thumb|right|The Quad at the [[University of Washington]]This is a list of colleges and universities in Washington state, including other educational institutions providing higher education.

Public institutions

Four-year universities

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| style="text-align:left;"|University of Washington||1861||Public||68,020||Seattle||Bothell, Tacoma, Spokane, Rome campus, León campus

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| style="text-align:left;"|Washington State University||1890||Public||25,685||Pullman||Spokane, Tri-Cities, Vancouver, Everett Puyallup agricultural campus, Global Campus

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| style="text-align:left;"|Western Washington University||1893||Public||14,710||Bellingham||Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, Poulsbo

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| style="text-align:left;"|Eastern Washington University||1882||Public||10,492||Cheney||Bellevue, Everett, Spokane

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| style="text-align:left;"|Central Washington University||1891||Public||10,811||Ellensburg||Des Moines, Everett, Lynnwood, Moses Lake, Pierce County, Sammamish, Wenatchee, Yakima

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| style="text-align:left;"|Evergreen State College||1967||Public||2,490||Olympia||Aberdeen, Tacoma

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Two-year colleges

  • Bates Technical College, Tacoma
  • Bellevue College, Bellevue
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

Tribal institutions

  • Northwest Indian College, Bellingham, Washington

Private institutions

Four-year institutions

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  • Naval Station Everett in Marysville
  • NAS Whidbey Island in Oak Harbor
  • DigiPen Institute of Technology, Redmond
  • Faith Evangelical Lutheran Seminary, Tacoma
  • Heritage University, Toppenish
  • Moody Bible Institute, Spokane
  • 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
  • Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle - acquired by Seattle University
  • Griffin College, Seattle
  • Northwest Theological Seminary, Lynnwood
  • Pinchot University, Seattle
  • Henry Cogswell College, Everett
  • Interface College, Spokane
  • Seattle Vocational Institute, Seattle
  • Trinity Lutheran College, Seattle
  • Washington Technology University, Bellevue

See also

  • Higher education in the United States
  • List of college athletic programs in Washington (state)
  • List of American institutions of higher education
  • List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
  • List of colleges and universities
  • List of colleges and universities by country

References

  • Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Washington