Public colleges
Public Colleges in Washington
CampusPin lists 42 public colleges and universities in Washington, about 57.5% of the state's 73 institutions. Public colleges charge state residents a lower in-state rate, with a median published in-state tuition of $4,989 in this snapshot.
Washington public colleges by the numbers
- Public colleges
- 42
- Share of state colleges
- 57.5%
- Median in-state tuition
- $4,989
- Median out-of-state tuition
- $7,764
- Out-of-state premium
- +$2,775
- National public in-state median
- $8,994
Counts and shares come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution snapshot; tuition medians are the published public-university figures from the tuition-by-state snapshot. Published prices are before financial aid; net price is typically lower. Residency rules determine in-state eligibility.
Public universities in Washington
- Bellevue CollegeBellevue · $4,305 in-state
- Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham · $4,226 in-state
- Big Bend Community CollegeMoses Lake · $4,909 in-state
- Cascadia CollegeBothell · $4,914 in-state
- Central Washington UniversityEllensburg · $9,192 in-state
- Centralia CollegeCentralia · $5,109 in-state
- Clark CollegeVancouver · $4,632 in-state
- Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood · $6,634 in-state
- Columbia Basin CollegePasco · $6,194 in-state
- Eastern Washington UniversityCheney · $8,353 in-state
- Edmonds CollegeLynnwood · $4,669 in-state
- Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen · $4,751 in-state
- Green River CollegeAuburn · $4,580 in-state
- Highline CollegeDes Moines · $4,623 in-state
- Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland · $5,156 in-state
- Lower Columbia CollegeLongview · $4,346 in-state
- North Seattle CollegeSeattle · $5,058 in-state
- Northwest Indian CollegeBellingham · $3,969 in-state
- Olympic CollegeBremerton · $4,197 in-state
- Peninsula CollegePort Angeles · $4,586 in-state
- Pierce College DistrictLakewood · $4,686 in-state
- Renton Technical CollegeRenton · $6,723 in-state
- Seattle Central CollegeSeattle · $4,865 in-state
- Skagit Valley CollegeMount Vernon · $5,620 in-state
- South Seattle CollegeSeattle · $4,865 in-state
- Spokane Community CollegeSpokane · $4,057 in-state
- Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokane · $4,058 in-state
- Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma · $4,920 in-state
- The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia · $8,999 in-state
- University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell · $12,559 in-state
- University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle · $12,643 in-state
- University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma · $12,817 in-state
- Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla · $6,513 in-state
- Washington State UniversityPullman · $12,997 in-state
- Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatchee · $5,118 in-state
- Western Washington UniversityBellingham · $9,286 in-state
- Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham · $5,146 in-state
- Yakima Valley CollegeYakima · $5,163 in-state
Public community colleges in Washington
Public vs private in Washington
Public colleges are state-supported and charge residents a lower in-state rate; private colleges set one tuition for all students but often discount it heavily with institutional aid. Compare net price and outcomes, not just sticker price, on each profile. Our cost and outcomes by state research shows how the median net price and graduation rate vary from one state to the next.
Public colleges in nearby states
Data sources & methodology
Public-college counts and tuition for Washington come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution and tuition-by-state snapshots; the college list is compiled live from each institution's record.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. Public Colleges in Washington. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/public-colleges-in/washington