Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Washington Colleges

There are 72 active four-years colleges and universities in Washington - 43 public and 29 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Washington is 47%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 42% to 47%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 14 to 1 and it decreased by 1 compared to 15 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	42%	40%	45%
2014-15	44%	42%	46%
2015-16	44%	41%	47%
2016-17	45%	44%	46%
2017-18	46%	44%	47%
2018-19	46%	44%	49%
2019-20	46%	44%	48%
2020-21	47%	45%	51%
2021-22	48%	46%	50%
2022-23	47%	46%	50%
Average	45.50%	43.60%	47.90%

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	19%
2014-15	19%
2015-16	17%
2016-17	19%
2017-18	20%
2018-19	16%
2019-20	19%
2020-21	16%
2021-22	16%
2022-23	17%
Average	17.80%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	69%	54%
2014-15	70%	46%
2015-16	71%	51%
2016-17	74%	51%
2017-18	77%	56%
2018-19	74%	59%
2019-20	77%	58%
2020-21	76%	57%
2021-22	76%	58%
2022-23	74%	57%
Average	73.80%	54.70%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	14:1
Average	14.60:1

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4-Year Colleges

University of Washington-Seattle Campus Public, four-years | Seattle
Washington State University Public, four-years | Pullman
Gonzaga University Private, four-years | Spokane
Central Washington University Public, four-years | Ellensburg
Wenatchee Valley College Public, four-years | Wenatchee
Western Washington University Public, four-years | Bellingham
Eastern Washington University Public, four-years | Cheney
Bellevue College Public, four-years | Bellevue
Bellingham Technical College Public, four-years | Bellingham
Whitman College Private, four-years | Walla Walla

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Graduate

Seattle University Private, four-years | Seattle
Pacific Lutheran University Private, four-years | Tacoma
Gonzaga University Private, four-years | Spokane
Seattle Pacific University Private, four-years | Seattle
University of Puget Sound Private, four-years | Tacoma
Central Washington University Public, four-years | Ellensburg
City University of Seattle Private, four-years | Seattle
Washington State University Public, four-years | Pullman
Western Washington University Public, four-years | Bellingham
Bastyr University Private, four-years | Kenmore

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Online Schools

DigiPen Institute of Technology Private, four-years | Redmond
Eastern Washington University Public, four-years | Cheney
Columbia Basin College Public, four-years | Pasco
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Public, four-years | Seattle
Bastyr University Private, four-years | Kenmore
Antioch University-Seattle Private, four-years | Seattle
City University of Seattle Private, four-years | Seattle
Clover Park Technical College Public, four-years | Lakewood
Seattle Pacific University Private, four-years | Seattle
Gonzaga University Private, four-years | Spokane

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Trade Schools

Perry Technical Institute Private, 2-4 years | Yakima
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Pima Medical Institute-Seattle Private, 2-4 years | Seattle
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Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett Private, Less than 2-years | Everett
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Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Washington Colleges

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