Colleges near Des Moines, Washington

Highline College is the only college located in Des Moines, Washington. In addition, there are 45 schools near the city within 30 miles. By school types, there are 19 public and 27 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools are $16,051 for Washington residents and $20,798 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the tuition & fees are $22,172 for Washington residents and $25,884 for out-of-state students.
The average acceptance rate of the schools is 75.74% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 26.80%. The average graduation rate is 53% and total 168,300 students enrolled in the schools. Among enrolled students, 32,762 students enrolled online exclusively in colleges near Des Moines, Washington.
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46 Colleges near Des Moines, Washington

The following table lists and compares 46 Colleges near Des Moines, Washington with tuition and important academic facts. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column title that you want to sort.
Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between Colleges near Des Moines, Washington
School NameCity (distance from city center)Undergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Highline College
public
Des Moines
(0.6 miles)
$5,156
($4,623)
-- 40% 14 to 1 4,684
KaiStar
private (for-profit)
Federal Way
(4.9 miles)
$19,250 -- 51% 26 to 1 210
Pima Medical Institute-Renton
private (for-profit)
Renton
(7.3 miles)
$17,849 -- 54% 23 to 1 551
Green River College
public
Auburn
(8.5 miles)
$5,105
($4,580)
-- 40% 12 to 1 6,252
Renton Technical College
public
Renton
(9.4 miles)
$7,257
($6,723)
-- 60% 9 to 1 3,072
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine
private (not-for-profit)
Seattle
(10.6 miles)
- $28,199- - - 33
South Seattle College
public
Seattle
(10.9 miles)
$5,354
($4,865)
-- 33% 32 to 1 4,901
Northwest College of Art & Design
private (for-profit)
Tacoma
(11.2 miles)
$18,100 -75.82% 56% 29 to 1 119
Bates Technical College
public
Tacoma
(11.5 miles)
$11,518
($5,569)
-- 40% 23 to 1 4,133
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
public
Tacoma
(11.7 miles)
$42,171
($12,817)
$32,685
($18,807)
83.01% 54% 15 to 1 4,794
University of Puget Sound
private (not-for-profit)
Tacoma
(11.7 miles)
$59,900 $38,67675.99% 76% 9 to 1 2,023
Faith International University
private (not-for-profit)
Tacoma
(12.2 miles)
$8,850 $7,350- 16% 10 to 1 335
Summit Salon Academy
private (for-profit)
Tacoma
(13.7 miles)
$18,700 -- 100% 13 to 1 107
Tacoma Community College
public
Tacoma
(14.1 miles)
$11,030
($4,920)
-- 32% 15 to 1 5,502
UEI College-Tacoma
private (for-profit)
Tacoma
(14.4 miles)
$19,900 -- - 20 to 1 520
BJ's Beauty & Barber College
private (for-profit)
Tacoma
(14.9 miles)
$9,660 -- 100% 3 to 1 39
Seattle University
private (not-for-profit)
Seattle
(15.0 miles)
$54,285 $15,79576.00% 74% 10 to 1 7,121
Bellevue College
public
Bellevue
(15.4 miles)
$10,183
($4,305)
-- 30% 15 to 1 10,617
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle
private (for-profit)
Seattle
(15.4 miles)
$21,000 -- 50% 20 to 1 137
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology
private (not-for-profit)
Seattle
(15.4 miles)
- $17,460- - - 283
Seattle Central College
public
Seattle
(15.6 miles)
$5,547
($5,058)
-- 24% 17 to 1 4,476
Antioch University-Seattle
private (not-for-profit)
Seattle
(15.6 miles)
$19,410 $20,166- - 3 to 1 799
City University of Seattle
private (not-for-profit)
Seattle
(15.7 miles)
$13,965 $12,167- - 6 to 1 2,095
Cornish College of the Arts
private (not-for-profit)
Seattle
(15.7 miles)
$39,892 $41,64270.01% 52% 6 to 1 443
Academy of Interactive Entertainment
private (not-for-profit)
Seattle
(16.0 miles)
$24,600 -65.00% 73% 25 to 1 65
Clover Park Technical College
public
Lakewood
(17.2 miles)
$6,634
($6,634)
-- 44% 19 to 1 2,788
Divers Institute of Technology
private (for-profit)
Seattle
(17.7 miles)
$27,500 -- 89% 13 to 1 231
Pacific Lutheran University
private (not-for-profit)
Tacoma
(18.0 miles)
$50,272 $33,05181.01% 71% 11 to 1 2,633
Seattle Pacific University
private (not-for-profit)
Seattle
(18.0 miles)
$38,814 $20,85090.98% 65% 12 to 1 3,118
Seattle Film Institute
private (for-profit)
Seattle
(18.0 miles)
$33,000 $34,000- 66% 8 to 1 100
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
public
Seattle
(18.3 miles)
$41,997
($12,643)
$32,511
($18,633)
43.00% 84% 21 to 1 52,319
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education
private (not-for-profit)
Kirkland
(19.2 miles)
$14,652 $16,550- 38% 17 to 1 1,222
Northwest University
private (not-for-profit)
Kirkland
(19.3 miles)
$36,035 $20,95988.05% 67% 9 to 1 1,014
Pierce College District
public
Lakewood
(19.3 miles)
$5,211
($4,686)
-- 38% 21 to 1 8,635
Olympic College
public
Bremerton
(19.6 miles)
$9,740
($4,472)
-- 31% 17 to 1 4,905
North Seattle College
public
Seattle
(21.2 miles)
$5,547
($5,058)
-- 27% 17 to 1 4,675
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle
private (for-profit)
Seattle
(21.3 miles)
$17,849 -- 50% 16 to 1 474
DigiPen Institute of Technology
private (for-profit)
Redmond
(22.0 miles)
$37,400 $31,20068.02% 60% 10 to 1 1,124
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
public
Kirkland
(22.8 miles)
$11,017
($5,156)
-- 43% 16 to 1 3,150
Bastyr University
private (not-for-profit)
Kenmore
(23.6 miles)
$30,126 $30,228- - 9 to 1 728
Shoreline Community College
public
Shoreline
(24.7 miles)
$7,430
($4,388)
-- 29% 14 to 1 4,418
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline
private (for-profit)
Shoreline
(25.6 miles)
$12,758 -- 48% 20 to 1 88
University of Washington-Bothell Campus
public
Bothell
(26.1 miles)
$41,913
($12,559)
$32,427
($18,549)
92.00% 68% 21 to 1 5,735
Cascadia College
public
Bothell
(26.2 miles)
$10,864
($4,914)
-- 35% 13 to 1 1,844
Highlights Beauty Schools
private (for-profit)
Mountlake Terrace
(26.8 miles)
$17,100 -- 63% 18 to 1 35
Edmonds College
public
Lynnwood
(29.4 miles)
$10,553
($4,668)
-- 29% 12 to 1 5,753

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