A total of 312,468 students are enrolled in Washington colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
By gender, there are 136,535 men students and 175,933 students. The men to woman students ratio is 0.78 to 1.
In 4-year colleges, 56.15% of total enrollment is women students and 43.85% is men students. In community colleges, the women students' proportion is 53.67%.
For Washington colleges with more than 1,000 students, South Seattle College has the highest ratio of men students (73.88%) and Yakima Valley College has the highest ratio of women students (71.67%).
By gender, 43.70% of total students is men students (136,535) and 56.30% is women students (175,933) in Washington collegs.
In 72 4-year Washington colleges in United States, there are 129,066 men students which is 43.85% of total students. The proportion of women students at 4-year Washington colleges is 56.15% (165,258).
Of the 14,799 students attending Washington community colleges (2-4 years colleges), 46.33% are men (7,943) and 53.67% are women students (7,943).
In Washington trade schools (less than 2-years schools), there are 613 men and 2,732 women students, accounting for 18.33% and 81.67% of total students.
School Level | Total | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|
All Levels | 312,468 | 136,535 (43.70%) |
175,933 (56.30%) |
4-year Colleges | 294,324 | 129,066 (43.85%) |
165,258 (56.15%) |
Community Colleges | 14,799 | 6,856 (46.33%) |
7,943 (53.67%) |
Trade Schools | 3,345 | 613 (18.33%) |
2,732 (81.67%) |
The following table compares student population by gender and school level between Washington colleges. A total of 312,468 students have enrolled in Washington colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
School | Total Enrollment | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
Bellevue CollegePublic, 4-year | 10,617 | 4,668 (44.0%) |
5,949 (56.0%) |
10,617 | 4,668 (44.0%) |
5,949 (56.0%) | - | - | - |
Bellingham Technical CollegePublic, 4-year | 1,632 | 821 (50.3%) |
811 (49.7%) |
1,632 | 821 (50.3%) |
811 (49.7%) | - | - | - |
Big Bend Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 1,736 | 729 (42.0%) |
1,007 (58.0%) |
1,736 | 729 (42.0%) |
1,007 (58.0%) | - | - | - |
Central Washington UniversityPublic, 4-year | 9,257 | 4,335 (46.8%) |
4,922 (53.2%) |
8,743 | 4,131 (47.2%) |
4,612 (52.8%) | 514 | 204 (39.7%) |
310 (60.3%) |
Centralia CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,277 | 888 (39.0%) |
1,389 (61.0%) |
2,277 | 888 (39.0%) |
1,389 (61.0%) | - | - | - |
City University of SeattlePrivate, 4-year | 2,095 | 789 (37.7%) |
1,306 (62.3%) |
1,274 | 517 (40.6%) |
757 (59.4%) | 821 | 272 (33.1%) |
549 (66.9%) |
Paul Mitchell the School-RichlandPrivate, Less than 2-year | 261 | 30 (11.5%) |
231 (88.5%) |
261 | 30 (11.5%) |
231 (88.5%) | - | - | - |
Clark CollegePublic, 4-year | 6,593 | 2,610 (39.6%) |
3,983 (60.4%) |
6,593 | 2,610 (39.6%) |
3,983 (60.4%) | - | - | - |
Clover Park Technical CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,788 | 1,052 (37.7%) |
1,736 (62.3%) |
2,788 | 1,052 (37.7%) |
1,736 (62.3%) | - | - | - |
Columbia Basin CollegePublic, 4-year | 6,192 | 2,808 (45.3%) |
3,384 (54.7%) |
6,192 | 2,808 (45.3%) |
3,384 (54.7%) | - | - | - |
Cornish College of the ArtsPrivate, 4-year | 443 | 156 (35.2%) |
287 (64.8%) |
443 | 156 (35.2%) |
287 (64.8%) | - | - | - |
