Washington Colleges Ranked by Highest Percent of Black Students

Below is a ranking of the 62 colleges in Washington with the highest percent of black students. Faith International University leads the list with African Americans comprising 26% of the student population.

List of Washington Colleges Ranked by Highest Percent of Black Students
College	% Black
The Evergreen State College Olympia, Washington	4.8%
Green River College Auburn, Washington	4.5%
Northwest University Kirkland, Washington	4.7%
Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla, Washington	4.1%
Northwest College of Art & Design Tacoma, Washington	4.0%
Central Washington University Ellensburg, Washington	3.7%
Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, Washington	3.8%
Eastern Washington University Cheney, Washington	3.7%
Bastyr University Kenmore, Washington	3.5%
Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, Washington	3.4%
Olympic College Bremerton, Washington	3.6%
Seattle Pacific University Seattle, Washington	3.7%
Walla Walla University College Place, Washington	3.3%
Washington State University Pullman, Washington	3.4%
Clark College Vancouver, Washington	2.0%
Everett Community College Everett, Washington	2.5%
Grays Harbor College Aberdeen, Washington	2.2%
Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, Washington	2.6%

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: August 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.