There are 106 colleges in Washington - 48 public and 58 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Washington colleges is $6,433 for state residents and $20,171 for out-of-state students.

43 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 81,270 students. Spokane and Tacoma also has a number of colleges of 11 and 10 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the Washington colleges by city. The 2024 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 $25,781
($6,906)		 $24,754
($18,633)		 81,270 59,516 21,754 11 to 1
Spokane 11812 $23,010
($4,057)		 $14,296 20,610 18,073 2,537 13 to 1
Tacoma 10622 $31,721
($8,869)		 $27,941
($18,807)		 20,205 18,693 1,512 15 to 1
Bellingham 54-1 $12,118
($5,657)		 $26,574
($13,456)		 20,362 19,416 946 14 to 1
Yakima 4211 $5,697
($5,163)		 $41,756 4,902 4,282 620 13 to 1
Vancouver 42-2 $19,027
($8,115)		 - 6,839 6,839 - 11 to 1
Olympia 3111 $30,980
($8,999)		 $28,637
($13,157)		 5,978 5,724 254 14 to 1
Everett 32-1 $10,180
($4,301)		 - 6,820 6,820 - 12 to 1
Kirkland 33-- $20,568
($5,156)		 $18,755 5,386 4,956 430 14 to 1
Walla Walla 22-- $34,730
($6,513)		 - 4,155 4,155 - 14 to 1
Shoreline 2-11 - - 4,506 4,506 - 17 to 1
Bothell 22-- $26,389
($8,737)		 $32,427
($18,549)		 7,579 7,036 543 17 to 1
Centralia 21-1 $5,643
($5,109)		 - 2,357 2,357 - 12 to 1
Richland 21-1 $28,008
($11,932)		 - 261 261 - 8 to 1
Longview 21-1 $5,633
($4,346)		 - 2,474 2,474 - 13 to 1
Lakewood 22-- $5,923
($5,660)		 - 11,423 11,423 - 20 to 1
Renton 211- $7,257
($6,723)		 - 3,623 3,623 - 16 to 1
Kennewick 2-11 - - 43 43 - 5 to 1
Spokane Valley 2--2 - - 273 273 - 11 to 1
Aberdeen 11-- $10,629
($4,751)		 - 1,475 1,475 - 14 to 1
Bellevue 11-- $10,183
($4,305)		 - 10,617 10,617 - 15 to 1
Pullman 11-- $29,073
($12,997)		 $29,567
($14,400)		 27,539 22,612 4,927 15 to 1
Moses Lake 11-- $5,443
($4,909)		 - 1,736 1,736 - 15 to 1
Des Moines 11-- $5,156
($4,623)		 - 4,684 4,684 - 14 to 1
Redmond 11-- $37,400 $31,200 1,124 1,067 57 10 to 1
Port Hadlock 1-1- - - 62 62 - 9 to 1
Airway Heights 1--1 - - 92 92 - 20 to 1
Cheney 11-- $25,892
($8,353)		 $29,102
($13,757)		 10,910 7,604 3,306 19 to 1
Oak Harbor 11-- $8,304 - - - - -
Mount Vernon 11-- $7,560
($5,620)		 - 3,860 3,860 - 17 to 1
College Place 11-- $33,027 $27,468 1,432 1,300 132 13 to 1
Auburn 11-- $5,105
($4,580)		 - 6,252 6,252 - 12 to 1
Wenatchee 11-- $5,652
($5,118)		 - 2,529 2,529 - 13 to 1
Toppenish 11-- $19,920 $10,020 853 796 57 8 to 1
Ellensburg 11-- $26,771
($9,192)		 $27,263
($12,892)		 9,257 8,743 514 14 to 1
Federal Way 1--1 - - 210 210 - 26 to 1
Kenmore 11-- $30,126 $30,228 728 74 654 9 to 1
Bremerton 11-- $9,740
($4,472)		 - 4,905 4,905 - 17 to 1
Pasco 11-- $8,239
($6,194)		 - 6,192 6,192 - 19 to 1
Marysville 11-- $8,304 - - - - -
Port Angeles 11-- $5,111
($4,586)		 - 1,583 1,583 - 14 to 1
Lynnwood 11-- $10,553
($4,668)		 - 5,753 5,753 - 12 to 1
Lacey 11-- $44,210 $16,252 1,609 1,365 244 11 to 1