A total of 312,468 students are enrolled in Washington colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

There are 273,981 undergraduate and 38,487 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 87.68% and the proportion of graduate students is 12.32%.

By school level, 294,324 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 14,799 students enrolled in community colleges, and 3,345 students enrolled in trade schools.

For Washington colleges, University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most number of students of 52,319 among 4-year colleges. For Washington community colleges, Shoreline Community College has the most students of 4,418 and Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett is the largest trade school with 766.

Student Population By School Level for Washington Colleges

By attending status, there are 217,082 full-time students and 95,386 part-time students at Washington colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between Washington colleges. A total of 312,468 students have enrolled in Washington colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between Washington Colleges
SchoolTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
Bellevue CollegePublic, 4-year10,61710,6175,5475,070---
Bellingham Technical CollegePublic, 4-year1,6321,6321,056576---
Big Bend Community CollegePublic, 4-year1,7361,7361,203533---
Central Washington UniversityPublic, 4-year9,2578,7437,6191,124514184330
Centralia CollegePublic, 4-year2,2772,2771,288989---
City University of SeattlePrivate, 4-year2,0951,2741511,12382189732
Paul Mitchell the School-RichlandPrivate, Less than 2-year261261261----
Clark CollegePublic, 4-year6,5936,5933,5283,065---
Clover Park Technical CollegePublic, 4-year2,7882,7881,5941,194---
Columbia Basin CollegePublic, 4-year6,1926,1923,4242,768---
Cornish College of the ArtsPrivate, 4-year44344340835---
Divers Institute of TechnologyPrivate, Less than 2-year231231231----
Eastern Washington UniversityPublic, 4-year10,9107,6046,6839213,3062,351955
Edmonds CollegePublic, 4-year5,7535,7532,5413,212---
Everett Community CollegePublic, 4-year6,0546,0543,0173,037---
The Evergreen State CollegePublic, 4-year2,1051,8511,65120025421341
Pierce College DistrictPublic, 4-year8,6358,6354,4964,139---
Glen Dow Academy of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year100100100----
Gonzaga UniversityPrivate, 4-year7,2535,0844,998862,1691,639530
Grays Harbor CollegePublic, 4-year1,4751,475962513---
Green River CollegePublic, 4-year6,2526,2523,7692,483---
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-ShorelinePrivate, Less than 2-year888888----
Heritage UniversityPrivate, 4-year85379670888572532
Highline CollegePublic, 4-year4,6844,6842,5702,114---
International Air and Hospitality AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year133133133----
Bastyr UniversityPrivate, 4-year72874433165459262
Bates Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,1334,1332,1082,025---
Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyPublic, 4-year3,1503,1501,5261,624---
Lower Columbia CollegePublic, 4-year2,4352,4351,2341,201---
BJ's Beauty & Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year393939----
North Seattle CollegePublic, 4-year4,6754,6751,4623,213---
Northwest UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,0147207021829420787
Olympic CollegePublic, 4-year4,9054,9052,9002,005---
Perry Technical InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year879879879----
Pacific Lutheran UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,6332,3012,192109332227105
Peninsula CollegePublic, 4-year1,5831,583766817---
University of Puget SoundPrivate, 4-year2,0231,7121,6743831126051
Renton Technical CollegePublic, 4-year3,0723,0729642,108---
Saint Martin's UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,6091,3651,2679824455189
South Seattle CollegePublic, 4-year4,9014,9011,3413,560---
Seattle Central CollegePublic, 4-year4,4764,4762,7501,726---
Seattle Pacific UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,1182,4322,332100686315371
Seattle UniversityPrivate, 4-year7,1214,0463,8741723,0751,6151,460
Shoreline Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,4184,4181,9402,478---
Skagit Valley CollegePublic, 4-year3,8603,8601,9101,950---
South Puget Sound Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,7883,7882,2291,559---
Spokane Community CollegePublic, 4-year6,5026,5023,2943,208---
Spokane Falls Community CollegePublic, 4-year3,7953,7952,5761,219---
Stylemaster College of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year393939----
Tacoma Community CollegePublic, 4-year5,5025,5023,3992,103---
Walla Walla Community CollegePublic, 4-year2,6622,6621,5511,111---
Walla Walla UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,4321,3001,17412613211517
Washington State UniversityPublic, 4-year27,53922,61219,8122,8004,9273,3161,611
University of Washington-Seattle CampusPublic, 4-year52,31936,21329,2266,98716,10613,2062,900
Wenatchee Valley CollegePublic, 4-year2,5292,5291,742787---
Western Washington UniversityPublic, 4-year14,74713,80112,2221,579946716230
Whatcom Community CollegePublic, 4-year3,3403,3401,6361,704---
Whitman CollegePrivate, 4-year1,4931,4931,45043---
Whitworth UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,4152,0471,99750368162206
Yakima Valley CollegePublic, 4-year3,2793,2792,1191,160---
Antioch University-SeattlePrivate, 4-year799801070719509210
Pima Medical Institute-SeattlePrivate, 2-4 year474474474----
Northwest College of Art & DesignPrivate, 4-year1191191145---
University of Washington-Bothell CampusPublic, 4-year5,7355,1924,449743543276267
University of Washington-Tacoma CampusPublic, 4-year4,7944,0833,593490711503208
Northwest Indian CollegePublic, 4-year643643454189---
KaiStarPrivate, Less than 2-year210210210----
Northwest HVAC/R Training CenterPrivate, Less than 2-year353535----
Carrington College-SpokanePrivate, 2-4 year298298298----
Cascadia CollegePublic, 4-year1,8441,8441,064780---
Seattle Institute of East Asian MedicinePrivate, 4-year33---3333-
The Seattle School of Theology & PsychologyPrivate, 4-year283---283169114
Faith International UniversityPrivate, 4-year33517788891588078
DigiPen Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4-year1,1241,06797295574017
Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-EverettPrivate, Less than 2-year766766766----
Pima Medical Institute-RentonPrivate, 2-4 year551551551----
Victoria's Academy of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year191919----
Pacific Northwest University of Health SciencesPrivate, 4-year620---6206191
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute SeattlePrivate, Less than 2-year137137137----
Northwest School of Wooden Boat BuildingPrivate, 2-4 year626262----
Summit Salon AcademyPrivate, 2-4 year1071079611---
Paul Mitchell the School-SpokanePrivate, Less than 2-year1851851814---
Whitworth University-Adult Degree ProgramsPrivate, 4-year17717728149---
Academy of Interactive EntertainmentPrivate, 2-4 year656565----
Studio Beauty SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year888888----
Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver CampusPrivate, Less than 2-year1131134667---
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended EducationPrivate, 4-year1,2221,0863177691365581
Fosbre Academy of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year858585----
International Beauty Education CenterPrivate, Less than 2-year9292911---
Seattle Film InstitutePrivate, 4-year100696453131-
Elite Cosmetology, Barber & Spa AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year1241241204---
Centralia Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year80805624---
Pacific Northwest Christian CollegePrivate, 2-4 year24241212---
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-year35352015---
UEI College-TacomaPrivate, Less than 2-year520520520----