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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clover Park Technical College public |
Lakewood (1.8 miles) |
$6,634 ($5,979) |
- | - | 44% | 19 to 1 | 2,788 |
| Pierce College District public |
Lakewood (2.0 miles) |
$5,211 ($4,686) |
- | - | 38% | 21 to 1 | 8,635 |
| BJ's Beauty & Barber College private (for-profit) |
Tacoma (3.8 miles) |
$9,660 | - | - | - | 3 to 1 | 39 |
| Pacific Lutheran University private (not-for-profit) |
Tacoma (4.4 miles) |
$50,964 | $33,051 | 88.90% | 71% | 11 to 1 | 2,633 |
| Summit Salon Academy private (for-profit) |
Tacoma (5.0 miles) |
$18,700 | - | - | 100% | 13 to 1 | 107 |
| Tacoma Community College public |
Tacoma (5.7 miles) |
$11,030 ($4,920) |
- | - | 32% | 15 to 1 | 5,502 |
| UEI College-Tacoma private (for-profit) |
Tacoma (6.1 miles) |
$19,900 | - | - | - | 20 to 1 | 520 |
| University of Washington-Tacoma Campus public |
Tacoma (7.1 miles) |
$42,171 ($12,817) |
$32,685 ($18,807) | 88.35% | 54% | 15 to 1 | 4,794 |
| Bates Technical College public |
Tacoma (7.3 miles) |
$11,518 ($5,569) |
- | - | 40% | 23 to 1 | 4,133 |
| University of Puget Sound private (not-for-profit) |
Tacoma (7.3 miles) |
$59,900 | $38,676 | 82.66% | 76% | 9 to 1 | 2,023 |
| Northwest College of Art & Design private (for-profit) |
Tacoma (7.5 miles) |
$18,100 | - | 67.94% | 56% | 29 to 1 | 119 |
| Faith International University private (not-for-profit) |
Tacoma (8.1 miles) |
$8,850 | $7,350 | - | 16% | 10 to 1 | 335 |
| Highlights Beauty Schools private (for-profit) |
Federal Way (15.2 miles) |
$19,250 | - | - | - | 26 to 1 | 210 |
| Saint Martin's University private (not-for-profit) |
Lacey (15.9 miles) |
$44,210 | $16,252 | 95.04% | 60% | 11 to 1 | 1,609 |
| Highline College public |
Des Moines (18.9 miles) |
$5,156 ($4,623) |
- | - | 40% | 14 to 1 | 4,684 |
| Green River College public |
Auburn (19.6 miles) |
$5,105 ($4,580) |
- | - | 40% | 12 to 1 | 6,252 |
| Fosbre Academy of Hair Design private (for-profit) |
Olympia (20.9 miles) |
$18,475 | - | - | - | 11 to 1 | 85 |
| South Puget Sound Community College public |
Olympia (21.1 miles) |
$5,637 ($5,103) |
- | - | 43% | 14 to 1 | 3,788 |
| The Evergreen State College public |
Olympia (21.9 miles) |
$30,980 ($8,999) |
$28,637 ($13,157) | 74.37% | 41% | 17 to 1 | 2,105 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Renton private (for-profit) |
Renton (25.9 miles) |
$17,849 | - | - | 54% | 23 to 1 | 551 |
| South Seattle College public |
Seattle (27.9 miles) |
$5,354 ($4,865) |
- | - | 33% | 32 to 1 | 4,901 |
| Renton Technical College public |
Renton (28.0 miles) |
$7,257 ($6,723) |
- | - | 60% | 9 to 1 | 3,072 |
| Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine private (not-for-profit) |
Seattle (28.5 miles) |
$27,600 | $28,199 | - | - | - | 33 |
| Olympic College public |
Bremerton (28.9 miles) |
$9,740 ($4,197) |
- | - | 31% | 17 to 1 | 4,905 |
