The Most Expensive Colleges in Washington by Average Net Price for 2023
The highest net price colleges in Washington are ranked by the average net price paid. Net price is the average cost paid as determined by tuition minus scholarship and grant financial aid and grant financial aid and may be a more accurate estimation of real life costs than published tuition. Discount from list price represents the effective percent discount from published costs that students averaged. Please note that net price varies on a student by student basis based on finanical situation and no financial aid is guaranteed. Cornish College of the Arts leads the list with a $39,440 average annual net price paid in 2014-2015.
Net price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2014-2015 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#1 Cornish College of the ArtsSeattle, Private Not For Profit |
$39,440 | 22% |
#2 Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, Private Not For Profit |
$38,989 | 45% |
#3 University of Puget SoundTacoma, Private Not For Profit |
$38,127 | 46% |
#4 Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Private Not For Profit |
$36,880 | 41% |
#5 Seattle UniversitySeattle, Private Not For Profit |
$36,843 | 42% |
#6 DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, Private For Profit |
$36,832 | 22% |
#7 Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, Private Not For Profit |
$28,367 | 43% |
#8 Whitworth UniversitySpokane, Private Not For Profit |
$25,785 | 58% |
#9 Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, Private Not For Profit |
$25,368 | 58% |
#10 Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, Private Not For Profit |
$23,824 | 56% |
#11 Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place, Private Not For Profit |
$23,598 | 41% |
#12 Northwest UniversityKirkland, Private Not For Profit |
$21,825 | 51% |
#13 Faith Evangelical College & SeminaryTacoma, Private Not For Profit |
$19,502 | 2% |
#14 Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Public Not For Profit |
$18,398 | 19% |
#15 Washington State UniversityPullman, Public Not For Profit |
$17,931 | 29% |
#16 Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Public Not For Profit |
$16,441 | 30% |
#17 The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, Public Not For Profit |
$14,723 | 35% |
#18 Northwest College of ArtPoulsbo, Private For Profit |
$13,870 | 51% |
#19 Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Public Not For Profit |
$12,322 | 44% |
#20 Columbia Basin CollegePasco, Public Not For Profit |
$10,356 | 37% |