Best Colleges in Washington
| School Name | City (distance from city center) | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | Student To faculty Ratio | Student Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highline College public |
Des Moines (0.6 miles) |
$5,156 ($4,623) |
- | - | 40% | 14 to 1 | 4,684 |
| Highlights Beauty Schools private (for-profit) |
Federal Way (4.9 miles) |
$19,250 | - | - | - | 26 to 1 | 210 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Renton private (for-profit) |
Renton (7.3 miles) |
$17,849 | - | - | 54% | 23 to 1 | 551 |
| Green River College public |
Auburn (8.5 miles) |
$5,105 ($4,580) |
- | - | 40% | 12 to 1 | 6,252 |
| Renton Technical College public |
Renton (9.4 miles) |
$7,257 ($6,723) |
- | - | 60% | 9 to 1 | 3,072 |
| South Seattle College public |
Seattle (10.9 miles) |
$5,354 ($4,865) |
- | - | 33% | 32 to 1 | 4,901 |
| Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine private (not-for-profit) |
Seattle (11.1 miles) |
$27,600 | $28,199 | - | - | - | 33 |
| Northwest College of Art & Design private (for-profit) |
Tacoma (11.2 miles) |
$18,100 | - | 67.94% | 56% | 29 to 1 | 119 |
| Bates Technical College public |
Tacoma (11.5 miles) |
$11,518 ($5,569) |
- | - | 40% | 23 to 1 | 4,133 |
| University of Washington-Tacoma Campus public |
Tacoma (11.7 miles) |
$42,171 ($12,817) |
$32,685 ($18,807) | 88.35% | 54% | 15 to 1 | 4,794 |
| University of Puget Sound private (not-for-profit) |
Tacoma (11.7 miles) |
$59,900 | $38,676 | 82.66% | 76% | 9 to 1 | 2,023 |
| Faith International University private (not-for-profit) |
Tacoma (12.2 miles) |
$8,850 | $7,350 | - | 16% | 10 to 1 | 335 |
| Summit Salon Academy private (for-profit) |
Tacoma (13.7 miles) |
$18,700 | - | - | 100% | 13 to 1 | 107 |
| Tacoma Community College public |
Tacoma (14.1 miles) |
$11,030 ($4,920) |
- | - | 32% | 15 to 1 | 5,502 |
| UEI College-Tacoma private (for-profit) |
Tacoma (14.4 miles) |
$19,900 | - | - | - | 20 to 1 | 520 |
| BJ's Beauty & Barber College private (for-profit) |
Tacoma (14.9 miles) |
$9,660 | - | - | - | 3 to 1 | 39 |
| Seattle University private (not-for-profit) |
Seattle (15.0 miles) |
$54,285 | $15,795 | 85.15% | 74% | 10 to 1 | 7,121 |
| Bellevue College public |
Bellevue (15.4 miles) |
$10,183 ($4,305) |
- | - | 30% | 15 to 1 | 10,617 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle private (for-profit) |
Seattle (15.4 miles) |
$21,000 | - | - | - | 20 to 1 | 137 |
| The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology private (not-for-profit) |
Seattle (15.4 miles) |
$15,840 | $16,104 | - | - | - | 283 |
| Seattle Central College public |
Seattle (15.6 miles) |
$5,354 ($4,865) |
- | - | 24% | 17 to 1 | 4,476 |
| Antioch University-Seattle private (not-for-profit) |
Seattle (15.6 miles) |
$19,410 | $20,166 | - | - | 3 to 1 | 799 |
| City University of Seattle private (not-for-profit) |
Seattle (15.7 miles) |
$14,589 | $12,167 | - | - | 6 to 1 | 2,095 |
| Cornish College of the Arts private (not-for-profit) |
Seattle (15.7 miles) |
$39,913 | $41,642 | 71.13% | 52% | 6 to 1 | 443 |
| Academy of Interactive Entertainment private (not-for-profit) |
Seattle (16.0 miles) |
$24,600 | - | 79.84% | 73% | 25 to 1 | 65 |
| Clover Park Technical College public |
Lakewood (17.2 miles) |
$6,634 ($5,979) |
- | - | 44% | 19 to 1 | 2,788 |
| Divers Institute of Technology private (for-profit) |
Seattle (17.7 miles) |
$27,500 | - | - | - | 13 to 1 | 231 |
| Pacific Lutheran University private (not-for-profit) |
Tacoma (18.0 miles) |
$50,964 | $33,051 | 88.90% | 71% | 11 to 1 | 2,633 |
| Seattle Pacific University private (not-for-profit) |
Seattle (18.0 miles) |
$38,814 | $20,850 | 90.71% | 65% | 12 to 1 | 3,118 |
| Seattle Film Institute private (for-profit) |
Seattle (18.0 miles) |
$33,000 | $34,000 | - | 66% | 8 to 1 | 100 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus public |
Seattle (18.3 miles) |
$41,997 ($12,643) |
$32,511 ($18,633) | 47.52% | 84% | 21 to 1 | 52,319 |
| Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education private (not-for-profit) |
Kirkland (19.2 miles) |
$14,652 | $16,550 | - | 38% | 17 to 1 | 1,222 |
| Northwest University private (not-for-profit) |
Kirkland (19.3 miles) |
$36,035 | $20,959 | 94.26% | 67% | 9 to 1 | 1,014 |
| Pierce College District public |
Lakewood (19.3 miles) |
$5,211 ($4,686) |
- | - | 38% | 21 to 1 | 8,635 |
| Olympic College public |
Bremerton (19.6 miles) |
$9,740 ($4,197) |
- | - | 31% | 17 to 1 | 4,905 |
| North Seattle College public |
Seattle (21.2 miles) |
$5,547 ($5,058) |
- | - | 27% | 17 to 1 | 4,675 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Seattle private (for-profit) |
Seattle (21.3 miles) |
$17,849 | - | - | 50% | 16 to 1 | 474 |
| DigiPen Institute of Technology private (for-profit) |
Redmond (22.0 miles) |
$37,400 | $31,200 | 66.37% | 60% | 10 to 1 | 1,124 |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology public |
Kirkland (22.8 miles) |
$11,017 ($5,156) |
- | - | 43% | 16 to 1 | 3,150 |
| Bastyr University private (not-for-profit) |
Kenmore (23.6 miles) |
$30,126 | $30,228 | - | - | 9 to 1 | 728 |
| Shoreline Community College public |
Shoreline (24.7 miles) |
$7,430 ($4,388) |
- | - | 29% | 14 to 1 | 4,418 |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline private (for-profit) |
Shoreline (25.6 miles) |
$12,758 | - | - | - | 20 to 1 | 88 |
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus public |
Bothell (26.1 miles) |
$41,913 ($12,559) |
$32,427 ($18,549) | 88.08% | 68% | 21 to 1 | 5,735 |
| Cascadia College public |
Bothell (26.2 miles) |
$10,864 ($4,914) |
- | - | 35% | 13 to 1 | 1,844 |
| Highlights Beauty Schools private (for-profit) |
Mountlake Terrace (26.8 miles) |
$17,100 | - | - | - | 18 to 1 | 35 |
| Edmonds College public |
Lynnwood (29.4 miles) |
$10,553 ($4,669) |
- | - | 29% | 12 to 1 | 5,753 |