Divers Institute of TechnologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 231 | 219 (94.8%) |
12 (5.2%) |
231 | 219 (94.8%) |
12 (5.2%) | - | - | - |
Eastern Washington UniversityPublic, 4-year | 10,910 | 4,306 (39.5%) |
6,604 (60.5%) |
7,604 | 3,302 (43.4%) |
4,302 (56.6%) | 3,306 | 1,004 (30.4%) |
2,302 (69.6%) |
Edmonds CollegePublic, 4-year | 5,753 | 2,590 (45.0%) |
3,163 (55.0%) |
5,753 | 2,590 (45.0%) |
3,163 (55.0%) | - | - | - |
Everett Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 6,054 | 2,607 (43.1%) |
3,447 (56.9%) |
6,054 | 2,607 (43.1%) |
3,447 (56.9%) | - | - | - |
The Evergreen State CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,105 | 803 (38.1%) |
1,302 (61.9%) |
1,851 | 710 (38.4%) |
1,141 (61.6%) | 254 | 93 (36.6%) |
161 (63.4%) |
Pierce College DistrictPublic, 4-year | 8,635 | 3,243 (37.6%) |
5,392 (62.4%) |
8,635 | 3,243 (37.6%) |
5,392 (62.4%) | - | - | - |
Glen Dow Academy of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year | 100 | 5 (5.0%) |
95 (95.0%) |
100 | 5 (5.0%) |
95 (95.0%) | - | - | - |
Gonzaga UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 7,253 | 3,103 (42.8%) |
4,150 (57.2%) |
5,084 | 2,346 (46.1%) |
2,738 (53.9%) | 2,169 | 757 (34.9%) |
1,412 (65.1%) |
Grays Harbor CollegePublic, 4-year | 1,475 | 657 (44.5%) |
818 (55.5%) |
1,475 | 657 (44.5%) |
818 (55.5%) | - | - | - |
Green River CollegePublic, 4-year | 6,252 | 2,898 (46.4%) |
3,354 (53.6%) |
6,252 | 2,898 (46.4%) |
3,354 (53.6%) | - | - | - |
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-ShorelinePrivate, Less than 2-year | 88 | 13 (14.8%) |
75 (85.2%) |
88 | 13 (14.8%) |
75 (85.2%) | - | - | - |
Heritage UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 853 | 213 (25.0%) |
640 (75.0%) |
796 | 198 (24.9%) |
598 (75.1%) | 57 | 15 (26.3%) |
42 (73.7%) |
Highline CollegePublic, 4-year | 4,684 | 1,720 (36.7%) |
2,964 (63.3%) |
4,684 | 1,720 (36.7%) |
2,964 (63.3%) | - | - | - |
International Air and Hospitality AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 133 | 57 (42.9%) |
76 (57.1%) |
133 | 57 (42.9%) |
76 (57.1%) | - | - | - |
Bastyr UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 728 | 107 (14.7%) |
621 (85.3%) |
74 | 10 (13.5%) |
64 (86.5%) | 654 | 97 (14.8%) |
557 (85.2%) |
Bates Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,133 | 2,515 (60.9%) |
1,618 (39.1%) |
4,133 | 2,515 (60.9%) |
1,618 (39.1%) | - | - | - |
Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyPublic, 4-year | 3,150 | 1,296 (41.1%) |
1,854 (58.9%) |
3,150 | 1,296 (41.1%) |
1,854 (58.9%) | - | - | - |
Lower Columbia CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,435 | 749 (30.8%) |
1,686 (69.2%) |
2,435 | 749 (30.8%) |
1,686 (69.2%) | - | - | - |
BJ's Beauty & Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 39 | 4 (10.3%) |
35 (89.7%) |
39 | 4 (10.3%) |
35 (89.7%) | - | - | - |
North Seattle CollegePublic, 4-year | 4,675 | 1,749 (37.4%) |
2,926 (62.6%) |
4,675 | 1,749 (37.4%) |
2,926 (62.6%) | - | - | - |
Northwest UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,014 | 354 (34.9%) |
660 (65.1%) |
720 | 251 (34.9%) |
469 (65.1%) | 294 | 103 (35.0%) |
191 (65.0%) |
Olympic CollegePublic, 4-year | 4,905 | 2,142 (43.7%) |
2,763 (56.3%) |
4,905 | 2,142 (43.7%) |
2,763 (56.3%) | - | - | - |
Perry Technical InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year | 879 | 740 (84.2%) |
139 (15.8%) |
879 | 740 (84.2%) |
139 (15.8%) | - | - | - |
Pacific Lutheran UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,633 | 942 (35.8%) |
1,691 (64.2%) |
2,301 | 854 (37.1%) |
1,447 (62.9%) | 332 | 88 (26.5%) |
244 (73.5%) |
Peninsula CollegePublic, 4-year | 1,583 | 544 (34.4%) |
1,039 (65.6%) |
1,583 | 544 (34.4%) |
1,039 (65.6%) | - | - | - |
University of Puget SoundPrivate, 4-year | 2,023 | 814 (40.2%) |
1,209 (59.8%) |
1,712 | 727 (42.5%) |
985 (57.5%) | 311 | 87 (28.0%) |
224 (72.0%) |
Renton Technical CollegePublic, 4-year | 3,072 | 2,102 (68.4%) |
970 (31.6%) |
3,072 | 2,102 (68.4%) |
970 (31.6%) | - | - | - |
Saint Martin's UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,609 | 654 (40.6%) |
955 (59.4%) |
1,365 | 550 (40.3%) |
815 (59.7%) | 244 | 104 (42.6%) |
140 (57.4%) |
South Seattle CollegePublic, 4-year | 4,901 | 3,621 (73.9%) |
1,280 (26.1%) |
4,901 | 3,621 (73.9%) |
1,280 (26.1%) | - | - | - |
Seattle Central CollegePublic, 4-year | 4,476 | 1,900 (42.4%) |
2,576 (57.6%) |
4,476 | 1,900 (42.4%) |
2,576 (57.6%) | - | - | - |
Seattle Pacific UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,118 | 976 (31.3%) |
2,142 (68.7%) |
2,432 | 796 (32.7%) |
1,636 (67.3%) | 686 | 180 (26.2%) |
506 (73.8%) |
Seattle UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 7,121 | 2,617 (36.8%) |
4,504 (63.2%) |
4,046 | 1,588 (39.2%) |
2,458 (60.8%) | 3,075 | 1,029 (33.5%) |
2,046 (66.5%) |
Shoreline Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,418 | 1,822 (41.2%) |
2,596 (58.8%) |
4,418 | 1,822 (41.2%) |
2,596 (58.8%) | - | - | - |
Skagit Valley CollegePublic, 4-year | 3,860 | 1,757 (45.5%) |
2,103 (54.5%) |
3,860 | 1,757 (45.5%) |
2,103 (54.5%) | - | - | - |
South Puget Sound Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,788 | 1,456 (38.4%) |
2,332 (61.6%) |
3,788 | 1,456 (38.4%) |
2,332 (61.6%) | - | - | - |
Spokane Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 6,502 | 2,710 (41.7%) |
3,792 (58.3%) |
6,502 | 2,710 (41.7%) |
3,792 (58.3%) | - | - | - |
Spokane Falls Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 3,795 | 1,548 (40.8%) |
2,247 (59.2%) |
3,795 | 1,548 (40.8%) |
2,247 (59.2%) | - | - | - |
Stylemaster College of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year | 39 | 1 (2.6%) |
38 (97.4%) |
39 | 1 (2.6%) |
38 (97.4%) | - | - | - |
Tacoma Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 5,502 | 1,967 (35.8%) |
3,535 (64.2%) |
5,502 | 1,967 (35.8%) |
3,535 (64.2%) | - | - | - |
Walla Walla Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,662 | 1,361 (51.1%) |
1,301 (48.9%) |
2,662 | 1,361 (51.1%) |
1,301 (48.9%) | - | - | - |
Walla Walla UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,432 | 698 (48.7%) |
734 (51.3%) |
1,300 | 670 (51.5%) |
630 (48.5%) | 132 | 28 (21.2%) |
104 (78.8%) |
Washington State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 27,539 | 12,687 (46.1%) |
14,852 (53.9%) |
22,612 | 10,593 (46.8%) |
12,019 (53.2%) | 4,927 | 2,094 (42.5%) |
2,833 (57.5%) |
University of Washington-Seattle CampusPublic, 4-year | 52,319 | 24,831 (47.5%) |
27,488 (52.5%) |
36,213 | 17,831 (49.2%) |
18,382 (50.8%) | 16,106 | 7,000 (43.5%) |
9,106 (56.5%) |
Wenatchee Valley CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,529 | 916 (36.2%) |
1,613 (63.8%) |
2,529 | 916 (36.2%) |
1,613 (63.8%) | - | - | - |
Western Washington UniversityPublic, 4-year | 14,747 | 6,265 (42.5%) |
8,482 (57.5%) |
13,801 | 5,903 (42.8%) |
7,898 (57.2%) | 946 | 362 (38.3%) |
584 (61.7%) |
Whatcom Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 3,340 | 1,458 (43.7%) |
1,882 (56.3%) |
3,340 | 1,458 (43.7%) |
1,882 (56.3%) | - | - | - |
Whitman CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,493 | 652 (43.7%) |
841 (56.3%) |
1,493 | 652 (43.7%) |
841 (56.3%) | - | - | - |
Whitworth UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,415 | 986 (40.8%) |
1,429 (59.2%) |
2,047 | 862 (42.1%) |
1,185 (57.9%) | 368 | 124 (33.7%) |
244 (66.3%) |
Yakima Valley CollegePublic, 4-year | 3,279 | 929 (28.3%) |
2,350 (71.7%) |
3,279 | 929 (28.3%) |
2,350 (71.7%) | - | - | - |
Antioch University-SeattlePrivate, 4-year | 799 | 128 (16.0%) |
671 (84.0%) |
80 | 17 (21.3%) |
63 (78.8%) | 719 | 111 (15.4%) |
608 (84.6%) |
Pima Medical Institute-SeattlePrivate, 2-4 year | 474 | 98 (20.7%) |
376 (79.3%) |
474 | 98 (20.7%) |
376 (79.3%) | - | - | - |
Northwest College of Art & DesignPrivate, 4-year | 119 | 42 (35.3%) |
77 (64.7%) |
119 | 42 (35.3%) |
77 (64.7%) | - | - | - |
University of Washington-Bothell CampusPublic, 4-year | 5,735 | 3,124 (54.5%) |
2,611 (45.5%) |
5,192 | 2,847 (54.8%) |
2,345 (45.2%) | 543 | 277 (51.0%) |
266 (49.0%) |
University of Washington-Tacoma CampusPublic, 4-year | 4,794 | 2,408 (50.2%) |
2,386 (49.8%) |
4,083 | 2,111 (51.7%) |
1,972 (48.3%) | 711 | 297 (41.8%) |
414 (58.2%) |
Northwest Indian CollegePublic, 4-year | 643 | 146 (22.7%) |
497 (77.3%) |
643 | 146 (22.7%) |
497 (77.3%) | - | - | - |
KaiStarPrivate, Less than 2-year | 210 | 7 (3.3%) |
203 (96.7%) |
210 | 7 (3.3%) |
203 (96.7%) | - | - | - |
Northwest HVAC/R Training CenterPrivate, Less than 2-year | 35 | 34 (97.1%) |
1 (2.9%) |
35 | 34 (97.1%) |
1 (2.9%) | - | - | - |
Carrington College-SpokanePrivate, 2-4 year | 298 | 45 (15.1%) |
253 (84.9%) |
298 | 45 (15.1%) |
253 (84.9%) | - | - | - |
Cascadia CollegePublic, 4-year | 1,844 | 909 (49.3%) |
935 (50.7%) |
1,844 | 909 (49.3%) |
935 (50.7%) | - | - | - |
Seattle Institute of East Asian MedicinePrivate, 4-year | 33 | 5 (15.2%) |
28 (84.8%) |
- | - | - | 33 | 5 (15.2%) |
28 (84.8%) |
The Seattle School of Theology & PsychologyPrivate, 4-year | 283 | 69 (24.4%) |
214 (75.6%) |
- | - | - | 283 | 69 (24.4%) |
214 (75.6%) |
Faith International UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 335 | 190 (56.7%) |
145 (43.3%) |
177 | 99 (55.9%) |
78 (44.1%) | 158 | 91 (57.6%) |
67 (42.4%) |
DigiPen Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4-year | 1,124 | 781 (69.5%) |
343 (30.5%) |
1,067 | 741 (69.4%) |
326 (30.6%) | 57 | 40 (70.2%) |
17 (29.8%) |
Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-EverettPrivate, Less than 2-year | 766 | 16 (2.1%) |
750 (97.9%) |
766 | 16 (2.1%) |
750 (97.9%) | - | - | - |
Pima Medical Institute-RentonPrivate, 2-4 year | 551 | 62 (11.3%) |
489 (88.7%) |
551 | 62 (11.3%) |
489 (88.7%) | - | - | - |
Victoria's Academy of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 19 | 1 (5.3%) |
18 (94.7%) |
19 | 1 (5.3%) |
18 (94.7%) | - | - | - |
Pacific Northwest University of Health SciencesPrivate, 4-year | 620 | 280 (45.2%) |
340 (54.8%) |
- | - | - | 620 | 280 (45.2%) |
340 (54.8%) |
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute SeattlePrivate, Less than 2-year | 137 | 7 (5.1%) |
130 (94.9%) |
137 | 7 (5.1%) |
130 (94.9%) | - | - | - |
