For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Washington Colleges is 70.62%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 23.59%. A total of 147,340 have applied, 104,054 admitted, and 24,550 students have enrolled one of Washington Colleges.
Of the Washington colleges, University of Washington-Seattle Campus is the tightest school to admit with 47.52% acceptance rate, and Whitman College has the second lowest acceptance rate of 47.70%.
You can check the 5-year acceptance rate changes of Washington Colleges.
Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table
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2023 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between Washington Colleges | School Name | Applicants | Admitted |
Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Admission Yield |
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Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, WA | 6,409 | 5,992 | 1,410 |
93.49% | 23.53% |
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Cornish College of the ArtsSeattle, WA | 852 | 606 | 124 |
71.13% | 20.46% |
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DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, WA | 892 | 592 | 186 |
66.37% | 31.42% |
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Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, WA | 4,666 | 4,485 | 1,368 |
96.12% | 30.50% |
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Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA | 9,887 | 6,895 | 1,217 |
69.74% | 17.65% |
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Great Northern UniversitySpokane, WA | 7 | 6 | 6 |
85.71% | 100.00% |
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Northwest College of Art & DesignTacoma, WA | 131 | 89 | 46 |
67.94% | 51.69% |
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Northwest UniversityKirkland, WA | 383 | 361 | 156 |
94.26% | 43.21% |
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Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, WA | 3,334 | 2,964 | 526 |
88.90% | 17.75% |
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Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, WA | 2,095 | 1,991 | 294 |
95.04% | 14.77% |
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Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, WA | 3,895 | 3,533 | 538 |
90.71% | 15.23% |
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Seattle UniversitySeattle, WA | 7,934 | 6,756 | 1,004 |
85.15% | 14.86% |
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The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, WA | 1,623 | 1,207 | 274 |
74.37% | 22.70% |
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University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA | 5,345 | 4,418 | 405 |
82.66% | 9.17% |
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University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, WA | 4,537 | 3,996 | 980 |
88.08% | 24.52% |
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University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA | 52,488 | 24,942 | 7,386 |
47.52% | 29.61% |
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University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, WA | 1,974 | 1,744 | 625 |
88.35% | 35.84% |
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Washington State UniversityPullman, WA | 19,401 | 16,123 | 3,991 |
83.10% | 24.75% |
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Western Washington UniversityBellingham, WA | 11,864 | 10,997 | 3,223 |
92.69% | 29.31% |
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Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, WA | 5,497 | 2,622 | 336 |
47.70% | 12.81% |
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Whitworth UniversitySpokane, WA | 4,126 | 3,735 | 455 |
90.52% | 12.18% |
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| Average | 7,016 | 4,955 | 1,169 | 70.62% | 23.59% |
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*The admission data is updated with academic year 2022-2023 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).
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