Universities in Washington

Washington has 31 degree-granting institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education — 8 public, 20 private nonprofit, together enrolling about 117,964 undergraduates (2024-25 data). Each links to a full financial-health and student-outcomes profile.

#	Institution	Sector	Undergrads
1	University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research	Public	31,942
2	Washington State UniversityPullman · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research	Public	21,099
3	Western Washington UniversityBellingham · Master's, Larger Programs	Public	13,544
4	Central Washington UniversityEllensburg · Master's, Larger Programs	Public	7,833
5	Eastern Washington UniversityCheney · Master's, Larger Programs	Public	6,222
6	University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell · Master's, Larger Programs	Public	5,457
7	Gonzaga UniversitySpokane · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	5,198
8	University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma · Master's, Larger Programs	Public	4,185
9	Seattle UniversitySeattle · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	4,062
10	Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma · Master's, Medium Programs	Private	2,401
11	The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia · Master's, Medium Programs	Public	2,160
12	Whitworth UniversitySpokane · Master's, Medium Programs	Private	1,858
13	Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	1,762
14	University of Puget SoundTacoma · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	1,594
15	Whitman CollegeWalla Walla · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	1,531
16	Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place · Master's, Small Programs	Private	1,252
17	Saint Martin's UniversityLacey · Master's, Small Programs	Private	1,158
18	City University of SeattleSeattle · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	1,137
19	DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Private for-profit	995
20	Heritage UniversityToppenish · Master's, Small Programs	Private	812
21	Northwest UniversityKirkland · Master's, Medium Programs	Private	645
22	Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended EducationKirkland · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Private	405
23	Faith International UniversityTacoma · Master's, Small Programs	Private	276
24	Whitworth University-Adult Degree ProgramsSpokane · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Private	145
25	Northwest College of Art & DesignTacoma · Special Focus: Technology-Related	Private for-profit	139
26	Seattle Film InstituteSeattle · Special Focus: Technology-Related	Private for-profit	65
27	Great Northern UniversitySpokane · Other / Unclassified	Private	48
28	Bastyr UniversityKenmore · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	39
29	Pacific Northwest University of Health SciencesYakima · Special Focus: Faith-Related	Private	—
30	Seattle Institute of East Asian MedicineSeattle · Special Focus: Medical Schools/Centers	Private	—
31	The Seattle School of Theology & PsychologySeattle · Special Focus: Medical Schools/Centers	Private	—

A directory, not a ranking — listed by undergraduate enrollment. Counts and figures come from the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release (2024-25), which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Open each institution’s profile for financial health, outcomes and peer benchmarks.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25). Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology.