For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Washington colleges is 68.30%, 118,538 accepted out of 173,545 applicants.
For Washington college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 26,205 (17.79%) compared to last year, from 147,340 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 160, which is more than 0.65% last year.
Washington colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 2.32% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Washington colleges. The yield decreased by 2.75%.
Among Washington colleges, University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the lowest acceptance rate of 43.00% with 26,844 accepted students out of 62,428 applicants. University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most number of applicants of 62,428 and University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 6,979.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Washington. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 62,428 9,940 | 26,844 1,902 | 6,979 -407 | 43.00% -4.52% | 26.00% -3.61% |
| Whitman College | 6,185 688 | 3,093 471 | 433 97 | 50.01% 2.31% | 14.00% 1.19% |
| Academy of Interactive Entertainment | 180 56 | 117 18 | 61 11 | 65.00% -14.84% | 52.14% 1.63% |
| DigiPen Institute of Technology | 838 -54 | 570 -22 | 194 8 | 68.02% 1.65% | 34.04% 2.62% |
| Cornish College of the Arts | 1,097 245 | 768 162 | 161 37 | 70.01% -1.12% | 20.96% 0.50% |
| Northwest College of Art & Design | 153 22 | 116 27 | 55 9 | 75.82% 7.88% | 47.41% -4.28% |
| University of Puget Sound | 5,548 203 | 4,216 -202 | 464 59 | 75.99% -6.67% | 11.01% 1.84% |
| Saint Martin's University | 3,473 1,378 | 2,639 648 | 264 -30 | 75.99% -19.05% | 10.00% -4.77% |
| Gonzaga University | 9,530 -357 | 7,243 348 | 1,231 14 | 76.00% 6.26% | 17.00% -0.65% |
| Seattle University | 8,976 1,042 | 6,822 66 | 1,023 19 | 76.00% -9.15% | 15.00% 0.14% |
| Pacific Lutheran University | 4,139 805 | 3,353 389 | 637 111 | 81.01% -7.89% | 19.00% 1.25% |
| Northwest HVAC/R Training Center | 40 18 | 33 11 | 33 15 | 82.50% -17.50% | 100.00% 18.18% |
| University of Washington-Tacoma Campus | 3,161 1,187 | 2,624 880 | 656 31 | 83.01% -5.34% | 25.00% -10.84% |
| Washington State University | 26,166 6,765 | 22,241 6,118 | 4,226 235 | 85.00% 1.90% | 19.00% -5.75% |
| Whitworth University | 4,740 614 | 4,124 389 | 536 81 | 87.00% -3.52% | 13.00% 0.82% |
| Northwest University | 586 203 | 516 155 | 150 -6 | 88.05% -6.21% | 29.07% -14.14% |
| Central Washington University | 6,829 420 | 6,146 154 | 1,291 -119 | 90.00% -3.49% | 21.01% -2.52% |
| Seattle Pacific University | 2,806 -1,089 | 2,553 -980 | 383 -155 | 90.98% 0.27% | 15.00% -0.23% |
| Western Washington University | 14,243 2,379 | 12,961 1,964 | 3,111 -112 | 91.00% -1.69% | 24.00% -5.31% |
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus | 4,776 239 | 4,394 398 | 1,186 206 | 92.00% 3.92% | 26.99% 2.47% |
| Eastern Washington University | 6,415 1,749 | 5,902 1,417 | 1,357 -11 | 92.00% -4.12% | 22.99% -7.51% |
| The Evergreen State College | 1,443 -180 | 1,400 193 | 364 90 | 97.02% 22.65% | 26.00% 3.30% |
| Great Northern University | 13 6 | 13 7 | 9 3 | 100.00% 14.29% | 69.23% -30.77% |