Washington Public Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 16 public colleges in Washington with the highest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Bellevue College leads the list by accepting 100% of high school students that applied.

Acceptance rate is a measure of the competitiveness of a school. Lower acceptance rates are more competitive and may require a higher GPA, SAT/ACT score, and other factors to be considered for admission.

List of Washington Public Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate
College	Acceptance Rate
Bellevue College Bellevue, Washington	100%
Columbia Basin College Pasco, Washington	100%
Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, Washington	100%
Olympic College Bremerton, Washington	100%
Peninsula College Port Angeles, Washington	100%
South Seattle College Seattle, Washington	100%
Seattle Central College Seattle, Washington	100%
Northwest Indian College Bellingham, Washington	100%
The Evergreen State College Olympia, Washington	96%
Western Washington University Bellingham, Washington	93%
Central Washington University Ellensburg, Washington	91%
Eastern Washington University Cheney, Washington	91%
University of Washington Bothell Campus Bothell, Washington	91%
Washington State University Pullman, Washington	87%
University of Washington Tacoma Campus Tacoma, Washington	83%
University of Washington Seattle Campus Seattle, Washington	39%

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: August 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.