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 10 Easiest Washington Colleges to Get In is 80.18% 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 $36,266 and graduate tuition & fees is $25,066 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 - | 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 |
| 2 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 |
| 3 1 | Eastern Washington University Cheney, WAPublic, 4-year | 90.75% 1.02% | 22.72% | - | $26,583 ($8,586) | 10,492 | 43.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 4 2 | Central Washington University Ellensburg, WAPublic, 4-year | 90.62% 0.40% | 20.03% | - | $27,526 ($9,417) | 10,811 | 54.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 5 3 | 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 |
| 6 9 | 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 |
| 7 1 | Whitworth University Spokane, WAPrivate, 4-year | 89.78% 3.01% | 13.93% | 1,220 | $52,880 | 2,314 | 71.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Washington State University Pullman, WAPublic, 4-year | 86.64% 1.28% | 19.72% | - | $29,950 ($13,391) | 25,685 | 60.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 9 4 | Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WAPrivate, 4-year | 83.40% 7.69% | 15.75% | - | $40,407 | 2,261 | 62.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 10 3 | Northwest University Kirkland, WAPrivate, 4-year | 83.20% 4.85% | 30.77% | 1,150 | $36,035 | 1,053 | 71.00% | 9 to 1 |
| Average | 89.44% | 20.79% | 1,191 | $36,266 ($10,527) | 7,726 | 58.40% | 15 to 1 |