Washington Private Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 9 Most Favored Washington Private Colleges is 16.00% for the academic year 2024-2025.

Northwest University has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 30.77% and Gonzaga University (17.48%) and Seattle Pacific University (15.75%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Washington Private Colleges.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Northwest University has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 30.77% and Gonzaga University has the second highest yield of 17.48%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $51,655 and graduate tuition & fees is $23,860 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Highest Yield Washington Private Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 77.02%, and the average SAT score is 1,242, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Most Favored Washington Private Colleges

Table. Most Favored Washington Private Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Northwest University Kirkland, WAPrivate, 4-year 30.77%
1.31%
83.20%1,150$36,0351,05371.00%9 to 1
2
1
Gonzaga University Spokane, WAPrivate, 4-year 17.48%
0.16%
81.69%1,290$55,4807,47086.00%12 to 1
3
2
Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WAPrivate, 4-year 15.75%
0.80%
83.40%-$40,4072,26162.00%13 to 1
4
2
Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WAPrivate, 4-year 14.12%
4.60%
78.02%1,160$50,9162,79769.00%12 to 1
4
2
Whitman College Walla Walla, WAPrivate, 4-year 14.12%
0.24%
38.15%1,410$64,0501,56181.00%10 to 1
6
1
Whitworth University Spokane, WAPrivate, 4-year 13.93%
0.48%
89.78%1,220$52,8802,31471.00%11 to 1
7
3
Seattle University Seattle, WAPrivate, 4-year 13.63%
1.74%
76.92%1,310$56,7217,18976.00%10 to 1
8
1
Saint Martin's University Lacey, WAPrivate, 4-year 12.83%
2.86%
89.80%1,115$45,5101,39052.00%11 to 1
9
1
University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WAPrivate, 4-year 11.36%
0.42%
72.25%1,280$62,8981,86468.00%10 to 1
Average16.00%77.02%1,242$51,6553,10070.67%11 to 1