List of colleges and universities in Washington (state)

This is a list of colleges and universities in Washington state, including other educational institutions providing higher education.

Name	Founded	Type	Enrollment^[1] (Fall 2024)	Location	Other branches
University of Washington	1861	Public	68,020	Seattle	Bothell, Tacoma, Spokane, Rome campus, León campus
Washington State University	1890		25,685	Pullman	Spokane, Tri-Cities, Vancouver, Everett Puyallup agricultural campus, Global Campus
Western Washington University	1893		14,710	Bellingham	Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, Poulsbo
Eastern Washington University	1882		10,492	Cheney	Bellevue, Everett, Spokane^[2]
Central Washington University	1891		10,811	Ellensburg	Des Moines, Everett, Lynnwood, Moses Lake, Pierce County, Sammamish, Wenatchee, Yakima
Evergreen State College	1967		2,490	Olympia	Aberdeen,^[3] Tacoma

Name	Founded	Type	Enrollment^[1] (Fall 2024)	Location
Antioch University	1852	Private	771	Seattle
City University of Seattle	1973		2,007	Seattle
Gonzaga University	1887		7,470	Spokane
Northwest University	1934		2,405	Kirkland
Pacific Lutheran University	1890		2,797	Tacoma
Saint Martin's University	1895		1,390	Lacey
Seattle Pacific University	1891		2,261	Seattle
Seattle University	1891		7,694	Seattle
University of Puget Sound	1888		1,864	Tacoma
Walla Walla University	1892		1,426	College Place
Whitman College	1859		1,561	Walla Walla
Whitworth University	1890		2,459	Spokane

Public institutions