Best Earnings After Graduation in Washington
25 schools ranked by median earnings 10 years after enrollment from College Scorecard. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DigiPen Institute of Technology Redmond · private | $44,446 | 57.2% | $79,878 | 64.4% |
| 2 | Gonzaga University Spokane · private | $35,119 | 86.6% | $78,892 | 81.7% |
| 3 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle · public | $14,091 | 84.9% | $78,466 | 39.1% |
| 4 | Seattle University Seattle · private | $34,662 | 75.3% | $75,272 | 76.9% |
| 5 | University of Puget Sound Tacoma · private | $38,394 | 74.9% | $69,594 | 72.3% |
| 6 | Washington State University Pullman · public | $14,971 | 65.6% | $68,905 | 86.6% |
| 7 | Whitman College Walla Walla · private | $33,313 | 90.1% | $67,589 | 38.1% |
| 8 | Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma · private | $19,589 | 72.0% | $66,990 | 78.0% |
| 9 | Seattle Pacific University Seattle · private | $24,488 | 66.3% | $64,506 | 83.4% |
| 10 | Western Washington University Bellingham · public | $21,193 | 70.9% | $62,569 | 93.3% |
| 11 | Saint Martin's University Lacey · private | $28,119 | 63.4% | $62,092 | 89.8% |
| 12 | Walla Walla University College Place · private | $23,329 | 67.2% | $61,885 | — |
| 13 | Central Washington University Ellensburg · public | $18,476 | 61.7% | $61,580 | 90.6% |
| 14 | Whitworth University Spokane · private | $26,534 | 71.4% | $58,561 | 89.8% |
| 15 | Eastern Washington University Cheney · public | $13,886 | 58.3% | $57,897 | 90.8% |
| 16 | Perry Technical Institute Yakima · community | $20,047 | 79.7% | $57,764 | — |
| 17 | Bellevue College Bellevue · community | $11,430 | 46.4% | $56,310 | — |
| 18 | Northwest University Kirkland · private | $22,288 | 66.2% | $54,914 | 83.2% |
| 19 | Cascadia College Bothell · public | $12,281 | 40.0% | $54,133 | — |
| 20 | Shoreline Community College Shoreline · community | $8,585 | 46.2% | $52,009 | — |
| 21 | Faith International University Tacoma · private | $22,662 | 46.8% | $51,006 | — |
| 22 | Green River College Auburn · community | $13,803 | 44.5% | $50,712 | — |
| 23 | Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland · community | $6,817 | 51.5% | $50,669 | — |
| 24 | Bates Technical College Tacoma · community | $6,292 | 39.8% | $50,051 | — |
| 25 | Renton Technical College Renton · public | $8,296 | 37.7% | $49,782 | — |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.