List of colleges and universities in Washington (state)

This is a list of colleges and universities in Washington state, including other educational institutions providing higher education.

Public institutions

Four-year universities

Name Founded Type Enrollment(Fall 2024) Location Other branchesUniversity of Washington1861Public68,020SeattleBothell, Tacoma, Spokane, Rome campus, León campusWashington State University189025,685PullmanSpokane, Tri-Cities, Vancouver, Everett Puyallup agricultural campus, Global CampusWestern Washington University189314,710BellinghamAnacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, PoulsboEastern Washington University188210,492CheneyBellevue, Everett, SpokaneCentral Washington University189110,811EllensburgDes Moines, Everett, Lynnwood, Moses Lake, Pierce County, Sammamish, Wenatchee, YakimaEvergreen State College19672,490OlympiaAberdeen, Tacoma

Two-year colleges Bates Technical College, Tacoma Bellevue College, Bellevue Bellingham Technical College, Bellingham Big Bend Community College, Moses Lake Cascadia College, Bothell Centralia College, Centralia Clark College, Vancouver Clover Park Technical College, Lakewood Columbia Basin College Pasco Richland Community Colleges of Spokane Spokane Community College, Spokane Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane Edmonds College, Lynnwood Everett Community College, Everett Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen Columbia Education Center, Ilwaco Riverview Education Center, Raymond Green River College Auburn Enumclaw Kent Highline College Des Moines Federal Way Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland Redmond Lower Columbia College, Longview Olympic College Bremerton Poulsbo Shelton Peninsula College Port Angeles Port Townsend Forks Pierce College Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, Lakewood Pierce College Puyallup, Puyallup Renton Technical College, Renton Seattle Colleges District (formerly Seattle Community Colleges) North Seattle College, Seattle Seattle Central College, Seattle South Seattle College, Seattle Shoreline Community College, Shoreline Skagit Valley College, Mount Vernon South Puget Sound Community College Olympia Lacey Tacoma Community College, Tacoma Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla Clarkston Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee Omak Whatcom Community College, Bellingham Yakima Valley College Yakima Grandview

Tribal institutions Northwest Indian College, Bellingham, Washington

Private institutions

Four-year institutions

Name Founded Type Enrollment(Fall 2024) LocationAntioch University1852Private771SeattleCity University of Seattle19732,007Seattle Gonzaga University18877,470SpokaneNorthwest University19342,405KirklandPacific Lutheran University18902,797TacomaSaint Martin's University18951,390LaceySeattle Pacific University18912,261SeattleSeattle University18917,694SeattleUniversity of Puget Sound18881,864TacomaWalla Walla University18921,426College PlaceWhitman College18591,561Walla WallaWhitworth University18902,459Spokane

Two-year institutions Carrington College, Spokane Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building, Port Hadlock Pacific Northwest Christian College, Kennewick Perry Technical Institute, Yakima Pima Medical Institute, Renton and Seattle School of Visual Concepts, Seattle

Other private colleges and universities Bastyr University, Kenmore Columbia College (Missouri) extended campuses Naval Station Everett in Marysville NAS Whidbey Island in Oak Harbor DigiPen Institute of Technology, Redmond Faith International University & Seminary, Tacoma Heritage University, Toppenish Moody Bible Institute, Spokane Northeastern University, Seattle Campus, Seattle Northwest College of Art & Design, Tacoma Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Yakima Seattle Bible College, Seattle Seattle Film Institute, Seattle Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine, Seattle The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, Seattle

Defunct private colleges and universities Adelphia College, Seattle Argosy University, Seattle, Seattle The Art Institute of Seattle, Seattle Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle - acquired by Seattle University Griffin College, Seattle Northwest Theological Seminary, Lynnwood Pinchot University, Seattle Henry Cogswell College, Everett Interface College, Spokane Seattle Vocational Institute, Seattle Trinity Lutheran College, Seattle Washington Technology University, Bellevue

See also Higher education in the United States List of college athletic programs in Washington (state) List of American institutions of higher education List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations List of colleges and universities List of colleges and universities by country

References

External links Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Washington