublic, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Washington State University-Tri CitiesPublic, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Washington State University - Everett CampusPublic, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zorganics Institute of Beauty and WellnessPrivate, Less than 2-year | 35 | 35 | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| Great Northern UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 48 | 48 | 27 | 21 | - | - | - |
| UEI College-TacomaPrivate, Less than 2-year | 689 | 689 | 689 | - | - | - | - |