65.97% of Applicants Accepted to Washington Colleges in 2025 Admission

181,553

Applicants

119,778

Admitted

65.97%

Acceptance Rate

20.75%

Yield

For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Washington colleges is 65.97%, 119,778 accepted out of 181,553 applicants.

For Washington college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 8,008 (4.61%) compared to last year, from 173,545 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 314, which is less than -1.25% last year.

Washington colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 2.23% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Washington colleges. The yield decreased by 0.51%.

Among Washington colleges, Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs has the lowest acceptance rate of 28.57% with 2 accepted students out of 7 applicants. University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most number of applicants of 69,166 and University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 7,196.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Washington Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Washington. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Washington Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs72228.57%100.00%
Whitman College7,243
1,058		2,763
-329		390
-54		38.15%
-11.84%		14.12%
-0.24%
University of Washington-Seattle Campus69,166
6,738		27,076
524		7,196
185		39.15%
-3.38%		26.58%
0.18%
Academy of Interactive Entertainment125
-55		52
-65		30
-31		41.60%
-23.40%		57.69%
5.55%
Cornish College of the Arts1,249
152		777
4		150
-13		62.21%
-8.25%		19.31%
-1.78%
DigiPen Institute of Technology874
36		563
-7		153
-39		64.42%
-3.60%		27.18%
-6.50%
Northwest College of Art & Design97
-56		64
-53		26
-29		65.98%
-10.49%		40.63%
-6.38%
University of Puget Sound5,239
-309		3,785
-447		430
-33		72.25%
-4.03%		11.36%
0.42%
Seattle University8,468
-508		6,514
-312		888
-161		76.92%
0.87%		13.63%
-1.74%
Pacific Lutheran University4,992
853		3,895
562		550
-74		78.02%
-2.51%		14.12%
-4.60%
Gonzaga University8,759
-771		7,155
-84		1,251
-3		81.69%
5.73%		17.48%
0.16%
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus4,068
907		3,357
735		721
55		82.52%
-0.43%		21.48%
-3.92%
Northwest University625
39		520
4		160
8		83.20%
-4.85%		30.77%
1.31%
Seattle Pacific University2,885
79		2,406
-150		379
-3		83.40%
-7.69%		15.75%
0.80%
Washington State University25,462
-704		22,060
-275		4,350
101		86.64%
1.28%		19.72%
0.70%
Whitworth University4,197
-543		3,768
-345		525
-28		89.78%
3.01%		13.93%
0.48%
Saint Martin's University2,127
-1,346		1,910
-727		245
-18		89.80%
13.87%		12.83%
2.86%
University of Washington-Bothell Campus5,172
396		4,686
303		1,118
-68		90.60%
-1.17%		23.86%
-3.20%
Central Washington University8,919
2,090		8,082
1,921		1,619
51		90.62%
0.40%		20.03%
-5.42%
Eastern Washington University6,581
166		5,972
85		1,357
17		90.75%
-1.02%		22.72%
-0.04%
Western Washington University14,115
-128		13,162
157		3,019
-165		93.25%
1.94%		22.94%
-1.54%
The Evergreen State College1,296
-147		1,249
-154		317
-47		96.37%
-0.86%		25.38%
-0.56%
Great Northern University12
-1		12
-1		11
2		100.00%91.67%
22.44%