Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 9 Easiest Washington Private Colleges to Get In is 77.02% for the academic year 2024-2025.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $51,655 and graduate tuition & fees is $23,860 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 7 | Saint Martin's University Lacey, WAPrivate, 4-year | 89.80% 13.87% | 12.83% | 1,115 | $45,510 | 1,390 | 52.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 2 1 | Whitworth University Spokane, WAPrivate, 4-year | 89.78% 3.01% | 13.93% | 1,220 | $52,880 | 2,314 | 71.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 3 2 | Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WAPrivate, 4-year | 83.40% 7.69% | 15.75% | - | $40,407 | 2,261 | 62.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 4 2 | Northwest University Kirkland, WAPrivate, 4-year | 83.20% 4.85% | 30.77% | 1,150 | $36,035 | 1,053 | 71.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 5 2 | Gonzaga University Spokane, WAPrivate, 4-year | 81.69% 5.73% | 17.48% | 1,290 | $55,480 | 7,470 | 86.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 6 2 | Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WAPrivate, 4-year | 78.02% 2.51% | 14.12% | 1,160 | $50,916 | 2,797 | 69.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 7 1 | Seattle University Seattle, WAPrivate, 4-year | 76.92% 0.87% | 13.63% | 1,310 | $56,721 | 7,189 | 76.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 8 3 | University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WAPrivate, 4-year | 72.25% 4.03% | 11.36% | 1,280 | $62,898 | 1,864 | 68.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 9 - | Whitman College Walla Walla, WAPrivate, 4-year | 38.15% 11.84% | 14.12% | 1,410 | $64,050 | 1,561 | 81.00% | 10 to 1 |
| Average | 77.02% | 16.00% | 1,242 | $51,655 | 3,100 | 70.67% | 11 to 1 |