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Most selective (lowest admit rate) in Washington
18 colleges in Washington with this figure reported (500+ students).
1University of Washington-Seattle Campus · WA · Public43% admit2Whitman College · WA · Private (nonprofit)50% admit3DigiPen Institute of Technology · WA · Private (for-profit)68% admit4Saint Martin's University · WA · Private (nonprofit)76% admit5Gonzaga University · WA · Private (nonprofit)76% admit6Seattle University · WA · Private (nonprofit)76% admit7University of Puget Sound · WA · Private (nonprofit)76% admit8Pacific Lutheran University · WA · Private (nonprofit)81% admit9University of Washington-Tacoma Campus · WA · Public83% admit10Washington State University · WA · Public85% admit11Whitworth University · WA · Private (nonprofit)87% admit12Northwest University · WA · Private (nonprofit)88% admit13Central Washington University · WA · Public90% admit14Seattle Pacific University · WA · Private (nonprofit)91% admit15Western Washington University · WA · Public91% admit16Eastern Washington University · WA · Public92% admit17University of Washington-Bothell Campus · WA · Public92% admit18The Evergreen State College · WA · Public97% admit
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS (latest survey year). Sorted only by most selective (lowest admit rate) — this is not an overall quality ranking. Open-admission colleges do not report an admit rate and are not listed here.