There are 106 colleges in Washington - 48 public and 58 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the Washington colleges is $6,624 for state residents and $20,474 for out-of-state students.

42 Washington cities have at least one college and, of them, Seattle has the most of 19 colleges. It has 13 four-year colleges and 4 community colleges with a total of 87,153 students. Spokane and Tacoma also has a number of colleges of 12 and 10 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the Washington colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

106 Washington Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Seattle 191342 $26,435
($7,164)		 $25,974
($18,792)		 87,153 65,414 21,739 12 to 1
Spokane 12813 $24,033
($5,461)		 $15,284 21,748 19,112 2,636 14 to 1
Tacoma 10712 $29,711
($8,234)		 $28,078
($18,987)		 21,378 19,811 1,567 17 to 1
Bellingham 54-1 $12,579
($5,919)		 $27,389
($13,878)		 21,102 20,144 958 17 to 1
Vancouver 42-2 $19,840
($8,585)		 - 7,717 7,717 - 10 to 1
Yakima 4211 $5,873
($5,312)		 $42,329 5,664 4,999 665 13 to 1
Everett 32-1 $11,171
($5,032)		 - 7,870 7,870 - 12 to 1
Olympia 32-1 $18,862
($7,261)		 $29,406
($13,458)		 7,447 7,233 214 15 to 1
Kirkland 33-- $20,916
($5,997)		 $17,848 5,969 5,460 509 18 to 1
Shoreline 21-1 $7,905
($5,115)		 - 4,608 4,608 - 17 to 1
Kennewick 2-11 - - 164 164 - 9 to 1
Walla Walla 22-- $35,375
($5,279)		 - 4,528 4,528 - 14 to 1
Spokane Valley 2--2 - - 377 377 - 12 to 1
Longview 21-1 $6,003
($4,626)		 - 2,774 2,774 - 16 to 1
Bothell 22-- $27,226
($9,038)		 $32,757
($18,738)		 8,438 7,852 586 18 to 1
Renton 211- $7,768
($6,330)		 - 3,280 3,280 - 22 to 1
Centralia 21-1 $5,651
($5,266)		 - 2,334 2,334 - 16 to 1
Richland 21-1 $28,820
($12,261)		 - 256 256 - 7 to 1
Lakewood 22-- $6,305
($6,026)		 - 11,545 11,545 - 17 to 1
Wenatchee 11-- $5,054
($4,552)		 - 3,067 3,067 - 14 to 1
Cheney 11-- $26,583
($8,586)		 $29,892
($14,106)		 10,492 6,952 3,540 18 to 1
Port Angeles 11-- $5,270
($4,718)		 - 2,153 2,153 - 16 to 1
Federal Way 1--1 - - 147 147 - 15 to 1
Ellensburg 11-- $27,526
($9,417)		 $28,031
($13,220)		 10,811 10,317 494 15 to 1
Des Moines 11-- $5,332
($4,772)		 - 5,592 5,592 - 13 to 1
Lacey 11-- $45,510 $17,332 1,390 1,189 201 11 to 1
Pullman 11-- $29,950
($13,391)		 $30,467
($14,845)		 25,685 21,455 4,230 15 to 1
Bellevue 11-- $10,502
($4,436)		 - 12,485 12,485 - 14 to 1
Auburn 11-- $5,263
($4,711)		 - 7,967 7,967 - 11 to 1
Oak Harbor 11-- $8,256 - - - - -
Pasco 11-- $8,668
($6,555)		 - 7,510 7,510 - 20 to 1
Moses Lake 11-- $5,619
($5,059)		 - 1,857 1,857 - 17 to 1
Toppenish 11-- $20,928 $10,620 937 815 122 9 to 1
Lynnwood 11-- $10,875
($4,810)		 - 6,549 6,549 - 11 to 1
Redmond 11-- $38,950 $33,910 1,084 1,016 68 11 to 1
Kenmore 11-- $32,289 $37,951 734 39 695 12 to 1
Mount Vernon 11-- $7,410
($5,400)		 - 4,028 4,028 - 16 to 1
Port Hadlock 1-1- - - 50 50 - 7 to 1
Aberdeen 11-- $12,553
($5,593)		 - 1,577 1,577 - 14 to 1
College Place 11-- $34,227 $28,446 1,426 1,313 113 14 to 1
Marysville 11-- $8,256 - - - - -
Bremerton 11-- $9,740
($4,472)		 - 5,784 5,784 - 17 to 1