alphabetical / by state
62 Traditional Schools in Washington
From Washington’s beginnings, the land was central to life in the state, with forestry, agriculture, and fishing remaining some of Washington’s most important industries to this day. Washington’s climate is perfect for grapes, making Washington the second most productive wine-making state in the US, after California, and if you’re eaten apples, apricots, and cherries from anywhere but your own tree, they probably came from Washington.
Then came the tech boom. Today, Washington is one of the world’s leading locations for entrepreneurship, technology, and retail, with 4 of the nation’s 20 most-admired companies at home in Washington - Amazon, Starbucks, Microsoft, and Costco. Washington is one of the greenest states in the union too, in more ways than one - 80% of Washington’s electricity comes from hydroelectric power, and environmental consciousness is pretty much synonymous with Washington State.
All of Washington’s idiosyncrasies are reflected in Washington’s higher education. The best colleges in Washington are a healthy mix of small liberal arts colleges like Whitman College and Gonzaga University, nationally-recognized institutions that supply leaders in business, education, and government; major research universities like the University of Washington and Western Washington University, that keep the state’s tech scene churning with the most up-to-date research and development; and wonderful wild cards like The Evergreen State University and the University of Puget Sound, forward-looking institutions that test the limits of higher education to create tomorrow’s innovators.

Antioch University-Seattle
Seattle, WA

Bastyr University
Kenmore, WA

Bellevue College
Bellevue, WA

Bellingham Technical College
Bellingham, WA

Cascadia College
Bothell, WA

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

Centralia College
Centralia, WA

Charter College
Vancouver, WA

City University of Seattle
Seattle, WA

Clark College
Vancouver, WA

Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood, WA

Columbia Basin College
Pasco, WA

Cornish College of the Arts
Seattle, WA

DigiPen Institute of Technology
Redmond, WA

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

Edmonds Community College
Lynnwood, WA

The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA

Faith International University
Tacoma, WA

Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA
58.7
College Consensus
73.8
Student Consensus

Grays Harbor College
Aberdeen, WA

Green River College
Auburn, WA

Heritage University
Toppenish, WA

Highline College
Des Moines, WA

Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland, WA

North Seattle College
Seattle, WA

Northwest College of Art & Design
Tacoma, WA

Northwest Indian College
Bellingham, WA

Northwest University-College of Adult and Professional Studies
Kirkland, WA

Northwest University
Kirkland, WA

Olympic College
Bremerton, WA

Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Yakima, WA

Peninsula College
Port Angeles, WA

University of Phoenix-Washington
Tukwila, WA

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom
Lakewood, WA

University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA
65.4
College Consensus
72
Student Consensus

Renton Technical College
Renton, WA

Saint Martin's University
Lacey, WA
63.4
College Consensus
64.9
Student Consensus

Seattle Central College
Seattle, WA

Seattle Film Institute
Seattle, WA

Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine
Seattle, WA

Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA
48
College Consensus
73.8
Student Consensus

The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology
Seattle, WA

Seattle University
Seattle, WA
54.7
College Consensus
73.4
Student Consensus

Skagit Valley College
Mount Vernon, WA

South Seattle College
Seattle, WA

Spokane Community College
Spokane, WA

Spokane Falls Community College
Spokane, WA

Tacoma Community College
Tacoma, WA

Walla Walla Community College
Walla Walla, WA

Walla Walla University
College Place, WA

Washington State University
Pullman, WA
60.5
College Consensus
73.6
Student Consensus

University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Bothell, WA
54.9
College Consensus
71.9
Student Consensus

University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
80.3
College Consensus
75.6
Student Consensus

University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Tacoma, WA

Wenatchee Valley College
Wenatchee, WA

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA
66
College Consensus
73.4
Student Consensus

Whatcom Community College
Bellingham, WA

Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA
74.1
College Consensus
81.6
Student Consensus

Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs
Spokane, WA

Whitworth University
Spokane, WA
