The Cheapest Colleges in Washington by Average Net Price for 2023
The lowest 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. Seattle Community College Central Campus leads the list with a $5,191 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 2019/2020 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#1 Seattle Community College Central CampusSeattle, Public Not For Profit |
$5,191 | 68% |
#2 Northwest Indian CollegeBellingham, Public Not For Profit |
$6,556 | 38% |
#3 Heritage UniversityToppenish, Private Not For Profit |
$7,356 | 76% |
#4 Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, Public Not For Profit |
$8,283 | 51% |
#5 Peninsula CollegePort Angeles, Public Not For Profit |
$8,415 | 47% |
#6 Olympic CollegeBremerton, Public Not For Profit |
$8,416 | 47% |
#7 University of Washington Bothell CampusBothell, Public Not For Profit |
$8,841 | 67% |
#8 Seattle Community College South CampusSeattle, Public Not For Profit |
$9,159 | 43% |
#9 Bellevue CollegeBellevue, Public Not For Profit |
$9,536 | 49% |
#10 University of Washington Seattle CampusSeattle, Public Not For Profit |
$9,661 | 65% |
#11 University of Washington Tacoma CampusTacoma, Public Not For Profit |
$10,113 | 62% |
#12 Columbia Basin CollegePasco, Public Not For Profit |
$10,356 | 37% |
#13 Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Public Not For Profit |
$12,322 | 44% |
#14 Northwest College of ArtPoulsbo, Private For Profit |
$13,870 | 51% |
#15 The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, Public Not For Profit |
$14,723 | 35% |
#16 Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Public Not For Profit |
$16,441 | 30% |
#17 Washington State UniversityPullman, Public Not For Profit |
$17,931 | 29% |
#18 Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Public Not For Profit |
$18,398 | 19% |
#19 Faith Evangelical College & SeminaryTacoma, Private Not For Profit |
$19,502 | 2% |
#20 Northwest UniversityKirkland, Private Not For Profit |
$21,825 | 51% |