# List of colleges and universities in Washington (state)

This is a list of colleges and universities in Washington state, including other educational institutions providing higher education.

## Public institutions
### Four-year universities

| Name | Founded | Control | Enrollment (Fall 2022) | Endowment | Location | Other branches |
| University of Washington | 1861 | Public | 52,319 | $2.83 billion | Seattle | Bothell, Tacoma |
| Washington State University | 1890 | Public | 27,539 | $1.29 billion | Pullman | Spokane, Tri-Cities, Vancouver, Everett, Global Campus |
| Western Washington University | 1893 | Public | 14,747 | $57.1 million | Bellingham | Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, Poulsbo |
| Eastern Washington University | 1882 | Public | 10,910 | $52.2 million | Cheney | Bellevue, Everett, Spokane |
| Central Washington University | 1891 | Public | 9,257 | $13.3 million | Ellensburg | Des Moines, Everett, Lynnwood, Moses Lake, Pierce County, Sammamish, Wenatchee, Yakima |
| Evergreen State College | 1967 | Public | 2,105 | $8.9 million | Olympia | Aberdeen, Tacoma |

### Two-year colleges

* Bates Technical College, Tacoma
* Bellingham Technical College, Bellingham
* Big Bend Community College, Moses Lake
* Cascadia College, Bothell
* Centralia College, Centralia
* Clark College, Vancouver
* Clover Park Technical College, Lakewood
* Columbia Basin College
** Pasco
** Richland
* Community Colleges of Spokane
** Spokane Community College, Spokane
** Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane
* Edmonds College, Lynnwood
* Everett Community College, Everett
* Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen
** Columbia Education Center, Ilwaco
** Riverview Education Center, Raymond
* Green River College
** Auburn
** Enumclaw
** Kent
* Highline College
** Des Moines
** Federal Way
* Lake Washington Institute of Technology
** Kirkland
** Redmond
* Lower Columbia College, Longview
* Olympic College
** Bremerton
** Poulsbo
** Shelton
* Peninsula College
** Port Angeles
** Port Townsend
** Forks
* Pierce College
** Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, Lakewood
** Pierce College Puyallup, Puyallup
* Renton Technical College, Renton
* Seattle Colleges District (formerly Seattle Community Colleges)
** North Seattle College, Seattle
** Seattle Central College, Seattle
** Seattle Vocational Institute, Seattle
** South Seattle College, Seattle
* Shoreline Community College, Shoreline
* Skagit Valley College, Mount Vernon
* South Puget Sound Community College
** Olympia
** Lacey
* Tacoma Community College, Tacoma
* Walla Walla Community College
** Walla Walla
** Clarkston
* Wenatchee Valley College
** Wenatchee
** Omak
* Whatcom Community College, Bellingham
* Yakima Valley College
** Yakima
** Grandview

#### Primarily two-year colleges that also grant four-year degrees

* Bellevue College, Bellevue
* Bellingham Technical College, Bellingham
* Big Bend Community College, Moses Lake
* Centralia College, Centralia
* Clark College, Vancouver
* Columbia Basin College, Pasco
* Edmonds College, Lynnwood
* Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen
* Green River College, Auburn
* Highline College, Des Moines
* Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Kirkland
* Lower Columbia College, Longview
* Moody Aviation, Spokane
* North Seattle College, Seattle
* Olympic College, Bremerton
* Pierce College, Lakewood
* Seattle Central College, Seattle
* Skagit Valley College, Mount Vernon
* South Seattle College, Seattle
* Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane
* Tacoma Community College, Tacoma
* Whatcom Community College, Bellingham
* Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima

## Tribal institutions

* Northwest Indian College, Bellingham, Washington

## Private institutions
### Four-year institutions

| Name | Founded | Control | Enrollment (Fall 2022) | Location |
| Antioch University | 1852 | Private | 799 | Seattle |
| City University of Seattle | 1973 | Private | 2,095 | Seattle |
| Cornish College of the Arts | 1914 | Private | 443 | Seattle |
| Gonzaga University | 1887 | Private | 7,253 | Spokane |
| Northwest University | 1934 | Private | 1,014 | Kirkland |
| Pacific Lutheran University | 1890 | Private | 2,633 | Tacoma |
| Saint Martin's University | 1900 | Private | 1,609 | Lacey |
| Seattle Pacific University | 1891 | Private | 3,118 | Seattle |
| Seattle University | 1891 | Private | 7,121 | Seattle |
| Walla Walla University | 1892 | Private | 1,432 | College Place |
| Whitman College | 1859 | Private | 1,493 | Walla Walla |
| Whitworth University | 1890 | Private | 2,415 | Spokane |
| University of Puget Sound | 1888 | Private | 2,023 | Tacoma |

### Two-year institutions

* School of Visual Concepts, Seattle

### Other private colleges and universities

* Bastyr University, Kenmore
* Columbia College (Missouri) extended campuses
** Naval Station Everett in Marysville
** NAS Whidbey Island in Oak Harbor
* DigiPen Institute of Technology, Redmond
* Faith Evangelical Lutheran Seminary, Tacoma
* Heritage University, Toppenish
* Northeastern University, Seattle Campus, Seattle
* Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Yakima
* Seattle Bible College, Seattle

### Defunct private colleges and universities

* Adelphia College, Seattle
* Argosy University, Seattle, Seattle
* The Art Institute of Seattle, Seattle
* DeVry University
** Bellevue (location closed)
** Federal Way (location closed)
* Griffin College, Seattle
* Northwest Theological Seminary, Lynnwood
* Pinchot University, Seattle
* Henry Cogswell College, Everett
* Interface College, Spokane
* Moody Bible Institute Spokane
* Trinity Lutheran College, Seattle
* Washington Technology University, Bellevue