2024 Best Private Colleges in Washington

4 Year  •  Spokane, WA  • 

Gonzaga University is a private not-for-profit university based in Spokane, Washington. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,257 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 64%.

#1 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Washington

4 Year  •  Seattle, WA

Seattle University is a private not-for-profit university based in Seattle, Washington. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 957 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 73%.

#2 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Washington

4 Year  •  Seattle, WA

Seattle Pacific University is a private not-for-profit university based in Seattle, Washington. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 647 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 90%.

#3 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Washington

4 Year  •  Walla Walla, WA

Whitman College is a private not-for-profit university based in Walla Walla, Washington. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 389 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 51%.

#4 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Washington

4 Year  •  Spokane, WA

Whitworth University is a private not-for-profit university based in Spokane, Washington. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 505 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 89%.

#5 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Washington

4 Year  •  Tacoma, WA

Pacific Lutheran University is a private not-for-profit university based in Tacoma, Washington. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 619 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 75%.

#6 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Washington

4 Year  •  Tacoma, WA

University of Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit university based in Tacoma, Washington. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 593 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 83%.

#7 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Washington

4 Year  •  College Place, WA

Walla Walla University is a private not-for-profit university based in College Place, Washington. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 361 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 56%.

#8 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Washington

4 Year  •  Kirkland, WA

Northwest University is a private not-for-profit university based in Kirkland, Washington. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 197 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 97%.

#9 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Washington

4 Year  •  Lacey, WA

Saint Martin's University is a private not-for-profit university based in Lacey, Washington. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 279 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 97%.

#10 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Washington

4 Year  •  Seattle, WA

Cornish College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit university based in Seattle, Washington. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 177 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 87%.

#11 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Washington

4 Year  •  Vancouver, WA

Charter College is a private for-profit university based in Vancouver, Washington.

#12 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Washington