College ROI in Washington
See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Washington's everyday prices are 7.0% above the U.S. average
This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.
- Overall prices
- 107.0
- Housing
- 126.0
- Utilities
- 92.9
Best estimated 10-year return
33 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.
1University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma · Public+52%2University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell · Public+47%3University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle · Public+42%4DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond · Private for-profit+38%5Seattle UniversitySeattle · Private nonprofit+7%6Washington State UniversityPullman · Public+5%7Gonzaga UniversitySpokane · Private nonprofit+4%8Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place · Private nonprofit−5%9Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle · Private nonprofit−20%10Northwest UniversityKirkland · Private nonprofit−28%
Most earnings per price dollar
Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.
1Northwest Indian CollegeBellingham · Public15.5×2Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen · Public8.3×3Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland · Public8.1×4University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma · Public7.7×5Olympic CollegeBremerton · Public7.5×6Columbia Basin CollegePasco · Public6.5×7University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell · Public6.4×8Seattle Central CollegeSeattle · Public6.1×9University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle · Public5.6×10North Seattle CollegeSeattle · Public5.3×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION
Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt
Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Washington median among debt-reporting colleges.
1Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-EverettEverett · Private for-profit$7,917median federal debt83%college completion2Renton Technical CollegeRenton · Public$7,920median federal debt46%college completion3UEI College-TacomaTacoma · Private for-profit$9,500median federal debt58%college completion4Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatchee · Public$10,332median federal debt43%college completion5South Puget Sound Community CollegeOlympia · Public$11,000median federal debt44%college completion6Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood · Public$12,112median federal debt43%college completion7Perry Technical InstituteYakima · Private nonprofit$14,139median federal debt79%college completion8Heritage UniversityToppenish · Private nonprofit$14,573median federal debt54%college completion9University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell · Public$14,615median federal debt65%college completion10University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle · Public$14,615median federal debt85%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.ALL COLLEGES IN WA
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100 matching colleges · page 4 of 4
The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Washington, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.