Student Population Changes Over Past 5 Years of Washington 4-Year Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the total student population of Washington 4-Year Colleges is 289,451.The overall number of students in Washington 4-Year Colleges decreased by 2.94%.

Compared to five(5) years ago, the total number of students at Washington 4-Year Colleges has decreased by 13.91% from 336,223 to 289,451 students. Of the 61 Washington 4-Year Colleges, 11 schools had an increase in the number of students compared to 5 years ago, and 49 schools had a decrease in the number of students.

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Enrollment Changes from 2018 to 2023 at Washington 4-Year Colleges
School Name	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	5-Year Changes
Charter CollegeVancouver, WA	2,853	2,474 379	2,120 354	2,215 95	2,117 98	736
Bellevue CollegeBellevue, WA	13,226	12,563 663	12,286 277	11,546 740	10,617 929	2
Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham, WA	2,316	2,325 9	1,848 477	1,915 67	1,632 283	684
Big Bend Community CollegeMoses Lake, WA	2,044	2,131 87	1,892 239	1,778 114	1,736 42	308
Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, WA	12,342	11,658 684	11,174 484	10,176 998	9,257 919	3
Centralia CollegeCentralia, WA	3,167	3,077 90	2,314 763	2,153 161	2,277 124	890
City University of SeattleSeattle, WA	2,113	1,960 153	2,052 92	1,996 56	2,095 99	18
Clark CollegeVancouver, WA	9,878	9,233 645	7,665 1	6,921 744	6,593 328	3
Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, WA	3,905	3,973 68	3,591 382	2,846 745	2,788 58	1
Columbia Basin CollegePasco, WA	7,034	7,280 246	6,745 535	6,089 656	6,192 103	842
Cornish College of the ArtsSeattle, WA	625	602 23	482 120	455 27	443 12	182
Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, WA	12,633	12,410 223	12,349 61	10,892 1	10,910 18	1
Edmonds CollegeLynnwood, WA	8,041	7,877 164	6,545 1	5,606 939	5,753 147	2
The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, WA	3,327	2,854 473	2,281 573	2,116 165	2,105 11	1
Pierce College DistrictLakewood, WA	6,067	6,195 128	8,329 2	7,363 966	8,635 1	2
Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA	7,563	7,537 26	7,295 242	7,381 86	7,253 128	310
Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen, WA	1,868	1,853 15	1,553 300	1,469 84	1,475 6	393
Green River CollegeAuburn, WA	8,471	8,435 36	7,493 942	6,559 934	6,252 307	2
Heritage UniversityToppenish, WA	980	971 9	999 28	898 101	853 45	127
Highline CollegeDes Moines, WA	6,530	6,310 220	5,829 481	4,951 878	4,684 267	1
Bastyr UniversityKenmore, WA	1,098	994 104	904 90	751 153	728 23	370
Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, WA	3,670	3,620 50	3,319 301	3,240 79	3,150 90	520
Lower Columbia CollegeLongview, WA	2,819	2,703 116	2,325 378	2,164 161	2,435 271	384
North Seattle CollegeSeattle, WA	5,929	5,693 236	5,240 453	4,887 353	4,675 212	1
Northwest UniversityKirkland, WA	1,321	1,339 18	1,184 155	1,083 101	1,014 69	307
Olympic CollegeBremerton, WA	6,620	6,278 342	5,357 921	4,999 358	4,905 94	1
Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, WA	3,207	3,062 145	2,907 155	2,706 201	2,633 73	574
Peninsula CollegePort Angeles, WA	2,052	1,966 86	1,727 239	1,702 25	1,583 119	469
University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA	2,666	2,608 58	2,130 478	2,173 43	2,023 150	643
Renton Technical CollegeRenton, WA	3,546	3,755 209	3,214 541	3,097 117	3,072 25	474
Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, WA	1,607	1,629 22	1,638 9	1,616 22	1,609 7	2
South Seattle CollegeSeattle, WA	6,177	6,141 36	5,324 817	4,893 431	4,901 8	1
Seattle Central CollegeSeattle, WA	6,802	6,743 59	5,763 980	4,698 1	4,476 222	2
Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, WA	3,688	3,529 159	3,601 72	3,443 158	3,118 325	570
Seattle UniversitySeattle, WA	7,291	7,199 92	7,050 149	7,268 218	7,121 147	170
Skagit Valley CollegeMount Vernon, WA	5,159	5,085 74	4,227 858	3,891 336	3,860 31	1
Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, WA	10,375	10,225 150	7,081 3	6,890 191	6,502 388	3
Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokane, WA	5,184	5,023 161	4,189 834	3,805 384	3,795 10	1
Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma, WA	6,242	6,095 147	5,823 272	5,359 464	5,502 143	740
Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla, WA	3,860	3,671 189	2,940 731	3,084 144	2,662 422	1
Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place, WA	1,854	1,831 23	1,737 94	1,584 153	1,432 152	422
Washington State UniversityPullman, WA	31,478	31,607 129	31,159 448	29,843 1	27,539 2	3
University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA	47,400	47,576 176	48,149 573	52,434 4	52,319 115	4
Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatchee, WA	3,444	3,352 92	3,090 262	2,661 429	2,529 132	915
Western Washington UniversityBellingham, WA	16,121	16,142 21	15,197 945	15,125 72	14,747 378	1
Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham, WA	4,263	4,152 111	2,719 1	3,850 1	3,340 510	923
Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, WA	1,475	1,579 104	1,360 219	1,559 199	1,493 66	18
Whitworth UniversitySpokane, WA	2,776	2,814 38	2,756 58	2,681 75	2,415 266	361
Yakima Valley CollegeYakima, WA	4,456	4,650 194	3,954 696	3,643 311	3,279 364	1
Antioch University-SeattleSeattle, WA	605	665 60	735 70	779 44	799 20	194
Northwest College of Art & DesignTacoma, WA	85	95 10	101 6	103 2	119 16	34
University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, WA	5,970	5,913 57	6,304 391	6,052 252	5,735 317	235
University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, WA	5,354	5,329 25	5,364 35	5,027 337	4,794 233	560
Northwest Indian CollegeBellingham, WA	535	594 59	555 39	622 67	643 21	108
Cascadia CollegeBothell, WA	3,396	3,387 9	2,597 790	1,996 601	1,844 152	1
Faith International UniversityTacoma, WA	196	230 34	318 88	291 27	335 44	139
DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, WA	970	1,174 204	1,120 54	1,197 77	1,124 73	154
Whitworth University-Adult Degree ProgramsSpokane, WA	294	275 19	262 13	227 35	177 50	117
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended EducationKirkland, WA	1,155	1,130 25	1,215 85	1,323 108	1,222 101	67
Seattle Film InstituteSeattle, WA	100	106 6	96 10	124 28	100 24	-
Great Northern UniversitySpokane, WA	-	-	-	25	35 10	10
Average	336,223	331,677 4	309,573 22	298,220 11	289,451 8	-46,772

How Student Population Changes over Past 5 Years for Washington 4-Year Colleges

Comparison Table of Student Population Changes for Washington 4-Year Colleges