Student Age Distribution at Washington Colleges

251,924

Total

33,073

Under 18 (13.13%)

59,507

18-19 (23.62%)

77,905

20-24 (30.92%)

27,330

25-29 (10.85%)

54,017

Over 30 (21.44%)

A total of 251,924 students are enrolled in Washington colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

In Washington colleges and universites, 33,073 students are 18 years old or younger(13.13%), 59,507 students are 18 or 19 years old (23.62%), 45,934 students are between 20 and 22 years old (18.23%), 31,971 students are between 22 and 24 years old (12.69%), and 27,330 students are between 25 and 29 years old (10.85%).

31,955 students are between 30 and 39 years old (12.68%), 14,952 students are between 40 and 49 years old (5.94%), 7,110 students are 50 years old or older (2.82%).

Student Population by Age for Washington Colleges

In Washington 4-year colleges and universites, 33,069 students are 18 years old or younger(13.17%), 59,238 students are 18 or 19 years old (23.60%), 45,748 students are between 20 and 22 years old (18.22%), 31,849 students are between 22 and 24 years old (12.69%), 27,206 students are between 25 and 29 years old (10.84%), 31,844 students are between 30 and 39 years old (12.68%), 14,919 students are between 40 and 49 years old (5.94%), 7,102 students are 50 years old or older (2.83%)

In Washington community colleges, there are 81 students are younger than 20 years old (45.00%), 64 students are between 20 and 24 years old (35.56%), 10 students are between 25 and 29 years old (5.56%), and 25 students are 30 years old or older (13.89%).

In Washington trade schools, there are 192 students are younger than 20 years old (27.47%), 244 students are between 20 and 24 years old (34.91%), 114 students are between 25 and 29 years old (16.31%), and 127 students are 30 years old or older (18.17%).

Summary Table of Student Population by Age for Washington Colleges
Total Enrollment Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
All Levels251,924 33,073
(13.13%)
59,507
(23.62%)
45,934
(18.23%)
31,971
(12.69%)
27,330
(10.85%)
31,955
(12.68%)
14,952
(5.94%)
7,110
(2.82%)
4-Year Colleges251,045 33,069
(13.17%)
59,238
(23.60%)
45,748
(18.22%)
31,849
(12.69%)
27,206
(10.84%)
31,844
(12.68%)
14,919
(5.94%)
7,102
(2.83%)
Community Colleges180 1
(0.56%)
80
(44.44%)
48
(26.67%)
16
(8.89%)
10
(5.56%)
16
(8.89%)
5
(2.78%)
4
(2.22%)
Trade Schools699 3
(0.43%)
189
(27.04%)
138
(19.74%)
106
(15.16%)
114
(16.31%)
95
(13.59%)
28
(4.01%)
4
(0.57%)

