The average acceptance rate of the 8 public Washington colleges that have competitive admission is 83.74% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 0.41%. The acceptance rate at 3 public Washington colleges increased and the rate of 5 colleges decreased.
University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 39.15%. University of Washington-Tacoma Campus (82.52%) and Washington State University (86.64%) are following it in the list of Tightest Washington Public Colleges to Get In.
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.
University of Washington-Seattle Campus stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. University of Washington-Tacoma Campus also maintained its second place in the ranking.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $34,305 and graduate tuition & fees is $30,470 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 - | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WAPublic, 4-year | 39.15% 3.38% | 26.58% | - | $43,209 ($12,973) | 56,997 | 85.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 2 - | University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WAPublic, 4-year | 82.52% 0.43% | 21.48% | - | $43,404 ($13,168) | 4,965 | 63.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 3 - | Washington State University Pullman, WAPublic, 4-year | 86.64% 1.28% | 19.72% | - | $29,950 ($13,391) | 25,685 | 60.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 4 2 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WAPublic, 4-year | 90.60% 1.17% | 23.86% | - | $43,155 ($12,919) | 6,058 | 65.00% | 22 to 1 |
| 5 1 | Central Washington University Ellensburg, WAPublic, 4-year | 90.62% 0.40% | 20.03% | - | $27,526 ($9,417) | 10,811 | 54.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 6 - | Eastern Washington University Cheney, WAPublic, 4-year | 90.75% 1.02% | 22.72% | - | $26,583 ($8,586) | 10,492 | 43.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 7 2 | Western Washington University Bellingham, WAPublic, 4-year | 93.25% 1.94% | 22.94% | 1,280 | $28,707 ($9,582) | 14,710 | 65.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 8 - | The Evergreen State College Olympia, WAPublic, 4-year | 96.37% 0.86% | 25.38% | 1,190 | $31,905 ($9,264) | 2,490 | 41.00% | 17 to 1 |
| Average | 83.74% | 22.84% | 1,235 | $34,305 ($11,163) | 16,526 | 59.50% | 18 to 1 |