What colleges in Washington actually cost
The sticker price is not what most families pay. Every Washington college below shows its published cost of attendance beside the average net price families in the lowest reported income band actually paid after grants and scholarships — no account needed.
- Colleges
- 83
- in Washington with net-price data
- Median sticker price
- $22,773
- a year, across the 83 with a cost of attendance
- Median college's avg. net price, under $30,000
- $11,415
- after grants — the median of each college's average, across the 83 that report this band
| College | City | Sticker price | Avg. net price (income band) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Interactive Entertainment | Seattle | $38,046 | $29,494Under $30,000 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle | Seattle | $28,401 | $23,275Under $30,000 |
| Bates Technical College | Tacoma | $18,837 | $4,403Under $30,000 |
| Bellevue College | Bellevue | $20,309 | $9,500Under $30,000 |
| Bellingham Technical College | Bellingham | $16,104 | $4,587Under $30,000 |
| Big Bend Community College | Moses Lake | $21,661 | $10,060Under $30,000 |
| Carrington College-Spokane | Spokane | $45,781 | $41,895Under $30,000 |
| Cascadia College | Bothell | $21,077 | $10,480Under $30,000 |
| Central Washington University | Ellensburg | $28,816 | $11,846Under $30,000 |
| Centralia Beauty College | Centralia | $14,913 | $7,278Under $30,000 |
| Centralia College | Centralia | $19,910 | $8,471Under $30,000 |
| Clark College | Vancouver | $19,668 | $8,773Under $30,000 |
| Clover Park Technical College | Lakewood | $18,882 | $8,515Under $30,000 |
| Columbia Basin College | Pasco | $18,261 | $7,010Under $30,000 |
| DigiPen Institute of Technology | Redmond | $55,588 | $28,354Under $30,000 |
| Divers Institute of Technology | Seattle | $43,687 | $38,044Under $30,000 |
| Eastern Washington University | Cheney | $24,478 | $9,547Under $30,000 |
| Edmonds College | Lynnwood | $20,062 | $9,133Under $30,000 |
| Elite Cosmetology Barber & Spa Academy | Yakima | $21,679 | $14,376Under $30,000 |
| Everett Community College | Everett | $20,451 | $8,798Under $30,000 |
| Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett | Everett | $21,194 | $13,293Under $30,000 |
| Faith International University | Tacoma | $31,368 | $22,662Under $30,000 |
| Gonzaga University | Spokane | $73,178 | $20,833Under $30,000 |
| Grays Harbor College | Aberdeen | $15,708 | $2,988Under $30,000 |
| Great Northern University | Spokane | $28,405 | $19,898Under $30,000 |
| Green River College | Auburn | $22,040 | $11,415Under $30,000 |
| Heritage University | Toppenish | $31,209 | $15,114Under $30,000 |
| Highline College | Des Moines | $18,812 | $8,984Under $30,000 |
| International Beauty Education Center | Spokane | $22,881 | $17,370Under $30,000 |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology | Kirkland | $16,339 | $5,255Under $30,000 |
| Lower Columbia College | Longview | $16,169 | $6,078Under $30,000 |
| North Seattle College | Seattle | $18,943 | $9,241Under $30,000 |
| Northwest College of Art & Design | Tacoma | $30,038 | $12,977Under $30,000 |
| Northwest HVAC/R Training Center | Spokane | $21,800 | $16,645Under $30,000 |
| Northwest Indian College | Bellingham | $10,551 | $2,630Under $30,000 |
| Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building | Port Hadlock | $42,317 | $31,328Under $30,000 |
| Northwest University | Kirkland | $50,501 | $17,996Under $30,000 |
| Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education | Kirkland | $40,568 | $34,739Under $30,000 |
| Olympic College | Bremerton | $15,585 | $4,214Under $30,000 |
| Pacific Lutheran University | Tacoma | $62,459 | $13,609Under $30,000 |
| Pacific Northwest Christian College | Kennewick | $18,371 | $8,129Under $30,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Federal Way | Federal Way | $22,773 | $11,732Under $30,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Richland | Richland | $31,358 | $25,866Under $30,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane | Spokane Valley | $26,900 | $20,869Under $30,000 |
| Peninsula College | Port Angeles | $18,514 | $8,721Under $30,000 |
| Perry Technical Institute | Yakima | $27,818 | $18,011Under $30,000 |
| Pierce College District | Lakewood | $18,085 | $7,816Under $30,000 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Renton | Renton | $35,558 | $31,507Under $30,000 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Seattle | Seattle | $34,312 | $30,965Under $30,000 |
| Renton Technical College | Renton | $17,585 | $7,034Under $30,000 |
| Saint Martin's University | Lacey | $62,449 | $22,810Under $30,000 |
| Seattle Central College | Seattle | $17,889 | $7,883Under $30,000 |
| Seattle Film Institute | Seattle | $55,496 | $39,209Under $30,000 |
| Seattle Pacific University | Seattle | $56,826 | $20,735Under $30,000 |
| Seattle University | Seattle | $72,124 | $22,896Under $30,000 |
| Shoreline College | Shoreline | $16,671 | $7,390Under $30,000 |
| Skagit Valley College | Mount Vernon | $14,866 | $4,337Under $30,000 |
| South Puget Sound Community College | Olympia | $17,888 | $7,757Under $30,000 |
| South Seattle College | Seattle | $15,385 | $5,744Under $30,000 |
| Spokane Community College | Spokane | $13,839 | $4,012Under $30,000 |
| Spokane Falls Community College | Spokane | $15,685 | $4,477Under $30,000 |
| Studio Beauty School | Spokane Valley | $24,076 | $18,593Under $30,000 |
| Stylemaster College of Hair Design | Longview | $14,361 | $6,387Under $30,000 |
| Summit Salon Academy | Tacoma | $29,873 | $23,204Under $30,000 |
| Tacoma Community College | Tacoma | $16,766 | $7,112Under $30,000 |
| The Evergreen State College | Olympia | $28,477 | $22,079Under $30,000 |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline | Shoreline | $22,643 | $19,745Under $30,000 |
| UEI College-Tacoma | Tacoma | $41,364 | $35,957Under $30,000 |
| University of Puget Sound | Tacoma | $78,378 | $23,643Under $30,000 |
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus | Bothell | $26,908 | $5,573Under $30,000 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Seattle | $32,446 | $6,384Under $30,000 |
| University of Washington-Tacoma Campus | Tacoma | $25,346 | $4,458Under $30,000 |
| Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology | Kennewick | $27,113 | $21,479Under $30,000 |
| Walla Walla Community College | Walla Walla | $19,268 | $8,224Under $30,000 |
| Walla Walla University | College Place | $45,903 | $18,675Under $30,000 |
| Washington State University | Pullman | $27,648 | $7,074Under $30,000 |
| Wenatchee Valley College | Wenatchee | $20,827 | $7,094Under $30,000 |
| Western Washington University | Bellingham | $30,359 | $12,915Under $30,000 |
| Whatcom Community College | Bellingham | $19,672 | $9,814Under $30,000 |
| Whitman College | Walla Walla | $78,092 | $13,567Under $30,000 |
| Whitworth University | Spokane | $68,516 | $16,788Under $30,000 |
| Yakima Valley College | Yakima | $21,199 | $10,543Under $30,000 |
| Zorganics Institute of Beauty and Wellness | Bellingham | $30,010 | $16,128Under $30,000 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2024 data release. Sticker price is the college's cost of attendance (the published figure, or the sum of its published components). Net price is the average paid by students who received federal aid, grouped by household income. Averages from past students — your family's cost could be higher or lower.
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