The least selective four year colleges in are presented below. Our ranking is comprised of institutions which accept over fifty percent of student applications. Leading the least selective list is Saint Martin's University which sent acceptance letters to 98% of the 1,368 students who applied and rejected 2%. Just because a school is less selective doesn't mean it's a lesser school academically or easy to get into. If a school receives predominantly applications from well qualified prospective students and has a large student body, it may accept a high proportion of applications. This does not mean that it's necessarily easier for lesser qualified students to get into a less selective school.
Rank | College | Percent Admitted | Academic Difficulty | |
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1 | Saint Martin's University Lacey, Washington 1,368 Applicants |
98% | Avg- | Chance |
2 | Northwest University Kirkland, Washington 469 Applicants |
97% | Avg+ | Chance |
3 | Eastern Washington University Cheney, Washington 4,446 Applicants |
96% | Avg- | Chance |
4 | The Evergreen State College Olympia, Washington 1,772 Applicants |
96% | Avg+ | Chance |
5 | Seattle Pacific University Seattle, Washington 3,692 Applicants |
91% | Avg+ | Chance |
6 | Whitworth University Spokane, Washington 3,166 Applicants |
89% | Hard | Chance |
7 | Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, Washington 1,007 Applicants |
87% | N/A | Chance |
8 | Central Washington University Ellensburg, Washington 8,597 Applicants |
86% | Avg- | Chance |
9 | Western Washington University Bellingham, Washington 11,244 Applicants |
85% | Hard | Chance |
10 | University of Puget Sound Tacoma, Washington 5,958 Applicants |
84% | N/A | Chance |
11 | University of Washington Tacoma Campus Tacoma, Washington 1,982 Applicants |
84% | Avg- | Chance |
12 | University of Washington Bothell Campus Bothell, Washington 3,148 Applicants |
80% | Avg+ | Chance |
13 | Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, Washington 3,629 Applicants |
75% | Avg+ | Chance |
14 | Seattle University Seattle, Washington 8,576 Applicants |
74% | Hard | Chance |
15 | Washington State University Pullman, Washington 22,565 Applicants |
73% | Avg+ | Chance |
16 | Gonzaga University Spokane, Washington 7,613 Applicants |
65% | Hard | Chance |
17 | Whitman College Walla Walla, Washington 4,081 Applicants |
52% | Very Hard | Chance |