List of colleges and universities in Washington

The Quad at the University of Washington

Memorial Building at Whitman College

This is a list of colleges and universities in Washington state. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.

State institutions[]

Four-year institutions[]

Name	Location	Control	Carnegie Classification	Enrollment (2020)^[1]	Founded^[2]	Other branches
University of Washington	Seattle	Public	Doctoral	47,361	1861	Bothell, Tacoma
Washington State University	Pullman	Public	Doctoral	31,478	1890	Spokane, Tri-Cities, Vancouver, Everett
Western Washington University	Bellingham	Public	Master's	16,121	1893	Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, Poulsbo
Eastern Washington University	Cheney	Public	Master's	12,635	1882	Bellevue, Everett, Spokane^[3]
Central Washington University	Ellensburg	Public	Master's	12,342	1891	Des Moines, Everett, Lynnwood, Moses Lake, Pierce County, Sammamish, Wenatchee, Yakima
Evergreen State College	Olympia	Public	Master's	3,327	1967	Aberdeen,^[4] Tacoma
Bellevue College	Bellevue	Public	Baccalaureate / Associate's	2,596	1940
Bellingham Technical College	Bellingham	Public	Baccalaureate / Associate's	2,301	1957
Centralia College	Centralia	Public	Baccalaureate / Associate's	3,757	1925^[5]
Clark College	Vancouver	Public	Baccalaureate / Associate's	10,911	1933
Columbia Basin College	Pasco	Public	Baccalaureate / Associate's	11,368	1955
Green River College	Auburn	Public	Baccalaureate / Associate's	7,915	1963
Highline College	Des Moines	Public	Baccalaureate / Associate's	6,443	1961
Lake Washington Institute of Technology	Kirkland	Public	Baccalaureate / Associate's	3,660	1949
North Seattle College	Seattle	Public	Baccalaureate / Associate's	6,493	1970
Olympic College	Bremerton	Public	Baccalaureate / Associate's	7,349	1946
Pierce College	Lakewood	Public	Baccalaureate / Associate's	5,927	1967
Seattle Central College	Seattle	Public	Baccalaureate / Associate's	6,773	1966
South Seattle College	Seattle	Public	Baccalaureate / Associate's	5,535	1969
Spokane Falls Community College	Spokane	Public	Baccalaureate / Associate's	5,970	1967
Tacoma Community College	Tacoma	Public	Baccalaureate / Associate's	7,189	1965
Whatcom Community College	Bellingham	Public	Baccalaureate / Associate's	10,993	1967
Yakima Valley Community College	Yakima	Public	Baccalaureate / Associate's	3,950	1928
Pacific Lutheran University	Tacoma	Private	Master's	3,100	1890
University of Puget Sound	Tacoma	Private	Baccalaureate	2,666	1888
Walla Walla University	College Place	Private	Master's	1,855	1892
Whitman College	Walla Walla	Private	Baccalaureate	1,475	1859
Whitworth University	Spokane	Private	Master's	3,100	1890
Antioch University	Seattle	Private	Master's	810	1852
Bastyr University	Kenmore	Private	Special Focus	1,018	1978
City University of Seattle	Seattle	Private	Master's	6,755	1973
Cornish College of the Arts	Seattle	Private	Special Focus	623	1914
Gonzaga University	Spokane	Private	Doctoral	7,501	1887
DigiPen Institute of Technology	Redmond	Private (for-profit)	Baccalaureate	970	1988
Faith International University & Seminary	Tacoma	Private	Special Focus	400	1969
Heritage University	Toppenish	Private	Master's	708	1907
Northeastern University	Seattle	Private		27,391	1898
Northwest University	Kirkland	Private	Master's	1,321	1934
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences	Yakima	Private	Special Focus	576	2005
St. Martin's University	Lacey	Private	Master's	1,344	1895
Seattle Bible College	Seattle^{[citation needed]}	Private			1955
Seattle Pacific University	Seattle	Private	Doctoral	2,876	1891
Seattle University	Seattle	Private	Doctoral	4,764	1891
Washington Technology University	Bellevue	Private		4,389	2017

Defunct Private Colleges and Universities

Name	Location	Control	Enrollment (2020)	Carnegie Classification	Founded
Adelphia College	Seattle	Private (For Profit)	5,391	Faith-related institution	1905
Argosy University/Seattle	Seattle	Private (For Profit)	17,600	Associate of Arts Colleges	1995
The Art Institute of Seattle	Seattle	Private (For Profit)	2,245	Special Focus	1946
DeVry University	Bellevue (location closed)	Private (For Profit)	79,621	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges	1931
DeVry University	Federal Way (location closed)	Private (For Profit)		Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges	1931
Northwest Theological Seminary	Lynnwood	Private		Faith-related institution	2000
Pinchot University	Seattle	Private (Not For Profit)	30	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges	2002
Henry Cogswell College	Everett	Private	230	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges	1979
	Spokane^[6]	Private	91	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges	1982
Moody Bible Institute	Spokane	Private	3,442	Faith-related institution	1886
Trinity Lutheran College	Seattle	Private	166	Faith-related institution	1944

Two-year Institutions[]

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
Spokane Community College, Spokane
Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane
Edmonds College, Lynnwood
Everett Community College, Everett
Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen
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^[7]
- Forks^[7]
Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, Lakewood
Pierce College Puyallup, Puyallup
Renton Technical College, Renton
Seattle Colleges District, Seattle
Seattle Vocational Institute, Seattle
North Seattle College, Seattle
Seattle Central College, Seattle
South Seattle College, Seattle
School of Visual Concepts, 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
Wenatchee Valley College
- Wenatchee
- Omak
Whatcom Community College, Bellingham
Yakima Valley College
- Yakima
- Grandview

Northwest Indian College, Bellingham

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References[]

^ Enrollment is the total enrollment as reported by IPEDS for fall 2016.
^ U.S. News & World Report. "America's Best Colleges 2008". Retrieved 2007-09-29.
^ "Off Campus Programs". Eastern Washington University.
^ "Classes in Grays Harbor". The Evergreen State College. The Evergreen State College. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
^ Centralia College; the Chronicle (December 25, 2015). "A Timeline: 90 Years of Education at Centralia College". The Chronicle. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
^ "Spokane's Interface College closes its doors". KHQ. KHQ-TV. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Locations". Peninsula College. Peninsula College.

External links[]

Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Washington

[:02-1] Enrollment is the total enrollment as reported by IPEDS for fall 2016.

[:12-2] U.S. News & World Report. "America's Best Colleges 2008". Retrieved 2007-09-29.

[3] "Off Campus Programs". Eastern Washington University.

[4] "Classes in Grays Harbor". The Evergreen State College. The Evergreen State College. Retrieved 29 March 2018.

[5] Centralia College; the Chronicle (December 25, 2015). "A Timeline: 90 Years of Education at Centralia College". The Chronicle. Retrieved May 27, 2021.

[6] "Spokane's Interface College closes its doors". KHQ. KHQ-TV. Retrieved 8 October 2017.

[pencol_locations-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Locations". Peninsula College. Peninsula College.

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