Washington Colleges having Lowest Students to Faculty Ratio

Seattle University has the lowest ratio of students per faculty. It means that a faculty may teach small number of students and the average class size may also small. Its students to faculty ratio was 10 to last year.

Gonzaga University and Central Washington University also have lower ratio of students per faculty.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Seattle University has the highest students to faculty ratio of 10 to 1. The highest students to faculty ratio means that there are many students per class and/or one faculty needs to take care of more students. Gonzaga University has the second lowest ratio of 12 to 1.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $37,661 and graduate tuition & fees is $26,685 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 80.63% and the average SAT score is 1,291 at the schools.

Table. Washington Colleges With More Faculty Per Student Comparison
School NameStudents to Faculty RatioTotal PopulationFull-time FacultyPart-time FacultyUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduation Rate
1
-
Seattle University Seattle, WAPrivate, 4-year 10 to 1
1 to 1
7,121529147$54,28574.00%
2
1
Gonzaga University Spokane, WAPrivate, 4-year 12 to 1
1 to 1
7,253445296$53,50088.00%
3
-
Central Washington University Ellensburg, WAPublic, 4-year 14 to 1
1 to 1
9,257397210$26,771
($9,192)
52.00%
4
1
Washington State University Pullman, WAPublic, 4-year 15 to 1
-
27,5391,330506$29,073
($12,997)
62.00%
5
-
Western Washington University Bellingham, WAPublic, 4-year 17 to 1
-
14,747657305$27,853
($9,286)
65.00%
6
-
Eastern Washington University Cheney, WAPublic, 4-year 19 to 1
1 to 1
10,910444136$25,892
($8,353)
49.00%
7
-
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WAPublic, 4-year 21 to 1
-
52,3194,7201,145$41,997
($12,643)
84.00%
7
1
University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WAPublic, 4-year 21 to 1
1 to 1
5,735211107$41,913
($12,559)
68.00%
Average16 to 116,8601,092357$37,661
($10,838)
67.75%