Washington Private Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
List of Private Colleges by Acceptance Rate
List of Private Colleges by Acceptance Rate
Below is a ranking of the 16 private colleges in Washington with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Whitman College leads the list by accepting 52% of high school students that applied.
Data is reported for the 2017/18 academic year by the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics.
| College | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| W |
Whitman College |
52% |
| G |
Gonzaga University |
65% |
| S |
Seattle University |
74% |
| P |
Pacific Lutheran University |
75% |
| P |
University of Puget Sound |
84% |
| C |
Cornish College of the Arts |
87% |
| W |
Whitworth University |
89% |
| S |
Seattle Pacific University |
91% |
| N |
Northwest University |
97% |
| S |
Saint Martin's University |
98% |
| C |
City University of Seattle |
100% |
| H |
Heritage University |
100% |
| W |
Walla Walla University |
100% |
| A |
Antioch University Seattle |
100% |
| F |
Faith Evangelical College & Seminary |
100% |
| N |
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building |
100% |
