How Student Population Changes over Past 5 Years for Washington Colleges

For the academic year 2024-2025, the total student population of Washington Colleges is 5,129.The overall number of students in Washington Colleges increased by 3.95%.

Compared to 5 years ago, the total number of students at Washington Colleges has decreased by 1.57% from 5,211 to 5,129 students. Of the 72 Washington Colleges, 27 schools had an increase in the number of students compared to 5 years ago, and 33 schools had a decrease in the number of students.

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Enrollment Changes from 2020 to 2025 at Washington Colleges
School Name	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	5-Year Changes
Bellevue CollegeBellevue, WA	12,286	11,546 740	10,617 929	11,472 855	12,485 1,013	199
Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham, WA	1,848	1,915 67	1,632 283	1,850 218	2,047 197	199
Big Bend Community CollegeMoses Lake, WA	1,892	1,778 114	1,736 42	1,786 50	1,857 71	35
Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, WA	11,174	10,176 998	9,257 919	8,796 461	10,811 2,015	363
Centralia CollegeCentralia, WA	2,314	2,153 161	2,277 124	2,335 58	2,244 91	70
City University of SeattleSeattle, WA	2,052	1,996 56	2,095 99	1,970 125	2,007 37	45
Clark CollegeVancouver, WA	7,665	6,921 744	6,593 328	7,149 556	7,463 314	202
Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, WA	3,591	2,846 745	2,788 58	3,040 252	3,408 368	183
Columbia Basin CollegePasco, WA	6,745	6,089 656	6,192 103	6,729 537	7,510 781	765
Cornish College of the ArtsSeattle, WA	482	455 27	443 12	502 59	505 3	23
Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, WA	12,349	10,892 1,457	10,910 18	10,741 169	10,492 249	1,857
Edmonds CollegeLynnwood, WA	6,545	5,606 939	5,753 147	6,028 275	6,549 521	4
Everett Community CollegeEverett, WA	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, WA	2,281	2,116 165	2,105 11	2,320 215	2,490 170	209
Pierce College DistrictLakewood, WA	8,329	7,363 966	8,635 1,272	7,427 1,208	8,137 710	192
Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA	7,295	7,381 86	7,253 128	7,306 53	7,470 164	175
Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen, WA	1,553	1,469 84	1,475 6	1,663 188	1,577 86	24
Green River CollegeAuburn, WA	7,493	6,559 934	6,252 307	7,361 1,109	7,967 606	474
Heritage UniversityToppenish, WA	999	898 101	853 45	835 18	937 102	62
Highline CollegeDes Moines, WA	5,829	4,951 878	4,684 267	5,126 442	5,592 466	237
Bastyr UniversityKenmore, WA	904	751 153	728 23	760 32	734 26	170
Bates Technical CollegeTacoma, WA	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, WA	3,319	3,240 79	3,150 90	3,357 207	3,564 207	245
Lower Columbia CollegeLongview, WA	2,325	2,164 161	2,435 271	2,412 23	2,724 312	399
North Seattle CollegeSeattle, WA	5,240	4,887 353	4,675 212	5,017 342	5,569 552	329
Northwest UniversityKirkland, WA	1,184	1,083 101	1,014 69	999 15	1,053 54	131
Olympic CollegeBremerton, WA	5,357	4,999 358	4,905 94	5,413 508	5,784 371	427
Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, WA	2,907	2,706 201	2,633 73	2,737 104	2,797 60	110
Peninsula CollegePort Angeles, WA	1,727	1,702 25	1,583 119	1,837 254	2,153 316	426
University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA	2,130	2,173 43	2,023 150	1,914 109	1,864 50	266
Renton Technical CollegeRenton, WA	3,214	3,097 117	3,072 25	3,060 12	2,824 236	390
Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, WA	1,638	1,616 22	1,609 7	1,505 104	1,390 115	248
South Seattle CollegeSeattle, WA	5,324	4,893 431	4,901 8	5,295 394	5,210 85	114
Seattle Central CollegeSeattle, WA	5,763	4,698 1,065	4,476 222	5,210 734	5,396 186	367
Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, WA	3,601	3,443 158	3,118 325	2,659 459	2,261 398	1,340
Seattle UniversitySeattle, WA	7,050	7,268 218	7,121 147	7,182 61	7,189 7	139
Shoreline CollegeShoreline, WA	-	-	-	-	-	-
Skagit Valley CollegeMount Vernon, WA	4,227	3,891 336	3,860 31	4,098 238	4,028 70	199
South Puget Sound Community CollegeOlympia, WA	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, WA	7,081	6,890 191	6,502 388	6,286 216	6,813 527	268
Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokane, WA	4,189	3,805 384	3,795 10	3,903 108	4,319 416	130
Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma, WA	5,823	5,359 464	5,502 143	5,771 269	6,199 428	376
Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla, WA	2,940	3,084 144	2,662 422	2,982 320	2,967 15	27
Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place, WA	1,737	1,584 153	1,432 152	1,397 35	1,426 29	311
Washington State UniversityPullman, WA	31,159	29,843 1,316	27,539 2,304	26,490 1,049	25,685 805	5,474
University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA	48,149	52,434 4,285	52,319 115	55,620 3,301	56,997 1,377	8,848
Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatchee, WA	3,090	2,661 429	2,529 132	2,819 290	3,067 248	23
Western Washington UniversityBellingham, WA	15,197	15,125 72	14,747 378	14,651 96	14,710 59	487
Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham, WA	2,719	3,850 1,131	3,340 510	3,490 150	3,674 184	955
Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, WA	1,360	1,559 199	1,493 66	1,544 51	1,561 17	201
Whitworth UniversitySpokane, WA	2,756	2,681 75	2,415 266	2,345 70	2,314 31	442
Yakima Valley CollegeYakima, WA	3,954	3,643 311	3,279 364	3,523 244	3,809 286	145
Antioch University-SeattleSeattle, WA	735	779 44	799 20	800 1	771 29	36
Northwest College of Art & DesignTacoma, WA	101	103 2	119 16	150 31	139 11	38
University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, WA	6,304	6,052 252	5,735 317	5,809 74	6,058 249	246
University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, WA	5,364	5,027 337	4,794 233	4,777 17	4,965 188	399
Northwest Indian CollegeBellingham, WA	555	622 67	643 21	696 53	636 60	81
Cascadia CollegeBothell, WA	2,597	1,996 601	1,844 152	2,013 169	2,380 367	217
Faith International UniversityTacoma, WA	318	291 27	335 44	370 35	464 94	146
DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, WA	1,120	1,197 77	1,124 73	1,100 24	1,084 16	36
Whitworth University-Adult Degree ProgramsSpokane, WA	262	227 35	177 50	170 7	145 25	117
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended EducationKirkland, WA	1,215	1,323 108	1,222 101	1,343 121	1,352 9	137
Seattle Film InstituteSeattle, WA	96	124 28	100 24	81 19	85 4	11
Golden Gate University-SeattleSeattle, WA	-	-	-	-	-	-
Moody Bible Institute - SpokaneSpokane, WA	-	-	-	-	-	-
Columbia College - Naval Station Everett/MarysvilleMarysville, WA	-	-	-	-	-	-
Columbia College - Whidbey IslandOak Harbor, WA	-	-	-	-	-	-
Washington State University-VancouverVancouver, WA	-	-	-	-	-	-
Washington State University-SpokaneSpokane, WA	-	-	-	-	-	-
Washington State University-Tri CitiesRichland, WA	-	-	-	-	-	-
Washington State University - Everett CampusEverett, WA	-	-	-	-	-	-
Great Northern UniversitySpokane, WA	-	25	35 10	36 1	48 12	23
Average	5,211	4,933 278	4,789 145	4,934 145	5,129 195	-82