Northwest School of Wooden Boat BuildingPrivate, 2-4 year | 62 | 54 (87.1%) |
8 (12.9%) |
62 | 54 (87.1%) |
8 (12.9%) | - | - | - |
Summit Salon AcademyPrivate, 2-4 year | 107 | 3 (2.8%) |
104 (97.2%) |
107 | 3 (2.8%) |
104 (97.2%) | - | - | - |
Paul Mitchell the School-SpokanePrivate, Less than 2-year | 185 | 40 (21.6%) |
145 (78.4%) |
185 | 40 (21.6%) |
145 (78.4%) | - | - | - |
Whitworth University-Adult Degree ProgramsPrivate, 4-year | 177 | 53 (29.9%) |
124 (70.1%) |
177 | 53 (29.9%) |
124 (70.1%) | - | - | - |
Academy of Interactive EntertainmentPrivate, 2-4 year | 65 | 50 (76.9%) |
15 (23.1%) |
65 | 50 (76.9%) |
15 (23.1%) | - | - | - |
Studio Beauty SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 88 | 1 (1.1%) |
87 (98.9%) |
88 | 1 (1.1%) |
87 (98.9%) | - | - | - |
Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver CampusPrivate, Less than 2-year | 113 | 1 (0.9%) |
112 (99.1%) |
113 | 1 (0.9%) |
112 (99.1%) | - | - | - |
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended EducationPrivate, 4-year | 1,222 | 518 (42.4%) |
704 (57.6%) |
1,086 | 473 (43.6%) |
613 (56.4%) | 136 | 45 (33.1%) |
91 (66.9%) |
Fosbre Academy of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year | 85 | 2 (2.4%) |
83 (97.6%) |
85 | 2 (2.4%) |
83 (97.6%) | - | - | - |
International Beauty Education CenterPrivate, Less than 2-year | 92 | 6 (6.5%) |
86 (93.5%) |
92 | 6 (6.5%) |
86 (93.5%) | - | - | - |
Seattle Film InstitutePrivate, 4-year | 100 | 68 (68.0%) |
32 (32.0%) |
69 | 47 (68.1%) |
22 (31.9%) | 31 | 21 (67.7%) |
10 (32.3%) |
Elite Cosmetology, Barber & Spa AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 124 | 34 (27.4%) |
90 (72.6%) |
124 | 34 (27.4%) |
90 (72.6%) | - | - | - |
Centralia Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 80 | 2 (2.5%) |
78 (97.5%) |
80 | 2 (2.5%) |
78 (97.5%) | - | - | - |
Pacific Northwest Christian CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 24 | 11 (45.8%) |
13 (54.2%) |
24 | 11 (45.8%) |
13 (54.2%) | - | - | - |
Golden Gate University-SeattlePrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Moody Bible Institute - SpokanePrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Columbia College - Naval Station Everett/MarysvillePrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Columbia College - Whidbey IslandPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shoreline Community College - CNC Machinists Program , Georgetown SSCPublic, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shoreline Community College - Dental HygienePublic, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Washington State University-VancouverPublic, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Washington State University-SpokanePublic, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Washington State University-Tri CitiesPublic, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Washington State University - Everett CampusPublic, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zorganics Institute of Beauty and WellnessPrivate, Less than 2-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Great Northern UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 35 | 17 (48.6%) |
18 (51.4%) |
35 | 17 (48.6%) |
18 (51.4%) | - | - | - |
UEI College-TacomaPrivate, Less than 2-year | 520 | 133 (25.6%) |
387 (74.4%) |
520 | 133 (25.6%) |
387 (74.4%) | - | - | - |