Student Population Comparison By Age for All Washington Colleges

The following table compares student population by age between Washington colleges. A total of 251,924 students have enrolled in Washington colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population Comparison by Age between Washington Colleges
SchoolTotal Enrollment Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
Bellevue CollegePublic, 4-year12,4853,051
(24.44%)
2,823
(22.61%)
1,841
(14.75%)
1,476
(11.82%)
1,333
(10.68%)
1,157
(9.27%)
525
(4.21%)
279
(2.23%)
Bellingham Technical CollegePublic, 4-year2,04779
(3.86%)
335
(16.37%)
318
(15.53%)
297
(14.51%)
350
(17.10%)
456
(22.28%)
164
(8.01%)
48
(2.34%)
Big Bend Community CollegePublic, 4-year1,857472
(25.42%)
536
(28.86%)
290
(15.62%)
162
(8.72%)
162
(8.72%)
151
(8.13%)
54
(2.91%)
30
(1.62%)
Central Washington UniversityPublic, 4-year10,8112,155
(19.93%)
2,653
(24.54%)
2,340
(21.64%)
1,775
(16.42%)
821
(7.59%)
627
(5.80%)
283
(2.62%)
156
(1.44%)
Centralia CollegePublic, 4-year2,244441
(19.65%)
607
(27.05%)
264
(11.76%)
178
(7.93%)
203
(9.05%)
295
(13.15%)
158
(7.04%)
98
(4.37%)
City University of SeattlePrivate, 4-year2,007- 12
(0.60%)
228
(11.36%)
428
(21.33%)
319
(15.89%)
443
(22.07%)
380
(18.93%)
197
(9.82%)
Paul Mitchell the School-RichlandPrivate, Less than 2-year2561
(0.39%)
78
(30.47%)
46
(17.97%)
34
(13.28%)
50
(19.53%)
35
(13.67%)
12
(4.69%)
-
Clark CollegePublic, 4-year7,4631,721
(23.06%)
1,881
(25.20%)
1,028
(13.77%)
717
(9.61%)
744
(9.97%)
807
(10.81%)
367
(4.92%)
198
(2.65%)
Clover Park Technical CollegePublic, 4-year3,408423
(12.41%)
591
(17.34%)
344
(10.09%)
397
(11.65%)
439
(12.88%)
592
(17.37%)
398
(11.68%)
224
(6.57%)
Columbia Basin CollegePublic, 4-year7,5101,498
(19.95%)
1,857
(24.73%)
1,118
(14.89%)
824
(10.97%)
901
(12.00%)
883
(11.76%)
306
(4.07%)
123
(1.64%)
Eastern Washington UniversityPublic, 4-year10,492630
(6.00%)
2,196
(20.93%)
1,917
(18.27%)
1,782
(16.98%)
1,306
(12.45%)
1,384
(13.19%)
856
(8.16%)
420
(4.00%)
Edmonds CollegePublic, 4-year6,5491,373
(20.97%)
1,325
(20.23%)
795
(12.14%)
578
(8.83%)
543
(8.29%)
1,030
(15.73%)
562
(8.58%)
343
(5.24%)
Everett Community CollegePublic, 4-year6,6981,244
(18.57%)
1,672
(24.96%)
1,096
(16.36%)
721
(10.76%)
628
(9.38%)
787
(11.75%)
379
(5.66%)
171
(2.55%)
Pierce College DistrictPublic, 4-year8,1372,082
(25.59%)
1,680
(20.65%)
1,029
(12.65%)
860
(10.57%)
855
(10.51%)
1,000
(12.29%)
429
(5.27%)
202
(2.48%)
Gonzaga UniversityPrivate, 4-year7,47086
(1.15%)
2,373
(31.77%)
2,456
(32.88%)
843
(11.29%)
521
(6.97%)
610
(8.17%)
390
(5.22%)
191
(2.56%)
Grays Harbor CollegePublic, 4-year1,577386
(24.48%)
356
(22.57%)
155
(9.83%)
92
(5.83%)
126
(7.99%)
242
(15.35%)
132
(8.37%)
88
(5.58%)
Green River CollegePublic, 4-year7,9672,252
(28.27%)
2,016
(25.30%)
1,174
(14.74%)
726
(9.11%)
596
(7.48%)
706
(8.86%)
351
(4.41%)
146
(1.83%)
