Popular Washington Colleges Easy to Get Into
Washington has 29 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants. If your GPA and test scores meet their typical thresholds, these are strong safety options, ordered by student interest online.
Leading examples include Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, accepting 87% of applicants. Also frequently researched: Western Washington University, Seattle University and Gonzaga University.
Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance. For the highest academic quality among easy-admission schools, see best-ranked colleges with high acceptance rates. For schools with the highest acceptance rates regardless of popularity, see highest acceptance rate colleges.
Washington State University
- Public 4 Year
- Pullman, WA
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4.3 | 3 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
- Jan 31 application deadline
WSU is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and communications. Pullman is a classic college town set in the Palouse region of eastern Washington.
- SAT Range 1020-1210
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $18,171
Western Washington University
- Public 4 Year
- Bellingham, WA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
- Jan 31 application deadline
Western Washington is a public university known for undergraduate environmental science and education. The hillside campus overlooks Bellingham Bay near the Cascade Mountains.
- SAT Range 1150-1390
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Net Price $24,338
Seattle University
- Private 4 Year
- Seattle, WA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Seattle University is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate nursing and business. The urban campus sits on First Hill near downtown Seattle.
- SAT Range 1200-1430
- Avg GPA 3.62
- Net Price $36,948
Gonzaga University
- Private 4 Year
- Spokane, WA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Gonzaga is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and engineering. The campus runs along the Spokane River in eastern Washington.
- SAT Range 1190-1380
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Net Price $40,117
Central Washington University
- Public 4 Year
- Ellensburg, WA
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| 0 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
- Mar 1 application deadline
Central Washington is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and aviation. Ellensburg is a residential college town in the Kittitas Valley of central Washington.
- SAT Range 930-1150
- Avg GPA 3.08
- Net Price $19,898
Seattle Pacific University
- Private 4 Year
- Seattle, WA
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| 0 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
- Jul 11 application deadline
Seattle Pacific is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The urban campus sits in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1050-1320
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Net Price $25,232
Eastern Washington University
- Public 4 Year
- Cheney, WA
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| 0 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
- Sep 10 application deadline
Eastern Washington is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and health sciences. The residential campus is in Cheney, a small college town near Spokane.
- SAT Range 880-1090
- Avg GPA 3.29
- Net Price $14,767
Bellevue College
- Public 4 Year
- Bellevue, WA
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| 0 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
- Sep 15 application deadline
Bellevue College is a public community college known for nursing, information technology, and business. The suburban campus sits in Bellevue east of Seattle.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $13,932
University of Washington Tacoma Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Tacoma, WA
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| 0 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
- Jun 30 application deadline
UW Tacoma is a public university known for undergraduate computer science, nursing, and urban studies. The campus uses renovated historic buildings in downtown Tacoma.
- SAT Range 960-1180
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $13,898
Pacific Lutheran University
- Private 4 Year
- Tacoma, WA
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3.3 | 3 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Pacific Lutheran is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, music, and education. Most students live on the residential campus in suburban Tacoma with a Lutheran church affiliation.
- SAT Range 1040-1260
- Avg GPA 3.71
- Net Price $22,299
The Evergreen State College
- Public 4 Year
- Olympia, WA
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
Evergreen is a public liberal arts college known for interdisciplinary programs and environmental studies. The forested campus includes Puget Sound waterfront near Olympia.
- SAT Range 1035-1253
- Avg GPA 3.12
- Net Price $18,350
Northwest University
- Private 4 Year
- Kirkland, WA
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| 0 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Northwest University is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, ministry, and business. The suburban campus sits in Kirkland east of Seattle.
- SAT Range 1040-1350
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $24,251
University of Washington Bothell Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Bothell, WA
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| 0 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
UW Bothell is a public university known for undergraduate computing, business, and nursing. The suburban campus northeast of Seattle borders a restored wetlands preserve.
- SAT Range 1170-1470
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Net Price $10,777
Whitworth University
- Private 4 Year
- Spokane, WA
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| 0 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
- Mar 1 application deadline
Whitworth is a private Presbyterian university known for undergraduate education, business, and the sciences. The wooded residential campus sits in north Spokane.
- SAT Range 1090-1330
- Avg GPA 3.72
- Net Price $27,605
Saint Martin's University
- Private 4 Year
- Lacey, WA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
- Jul 31 application deadline
Saint Martin's is a private Benedictine university known for undergraduate engineering, education, and business. The suburban campus sits in Lacey near Washington's state capital of Olympia.
- SAT Range 1025-1230
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Net Price $29,116
Walla Walla University
- Private 4 Year
- College Place, WA
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
Walla Walla University is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate nursing and engineering. The residential campus is in College Place, a small town next to Walla Walla.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Net Price $25,505
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
- Public 4 Year
- Kirkland, WA
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| 0 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
LWTech is a public technical college known for undergraduate programs in nursing, information technology, and design. The suburban campus sits in Kirkland on Seattle's Eastside.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $8,801
Antioch University Seattle
- Private 4 Year
- Seattle, WA
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| 0 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Antioch Seattle is a private university known for undergraduate degree-completion programs in liberal studies and psychology. The urban campus primarily serves adult and nontraditional students.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -