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 · $4,436 in-state
- Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham · $4,431 in-state
- Big Bend Community CollegeMoses Lake · $5,059 in-state
- Cascadia CollegeBothell · $5,157 in-state
- Central Washington UniversityEllensburg · $9,417 in-state
- Centralia CollegeCentralia · $5,266 in-state
- Clark CollegeVancouver · $5,233 in-state
- Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood · $6,634 in-state
- Columbia Basin CollegePasco · $6,555 in-state
- Eastern Washington UniversityCheney · $8,586 in-state
- Edmonds CollegeLynnwood · $4,810 in-state
- Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen · $5,593 in-state
- Green River CollegeAuburn · $4,711 in-state
- Highline CollegeDes Moines · $4,772 in-state
- Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland · $5,997 in-state
- Lower Columbia CollegeLongview · $4,626 in-state
- North Seattle CollegeSeattle · $5,238 in-state
- Northwest Indian CollegeBellingham · $4,365 in-state
- Olympic CollegeBremerton · $4,197 in-state
- Peninsula CollegePort Angeles · $4,718 in-state
- Pierce College DistrictLakewood · $5,418 in-state
- Renton Technical CollegeRenton · $6,308 in-state
- Seattle Central CollegeSeattle · $5,184 in-state
- Skagit Valley CollegeMount Vernon · $5,400 in-state
- South Seattle CollegeSeattle · $5,238 in-state
- Spokane Community CollegeSpokane · $5,461 in-state
- Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokane · $5,461 in-state
- Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma · $5,507 in-state
- The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia · $9,264 in-state
- University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell · $12,919 in-state
- University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle · $12,973 in-state
- University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma · $13,168 in-state
- Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla · $5,279 in-state
- Washington State UniversityPullman · $13,391 in-state
- Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatchee · $5,267 in-state
- Western Washington UniversityBellingham · $9,582 in-state
- Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham · $5,115 in-state
- Yakima Valley CollegeYakima · $5,312 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