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 313,649.The overall number of students in Washington 4-Year Colleges decreased by 3.09%.

Compared to five(5) years ago, the total number of students at Washington 4-Year Colleges has decreased by 13.89% from 364,254 to 313,649 students. Of the 93 Washington 4-Year Colleges, 26 schools had an increase in the number of students compared to 5 years ago, and 65 schools had a decrease in the number of students.

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

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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
Paul Mitchell the School-RichlandRichland, WA	260	284 24	298 14	286 12	261 25	1
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
Divers Institute of TechnologySeattle, WA	243	231 12	229 2	247 18	231 16	12
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
Everett Community CollegeEverett, WA	7,957	7,977 20	7,580 397	6,682 898	6,054 628	1
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
Glen Dow Academy of Hair DesignSpokane, WA	80	128 48	84 44	105 21	100 5	20
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
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-ShorelineShoreline, WA	61	41 20	48 7	110 62	88 22	27
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
International Air and Hospitality AcademyVancouver, WA	110	112 2	107 5	158 51	133 25	23
Bastyr UniversityKenmore, WA	1,098	994 104	904 90	751 153	728 23	370
Bates Technical CollegeTacoma, WA	4,445	4,377 68	3,369 1	4,106 737	4,133 27	312
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
BJ's Beauty & Barber CollegeTacoma, WA	74	65 9	53 12	39 14	39	35
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
Perry Technical InstituteYakima, WA	903	954 51	881 73	867 14	879 12	24
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
Shoreline Community CollegeShoreline, WA	5,949	5,884 65	5,382 502	4,843 539	4,418 425	1
Skagit Valley CollegeMount Vernon, WA	5,159	5,085 74	4,227 858	3,891 336	3,860 31	1
South Puget Sound Community CollegeOlympia, WA	4,872	4,974 102	4,665 309	4,215 450	3,788 427	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
Stylemaster College of Hair DesignLongview, WA	57	48 9	45 3	36 9	39 3	18
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
Pima Medical Institute-SeattleSeattle, WA	468	577 109	646 69	553 93	474 79	6
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
Highlights Beauty SchoolsFederal Way, WA	180	166 14	251 85	233 18	210 23	30
Northwest HVAC/R Training CenterSpokane, WA	41	44 3	39 5	35 4	35	6
Carrington College-SpokaneSpokane, WA	337	386 49	360 26	393 33	298 95	39
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
Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-EverettEverett, WA	380	510 130	597 87	765 168	766 1	386
Pima Medical Institute-RentonRenton, WA	497	717 220	666 51	576 90	551 25	54
Victoria's Academy of CosmetologyKennewick, WA	75	83 8	45 38	59 14	19 40	56
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute SeattleSeattle, WA	108	83 25	23 60	114 91	137 23	29
Northwest School of Wooden Boat BuildingPort Hadlock, WA	38	39 1	27 12	52 25	62 10	24
Summit Salon AcademyTacoma, WA	121	135 14	133 2	130 3	107 23	14
Paul Mitchell the School-SpokaneSpokane Valley, WA	134	155 21	138 17	148 10	185 37	51
Whitworth University-Adult Degree ProgramsSpokane, WA	294	275 19	262 13	227 35	177 50	117
Academy of Interactive EntertainmentSeattle, WA	147	163 16	135 28	89 46	65 24	82
Studio Beauty SchoolSpokane Valley, WA	68	105 37	76 29	82 6	88 6	20
Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver CampusVancouver, WA	121	103 18	156 53	113 43	113	8
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended EducationKirkland, WA	1,155	1,130 25	1,215 85	1,323 108	1,222 101	67
Fosbre Academy of Hair DesignOlympia, WA	102	113 11	98 15	95 3	85 10	17
International Beauty Education CenterAirway Heights, WA	32	27 5	35 8	83 48	92 9	60
Seattle Film InstituteSeattle, WA	100	106 6	96 10	124 28	100 24	-
Elite Cosmetology, Barber & Spa AcademyYakima, WA	113	97 16	141 44	152 11	124 28	11
Centralia Beauty CollegeCentralia, WA	58	31 27	26 5	41 15	80 39	22
Pacific Northwest Christian CollegeKennewick, WA	-	-	40	21 19	24 3	16
Great Northern UniversitySpokane, WA	-	-	-	25	35 10	10
UEI College-TacomaTacoma, WA	-	-	-	-	520	-
Average	364,254	360,286 3	335,946 24	323,648 12	313,649 9	-50,605

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

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