The average acceptance rate of the 9 private Washington colleges that have competitive admission is 77.89% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 4.85%. The acceptance rate at 3 private Washington colleges increased and the rate of 6 colleges decreased.
Whitman College has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 50.01%. University of Puget Sound (75.99%) and Saint Martin's University (75.99%) are following it in the list of Tightest Washington Private Colleges to get in.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
Whitman College stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. University of Puget Sound ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $49,936 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,344 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Whitman College Walla Walla, WAPrivate, 4-year | 50.01% 2.31% | 14.00% | 1,360 | $61,492 | 1,493 | 90.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 2 1 | University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WAPrivate, 4-year | 75.99% 6.67% | 11.01% | 1,310 | $59,900 | 2,023 | 76.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 2 7 | Saint Martin's University Lacey, WAPrivate, 4-year | 75.99% 19.05% | 10.00% | 1,070 | $44,210 | 1,609 | 60.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 4 2 | Gonzaga University Spokane, WAPrivate, 4-year | 76.00% 6.26% | 17.00% | 1,315 | $53,500 | 7,253 | 88.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 4 - | Seattle University Seattle, WAPrivate, 4-year | 76.00% 9.15% | 15.00% | 1,260 | $54,285 | 7,121 | 74.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 6 1 | Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WAPrivate, 4-year | 81.01% 7.89% | 19.00% | 1,130 | $50,272 | 2,633 | 71.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 7 1 | Whitworth University Spokane, WAPrivate, 4-year | 87.00% 3.52% | 13.00% | 1,210 | $50,920 | 2,415 | 75.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 8 - | Northwest University Kirkland, WAPrivate, 4-year | 88.05% 6.21% | 29.07% | 1,200 | $36,035 | 1,014 | 67.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 9 2 | Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WAPrivate, 4-year | 90.98% 0.27% | 15.00% | 1,200 | $38,814 | 3,118 | 65.00% | 12 to 1 |
| Average | 77.89% | 15.90% | 1,228 | $49,936 | 3,187 | 74.00% | 10 to 1 |