Federal enrolment data · Fall 2023 · Washington
Online colleges in Washington
Across the 66 Washington colleges the federal government holds distance-education figures for, 63,891 students (20%) were enrolled entirely at a distance in Fall 2023, and 43% took at least one distance course. 32 of those colleges enrol at least a quarter of their students that way; they are listed below, largest online intake first.
Colleges with federal figures
66
In Washington
Students studying entirely online
63,891
20% of the 315,491 enrolled at those colleges
Took at least one distance course
43%
Fully online plus part-distance study
Colleges on the list below
32
At least 25% of students studying entirely online AND at least 50 of them. CampusPin thresholds, not federal categories.
Why your state still matters for online study
Distance study has no postcode, but the price and the paperwork do. Most public institutions charge residents less than non-residents, including for online courses at many of them, and states authorise which out-of-state institutions may enrol their residents at all. Starting from the colleges in Washington is therefore usually starting from the cheaper and simpler end, which is the only sense in which an online college is “in” a state.
Washington colleges where students actually study online
Every Washington college where at least 25% of students were enrolled entirely at a distance and at least 50students did so, ordered by how many. Share alone would let a twenty-student campus open the list ahead of a community college teaching thousands at a distance. It is a measurement of enrolment, not a ranking, and nobody paid to be on it.
4,499 of 11,472 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 3,640 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,305 in-state / $10,183 out-of-state.
3,487 of 7,427 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,307 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,686 in-state / $5,211 out-of-state.
3,178 of 7,149 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,246 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,632 in-state / $10,380 out-of-state.
3,086 of 10,741 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 3,472 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $8,353 in-state / $25,892 out-of-state.
2,654 of 7,361 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,582 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,580 in-state / $5,105 out-of-state.
2,280 of 6,211 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,979 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,301 in-state / $10,180 out-of-state.
2,073 of 6,729 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,436 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $6,194 in-state / $8,239 out-of-state.
2,020 of 5,017 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 896 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $5,058 in-state / $5,547 out-of-state.
2,016 of 4,252 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,447 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $5,103 in-state / $5,637 out-of-state.
1,969 of 6,028 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,932 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,669 in-state / $10,553 out-of-state.
1,851 of 6,286 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,333 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,057 in-state / $5,494 out-of-state.
1,776 of 4,460 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 890 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,388 in-state / $7,430 out-of-state.
1,652 of 5,771 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,791 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,920 in-state / $11,030 out-of-state.
1,650 of 5,210 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,360 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,865 in-state / $5,354 out-of-state.
1,609 of 5,126 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,839 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,623 in-state / $5,156 out-of-state.
1,486 of 3,903 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,327 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,058 in-state / $5,494 out-of-state.
1,469 of 1,970 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 280 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $14,589 in-state.
1,385 of 5,413 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,999 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,197 in-state / $9,740 out-of-state.
1,234 of 3,490 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,049 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $5,146 in-state / $11,096 out-of-state.
1,145 of 4,098 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,058 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $5,620 in-state / $7,561 out-of-state.
996 of 3,523 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,214 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $5,163 in-state / $5,697 out-of-state.
948 of 2,412 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 853 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,346 in-state / $5,633 out-of-state.
863 of 2,819 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 900 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $5,118 in-state / $5,652 out-of-state.
641 of 2,335 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 632 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $5,109 in-state / $5,643 out-of-state.
635 of 1,663 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 424 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,751 in-state / $10,629 out-of-state.
633 of 1,837 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 516 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,586 in-state / $5,111 out-of-state.
608 of 1,343 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 6 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $14,652 in-state.
559 of 1,786 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 743 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,909 in-state / $5,443 out-of-state.
292 of 696 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 289 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $3,969 in-state.
162 of 370 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 79 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $8,850 in-state.
99 of 296 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 41 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $15,452 in-state.
70 of 170 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 39 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $15,452 in-state.
Tuition shown is the published institution-wide rate, not the price of an online programme. Many colleges price online study on a separate schedule, and some charge a single rate regardless of where the student lives, so treat them as headline figures for the institution and confirm the online rate with the institution.
What this list is not
- It is not the complete set of your options. It counts students, not programmes. A college below the threshold may run an excellent online degree that few students happened to take exclusively that term, and residents of Washington can enrol with institutions anywhere.
- It is not a ranking. A high share describes how an institution enrols, not how good it is. Some of the largest shares belong to institutions worth reading carefully before applying, which is why every row links to the full profile with cost, debt and graduation figures.
- It is one term. These are Fall 2023 enrolments, on the federal reporting cycle.
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Source & methodology
Enrolment figures are from the U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Fall Enrollment (distance education status), Fall 2023. Published tuition and control are from CampusPin's committed institution snapshot. Federal data is public domain; credit the U.S. Department of Education.
Distance-education figures count STUDENTS enrolled in Fall 2023, not programs on offer. "Exclusively at a distance" means a student took only distance courses that term. A college with few or no such students may still run online courses or an online degree, so a low figure is not evidence that online study is unavailable, and a high one is not a judgement of quality either way.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. (2026). Online study at Washington colleges. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/online-colleges-in/washington
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