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College costs in Washington

All 67 colleges in Washington, 61 four-year and 6 two-year. Median published tuition and fees at the four-year schools is $8,353, rising about 1.9% a year. 38 of the four-year schools are public. 12 show a tuition freeze or guarantee.

Four-year colleges (61)

Four-year colleges in Washington, with published tuition and fees in dollars.
School	Sector	Tuition & fees	Growth / yr
Antioch University-Seattle	private	$19,410	-1.0%
Bastyr University	private	$30,126	2.9%
Bellevue College	public	$4,305	1.5%
Bellingham Technical College	public	$4,226	2.1%
Big Bend Community College	public	$4,909	1.9%
Cascadia College	public	$4,914	2.9%
Central Washington University	public	$9,192	0.2%
Centralia College	public	$5,109	3.2%
Charter College	private	$18,075	-0.7%
City University of Seattle	private	$13,965	-0.7%
Clark College	public	$4,632	2.7%
Clover Park Technical College	public	$6,634	1.9%
Columbia Basin College	public	$6,194	3.7%
Cornish College of the Arts	private	$39,892	1.2%
DigiPen Institute of Technology	private	$37,400	3.5%
Eastern Washington University	public	$8,353	0.5%
Edmonds College	public	$4,668	0.5%
Faith International University	private	$8,850	1.3%
Gonzaga University	private	$59,350	4.1%
Grays Harbor College	public	$4,751	2.1%
Great Northern University	private	$17,700	n/a
Green River College	public	$4,580	0.2%
Heritage University	private	$19,920	0.8%
Highline College	public	$4,623	1.6%
Lake Washington Institute of Technology	public	$5,156	3.1%
Lower Columbia College	public	$4,346	0.2%
North Seattle College	public	$5,058	3.0%
Northwest College of Art & Design	private	$18,100	-0.6%
Northwest Indian College	public	$3,969	-1.2%
Northwest University	private	$36,035	3.3%
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education	private	$14,652	5.0%
Olympic College	public	$4,472	2.1%
Pacific Lutheran University	private	$50,272	3.6%
Peninsula College	public	$4,586	1.0%
Pierce College District	public	$4,686	2.4%
Renton Technical College	public	$6,723	4.0%
Saint Martin's University	private	$44,210	3.8%
Seattle Central College	public	$5,058	3.0%
Seattle Film Institute	private	$33,000	1.3%
Seattle Pacific University	private	$38,814	1.0%
Seattle University	private	$60,450	3.9%
Skagit Valley College	public	$5,620	3.3%
South Seattle College	public	$4,865	2.7%
Spokane Community College	public	$4,057	1.6%
Spokane Falls Community College	public	$4,057	1.6%
Tacoma Community College	public	$4,920	1.8%
The Evergreen State College	public	$8,999	0.4%
University of Puget Sound	private	$59,900	3.6%
University of Washington-Bothell Campus	public	$12,559	0.6%
University of Washington-Seattle Campus	public	$13,630	1.3%
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	public	$12,817	0.5%
Walla Walla Community College	public	$6,513	4.5%
Walla Walla University	private	$33,027	2.8%
Washington State University	public	$14,363	1.7%
Wenatchee Valley College	public	$5,118	3.6%
Western Washington University	public	$9,286	0.4%
Whatcom Community College	public	$5,146	1.6%
Whitman College	private	$69,252	3.8%
Whitworth University	private	$50,920	3.4%
Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs	private	$13,560	1.1%
Yakima Valley College	public	$5,163	2.1%

Two-year colleges (6)

Community and technical colleges, projected over two years rather than four.

Two-year colleges in Washington, with published tuition and fees in dollars.
School	Sector	Tuition & fees	Growth / yr
Bates Technical College	public	$5,569	0.7%
Everett Community College	public	$4,301	1.5%
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building	private	$20,025	4.9%
Pacific Northwest Christian College	private	$11,350	n/a
Shoreline Community College	public	$4,388	1.1%
South Puget Sound Community College	public	$5,103	1.9%

Published rates before aid, from federal IPEDS data through 2023. Projections are estimates, not quotes. See the methodology.