Best Washington Colleges

Ranked list of Colleges and Universities in Washington for 2025

There are 65 colleges and universities in Washington enrolling 318,682 students. Explore the list of top colleges in Washington below to begin your college search. The CollegeSimply rankings are objective and data-driven in order to help you find good matches for you. Learn how the Best Colleges rankings are calculated on our ranking methodology page. Whether you're searching for a good public, private or community college, this guide to universities in Washington offers a comprehensive view to the state's higher education options.

 Washington is home to nationally ranked institutions like University of Washington Seattle Campus, Whitman College, Seattle University and Gonzaga University. The highest ranked college in Washington is University of Washington Seattle Campus and the top rated public state college is also University of Washington Seattle Campus.

Local college options can be explored in Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma and Vancouver or other cities.


65 results

List of the Best Washington Colleges

Olympic College
O
Bremerton, WA
 

Olympic College

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 5,413enrollment
  • $11,105net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Peninsula College
P
Port Angeles, WA
 

Peninsula College

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 1,837enrollment
  • $6,525net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Renton Technical College
R
Renton, WA
 

Renton Technical College

Public 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 3,060enrollment
  • $7,621net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Seattle Community College South Campus
S
Seattle, WA
 

Seattle Community College South Campus

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 5,295enrollment
  • $8,596net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Applications Due Sep 13

Seattle Community College Central Campus
S
Seattle, WA
 

Seattle Community College Central Campus

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 5,210enrollment
  • $8,093net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Applications Due Aug 31

Shoreline Community College
S
Shoreline, WA
 

Shoreline Community College

Public 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 4,460enrollment
  • $11,767net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Skagit Valley College
S
Mount Vernon, WA
 

Skagit Valley College

Public 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 4,098enrollment
  • $8,365net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Applications Due Sep 7

South Puget Sound Community College
S
Olympia, WA
 

South Puget Sound Community College

Public 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 4,252enrollment
  • $11,896net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Spokane Community College
S
Spokane, WA
 

Spokane Community College

Public 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 6,286enrollment
  • $6,773net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Applications Due Aug 30

Spokane Falls Community College
S
Spokane, WA
 

Spokane Falls Community College

Public 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 3,903enrollment
  • $8,679net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Applications Due Aug 30

Tacoma Community College
T
Tacoma, WA
 

Tacoma Community College

Public 2 Year

2 reviews

 

  • 5,771enrollment
  • $10,648net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Walla Walla Community College
W
Walla Walla, WA
 

Walla Walla Community College

Public 2 Year

1 reviews

 

  • 2,982enrollment
  • $10,645net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Walla Walla University
W
College Place, WA

Walla Walla University

Private 4 Year

1 reviews

 

  • 1,397enrollment
  • $26,001net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.57Avg GPA

Wenatchee Valley College
W
Wenatchee, WA
 

Wenatchee Valley College

Public 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 2,819enrollment
  • $11,977net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Whatcom Community College
W
Bellingham, WA
 

Whatcom Community College

Public 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 3,490enrollment
  • $11,629net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Yakima Valley Community College
Y
Yakima, WA
 

Yakima Valley Community College

Public 2 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 3,523enrollment
  • $12,326net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Applications Due Aug 12

Antioch University Seattle
A
Seattle, WA
 

Antioch University Seattle

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 800enrollment
  • -net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Applications Due Aug 15

Northwest College of Art
N
Poulsbo, WA
 

Northwest College of Art

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

 

  • 150enrollment
  • $20,185net price
  • 76%acceptance rate
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA