Tightest Washington Colleges To Get In

The average acceptance rate of the 17 Washington colleges that have competitive admission is 82.85% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 1.34%. The acceptance rate at 6 Washington colleges increased and the rate of 11 colleges decreased.

University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 47.52%. Whitman College (47.70%) and Gonzaga University (69.74%) are following it in the list of Tightest Washington 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.

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of Tightest Washington Colleges To Get In

University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the lowest acceptance rate (tightest rate) of 47.52% and Whitman College has the second lowest rate of 47.70% among 17 Washington colleges with competitive admission. University of Washington-Seattle Campus stay at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Whitman College also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $46,628 and graduate tuition & fees is $29,288 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Tightest Washington Colleges To Get In.

Table. Tightest Washington Colleges To Get In Comparison
	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, WA Public, four-years	47.52% 5.96%	29.61%	-	$41,997 ($12,643)	52,319	84.00%	21 to 1
2 -	Whitman College Walla Walla, WA Private, four-years	47.70% 11.25%	12.81%	1,390	$61,492	1,493	90.00%	9 to 1
3 1	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA Private, four-years	69.74% 6.41%	17.65%	1,320	$53,500	7,253	88.00%	12 to 1
4 13	The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA Public, four-years	74.37% 25.09%	22.70%	1,100	$30,980 ($8,999)	2,105	41.00%	17 to 1
5 4	University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA Private, four-years	82.66% 5.64%	9.17%	1,280	$59,900	2,023	76.00%	9 to 1
6 2	Washington State University Pullman, WA Public, four-years	83.10% 2.67%	24.75%	-	$29,073 ($12,997)	27,539	62.00%	15 to 1
7 2	Seattle University Seattle, WA Private, four-years	85.15% 3.03%	14.86%	1,260	$54,285	7,121	74.00%	10 to 1
8 1	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA Public, four-years	88.08% 5.06%	24.52%	1,335	$41,913 ($12,559)	5,735	68.00%	21 to 1
9 3	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA Public, four-years	88.35% 5.46%	35.84%	-	$42,171 ($12,817)	4,794	54.00%	15 to 1
10 -	Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA Private, four-years	88.90% 0.51%	17.75%	1,335	$50,964	2,633	71.00%	11 to 1
	Average	75.56%	20.97%	1,289	$46,628 ($12,003)	11,302	70.80%	14 to 1

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