NCA Comparisons
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Compare with Washington Public Colleges
| College | In-state tuition | Acceptance rate | Compare |
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Washington State University
Pullman, WA |
$4,709 lower in-state tuition | 21% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA |
$8,683 lower in-state tuition | 25% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA |
$9,514 lower in-state tuition | 25% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Bellevue College
Bellevue, WA |
$13,664 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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University of Washington Tacoma Campus
Tacoma, WA |
$4,932 lower in-state tuition | 17% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland, WA |
$12,103 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Olympic College
Bremerton, WA |
$13,903 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Seattle Central College
Seattle, WA |
$12,916 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Columbia Basin College
Pasco, WA |
$11,545 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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South Seattle College
Seattle, WA |
$12,862 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Peninsula College
Port Angeles, WA |
$13,382 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Northwest Indian College
Bellingham, WA |
$13,735 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
Compare with Washington Private Colleges
| College | In-state tuition | Acceptance rate | Compare |
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Walla Walla University
College Place, WA |
$16,127 higher in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Antioch University Seattle
Seattle, WA |
$2,780 higher in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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City University of Seattle
Seattle, WA |
$3,511 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Cornish College of the Arts
Seattle, WA |
$23,584 higher in-state tuition | 4% lower acceptance rate | Compare |
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Heritage University
Toppenish, WA |
$2,828 higher in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Faith International University
Tacoma, WA |
$9,250 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Bastyr University
Kenmore, WA |
$18,100 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Great Northern University
Spokane, Washington |
$200 higher in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
Compare with Regional Public Colleges
| College | In-state tuition | Acceptance rate | Compare |
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Western Oregon University
Monmouth, OR |
$6,221 lower in-state tuition | 32% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR |
$7,024 lower in-state tuition | 32% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Lewis Clark State College
Lewiston, ID |
$10,490 lower in-state tuition | 22% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
Compare with Regional Private Colleges
| College | In-state tuition | Acceptance rate | Compare |
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Warner Pacific University
Portland, OR |
$4,120 higher in-state tuition | 5% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR |
$30,906 higher in-state tuition | 9% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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University of Western States
Portland, OR |
$9,390 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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New Hope Christian College Eugene
Eugene, OR |
$480 lower in-state tuition | 14% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Mount Angel Seminary
Saint Benedict, OR |
$13,390 higher in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Pacific Bible College
Medford, Oregon |
$10,932 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
Compare with National Colleges
| College | In-state tuition | Acceptance rate | Compare |
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Berkeley College New York
New York, NY |
$11,700 higher in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Bob Jones University
Greenville, SC |
$6,370 higher in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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University of Silicon Valley
San Jose, CA |
$4,380 higher in-state tuition | 15% lower acceptance rate | Compare |
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Southern Technical College
Fort Myers, FL |
$3,206 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Wade College
Dallas, TX |
$408 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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LIM College
New York, NY |
$15,404 higher in-state tuition | 30% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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American InterContinental University Houston
Houston, TX |
$3,271 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Musicians Institute
Hollywood, CA |
$16,222 higher in-state tuition | 12% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Los Angeles College of Music
Pasadena, CA |
$12,440 higher in-state tuition | 22% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Platt College Ontario
Ontario, CA |
$3,178 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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West Coast University Ontario
Ontario, CA |
$18,754 higher in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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The College of Westchester
White Plains, NY |
$7,091 higher in-state tuition | 28% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Chamberlain University Texas
Houston, TX |
$2,280 higher in-state tuition | 18% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Berkeley College Woodland Park
Woodland Park, NJ |
$11,700 higher in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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American InterContinental University Atlanta
Atlanta, GA |
$4,573 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Lakewood, CO |
$2,090 higher in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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American University of Health Sciences
Signal Hill, CA |
$6,475 higher in-state tuition | 16% lower acceptance rate | Compare |
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West Coast University Los Angeles
North Hollywood, CA |
$18,754 higher in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Taft University System
Denver, CO |
$14,808 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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University of the Potomac VA Campus
FALLS CHURCH, VA |
$11,440 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Florida Career College Miami
Miami, FL |
$100 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Florida National University Main Campus
Hialeah, FL |
$732 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Plaza College
Forest Hills, NY |
$2,650 lower in-state tuition | 36% lower acceptance rate | Compare |
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Denver College of Nursing
Denver, CO |
$1,543 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Sullivan University
Louisville, KY |
$2,620 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Southern California Institute of Technology
Anaheim, CA |
$2,415 higher in-state tuition | 8% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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University of Management and Technology
Arlington, VA |
$8,650 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Nossi College of Art and Design
Nashville, TN |
$2,250 higher in-state tuition | 20% lower acceptance rate | Compare |
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Walnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA |
$11,399 higher in-state tuition | 23% lower acceptance rate | Compare |
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Bryant & Stratton College Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, VA |
$389 higher in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
| $2,840 higher in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare | |
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American National University
Salem, VA |
$7,139 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Schiller International University
Tampa, FL |
$4,420 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Waldorf University
Forest City, IA |
$7,878 higher in-state tuition | 11% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Academy College
Bloomington, MN |
$580 higher in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Chamberlain University Arizona
Phoenix, AZ |
$2,685 higher in-state tuition | 25% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Chamberlain University Florida
Jacksonville, FL |
$1,875 higher in-state tuition | 25% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Five Towns College
Dix Hills, NY |
$12,150 higher in-state tuition | 12% lower acceptance rate | Compare |
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Centura College Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, VA |
$1,463 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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National American University Rapid City
Rapid City, SD |
$2,035 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Jose Maria Vargas University
Pembroke Pines, FL |
$4,440 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Platt College Aurora
Greenwood Village, CO |
$6,247 higher in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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University of Advancing Technology
Tempe, AZ |
$1,265 higher in-state tuition | 32% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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University of the Potomac Washington DC Campus
Washington, DC |
$11,440 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Neumont College of Computer Science
Salt Lake City, UT |
$9,260 higher in-state tuition | 21% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Millennia Atlantic University
Doral, FL |
$4,322 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Bryant & Stratton College Wauwatosa
Wauwatosa, WI |
$2,188 higher in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Design Institute of San Diego
San Diego, CA |
$11,200 higher in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
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Miller Motte College Wilmington
Wilmington, NC |
$8,020 lower in-state tuition | 34% higher acceptance rate | Compare |
Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=377546.
Last updated: August 2026