Highline CollegePublic, 4-year5,5921,286
(23.00%)
1,100
(19.67%)
767
(13.72%)
571
(10.21%)
630
(11.27%)
737
(13.18%)
327
(5.85%)
174
(3.11%)
Bates Technical CollegePublic, 4-year4,083330
(8.08%)
495
(12.12%)
347
(8.50%)
365
(8.94%)
634
(15.53%)
1,196
(29.29%)
505
(12.37%)
211
(5.17%)
Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyPublic, 4-year3,564320
(8.98%)
574
(16.11%)
433
(12.15%)
382
(10.72%)
480
(13.47%)
855
(23.99%)
365
(10.24%)
155
(4.35%)
Lower Columbia CollegePublic, 4-year2,724599
(21.99%)
535
(19.64%)
284
(10.43%)
235
(8.63%)
276
(10.13%)
440
(16.15%)
236
(8.66%)
119
(4.37%)
North Seattle CollegePublic, 4-year5,569504
(9.05%)
755
(13.56%)
533
(9.57%)
532
(9.55%)
637
(11.44%)
1,445
(25.95%)
822
(14.76%)
329
(5.91%)
Olympic CollegePublic, 4-year5,7841,057
(18.27%)
1,088
(18.81%)
695
(12.02%)
625
(10.81%)
701
(12.12%)
930
(16.08%)
457
(7.90%)
231
(3.99%)
Pacific Lutheran UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,79716
(0.57%)
1,016
(36.32%)
776
(27.74%)
463
(16.55%)
172
(6.15%)
206
(7.37%)
104
(3.72%)
44
(1.57%)
Peninsula CollegePublic, 4-year2,153305
(14.17%)
312
(14.49%)
173
(8.04%)
172
(7.99%)
256
(11.89%)
454
(21.09%)
266
(12.35%)
211
(9.80%)
University of Puget SoundPrivate, 4-year1,86418
(0.97%)
755
(40.50%)
639
(34.28%)
270
(14.48%)
103
(5.53%)
61
(3.27%)
14
(0.75%)
4
(0.21%)
Renton Technical CollegePublic, 4-year2,824150
(5.31%)
320
(11.33%)
299
(10.59%)
329
(11.65%)
480
(17.00%)
736
(26.06%)
364
(12.89%)
146
(5.17%)
Saint Martin's UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,3908
(0.58%)
384
(27.63%)
377
(27.12%)
172
(12.37%)
121
(8.71%)
178
(12.81%)
114
(8.20%)
32
(2.30%)
South Seattle CollegePublic, 4-year5,210446
(8.56%)
699
(13.42%)
587
(11.27%)
702
(13.47%)
871
(16.72%)
1,279
(24.55%)
488
(9.37%)
129
(2.48%)
Seattle Central CollegePublic, 4-year5,396673
(12.47%)
1,244
(23.05%)
862
(15.97%)
720
(13.34%)
764
(14.16%)
761
(14.10%)
232
(4.30%)
140
(2.59%)
Seattle Pacific UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,26113
(0.57%)
610
(26.98%)
733
(32.42%)
410
(18.13%)
203
(8.98%)
145
(6.41%)
102
(4.51%)
43
(1.90%)
Seattle UniversityPrivate, 4-year7,18935
(0.49%)
1,683
(23.41%)
1,739
(24.19%)
1,169
(16.26%)
1,179
(16.40%)
931
(12.95%)
314
(4.37%)
134
(1.86%)
Shoreline CollegePublic, 4-year4,477550
(12.29%)
886
(19.79%)
615
(13.74%)
558
(12.46%)
609
(13.60%)
762
(17.02%)
359
(8.02%)
138
(3.08%)
Skagit Valley CollegePublic, 4-year4,028624
(15.49%)
829
(20.58%)
518
(12.86%)
378
(9.38%)
499
(12.39%)
722
(17.92%)
316
(7.85%)
138
(3.43%)
South Puget Sound Community CollegePublic, 4-year4,8711,280
(26.28%)
1,079
(22.15%)
538
(11.04%)
417
(8.56%)
476
(9.77%)
653
(13.41%)
290
(5.95%)
138
(2.83%)
Spokane Community CollegePublic, 4-year6,813732
(10.74%)
1,082
(15.88%)
840
(12.33%)
854
(12.53%)
1,098
(16.12%)
1,407
(20.65%)
559
(8.20%)
239
(3.51%)
Spokane Falls Community CollegePublic, 4-year4,319753
(17.43%)
1,058
(24.50%)
648
(15.00%)
454
(10.51%)
453
(10.49%)
554
(12.83%)
261
(6.04%)
138
(3.20%)
Tacoma Community CollegePublic, 4-year6,1991,093
(17.63%)
1,186
(19.13%)
846
(13.65%)
691
(11.15%)
834
(13.45%)
936
(15.10%)
432
(6.97%)
181
(2.92%)
Walla Walla Community CollegePublic, 4-year2,967275
(9.27%)
602
(20.29%)
374
(12.61%)
313
(10.55%)
325
(10.95%)
579
(19.51%)
317
(10.68%)
182
(6.13%)
Walla Walla UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,42651
(3.58%)
540
(37.87%)
455
(31.91%)
219
(15.36%)
67
(4.70%)
43
(3.02%)
35
(2.45%)
16
(1.12%)
Washington State UniversityPublic, 4-year25,685392
(1.53%)
7,578
(29.50%)
6,877
(26.77%)
4,350
(16.94%)
2,977
(11.59%)
2,343
(9.12%)
839
(3.27%)
329
(1.28%)
Wenatchee Valley CollegePublic, 4-year3,067985
(32.12%)
728
(23.74%)
381
(12.42%)
221
(7.21%)
261
(8.51%)
275
(8.97%)
130
(4.24%)
79
(2.58%)
Western Washington UniversityPublic, 4-year14,710128
(0.87%)
5,184
(35.24%)
5,083
(34.55%)
2,704
(18.38%)
880
(5.98%)
442
(3.00%)
184
(1.25%)
105
(0.71%)
Whatcom Community CollegePublic, 4-year3,674869
(23.65%)
800
(21.77%)
549
(14.94%)
433
(11.79%)
350
(9.53%)
401
(10.91%)
181
(4.93%)
91
(2.48%)
Whitman CollegePrivate, 4-year1,56116
(1.02%)
665
(42.60%)
662
(42.41%)
174
(11.15%)
14
(0.90%)
9
(0.58%)
3
(0.19%)
1
(0.06%)
Whitworth UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,31415
(0.65%)
890
(38.46%)
746
(32.24%)
308
(13.31%)
131
(5.66%)
115
(4.97%)
78
(3.37%)
29
(1.25%)
Yakima Valley CollegePublic, 4-year3,809780
(20.48%)
933
(24.49%)
573
(15.04%)
466
(12.23%)
386
(10.13%)
440
(11.55%)
165
(4.33%)
66
(1.73%)
Antioch University-SeattlePrivate, 4-year771- 2
(0.26%)
6
(0.78%)
57
(7.39%)
229
(29.70%)
278
(36.06%)
132
(17.12%)
67
(8.69%)
Paul Mitchell the School-Federal WayPrivate, Less than 2-year147- 47
(31.97%)
32
(21.77%)
23
(15.65%)
9
(6.12%)
9
(6.12%)
4
(2.72%)
1
(0.68%)
Cascadia CollegePublic, 4-year2,380872
(36.64%)
691
(29.03%)
356
(14.96%)
207
(8.70%)
133
(5.59%)
76
(3.19%)
29
(1.22%)
16
(0.67%)
The Seattle School of Theology & PsychologyPrivate, 4-year243- - 1
(0.41%)
14
(5.76%)
34
(13.99%)
109
(44.86%)
53
(21.81%)
32
(13.17%)
Faith International UniversityPrivate, 4-year4641
(0.22%)
20
(4.31%)
38
(8.19%)
48
(10.34%)
76
(16.38%)
114
(24.57%)
84
(18.10%)
83
(17.89%)
Northwest School of Wooden Boat BuildingPrivate, 2-4 year501
(2.00%)
6
(12.00%)
6
(12.00%)
7
(14.00%)
8
(16.00%)
13
(26.00%)
5
(10.00%)
4
(8.00%)
Paul Mitchell the School-SpokanePrivate, Less than 2-year2962
(0.68%)
64
(21.62%)
60
(20.27%)
49
(16.55%)
55
(18.58%)
51
(17.23%)
12
(4.05%)
3
(1.01%)
Whitworth University-Adult Degree ProgramsPrivate, 4-year145- 2
(1.38%)
5
(3.45%)
10
(6.90%)
20
(13.79%)
62
(42.76%)
28
(19.31%)
18
(12.41%)
Pacific Northwest Christian CollegePrivate, 2-4 year130- 74
(56.92%)
42
(32.31%)
9
(6.92%)
2
(1.54%)
3
(2.31%)
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