Safest Colleges in Washington
25 schools ranked by lowest violent crime rate from federal Clery Act filings. 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 | Violent (4yr avg) | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bellingham Technical College Bellingham · public | 0 | $5,997 | 51.6% | $49,748 |
| 2 | Centralia College Centralia · community | 0 | $9,862 | 46.4% | $43,140 |
| 3 | Clover Park Technical College Lakewood · public | 0 | $9,864 | 51.7% | $41,787 |
| 4 | Columbia Basin College Pasco · community | 0 | $8,317 | 42.8% | $46,680 |
| 5 | Cornish College of the Arts Seattle · private | 0 | $40,062 | 55.9% | $33,696 |
| 6 | Edmonds College Lynnwood · public | 0 | $11,010 | 39.5% | $48,144 |
| 7 | Pierce College District Lakewood · public | 0 | $10,222 | 41.8% | $47,532 |
| 8 | Grays Harbor College Aberdeen · public | 0 | $4,783 | 42.9% | $40,865 |
| 9 | Heritage University Toppenish · private | 0 | $14,598 | 58.7% | $49,416 |
| 10 | Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland · community | 0 | $6,817 | 51.5% | $50,669 |
| 11 | Lower Columbia College Longview · community | 0 | $7,630 | 43.5% | $40,691 |
| 12 | Perry Technical Institute Yakima · community | 0 | $20,047 | 79.7% | $57,764 |
| 13 | Peninsula College Port Angeles · public | 0 | $9,246 | 49.2% | $37,078 |
| 14 | Renton Technical College Renton · public | 0 | $8,296 | 37.7% | $49,782 |
| 15 | Saint Martin's University Lacey · private | 0 | $28,119 | 63.4% | $62,092 |
| 16 | Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon · public | 0 | $6,064 | 41.5% | $43,505 |
| 17 | South Puget Sound Community College Olympia · community | 0 | $9,132 | 44.8% | $45,039 |
| 18 | Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla · public | 0 | $9,406 | 49.0% | $43,526 |
| 19 | Walla Walla University College Place · private | 0 | $23,329 | 67.2% | $61,885 |
| 20 | Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee · public | 0 | $9,722 | 49.4% | $41,127 |
| 21 | Pima Medical Institute-Seattle Seattle · private | 0 | $31,016 | 80.2% | $38,673 |
| 22 | Northwest College of Art & Design Tacoma · private | 0 | $16,418 | 48.0% | $31,167 |
| 23 | Northwest Indian College Bellingham · public | 0 | $3,136 | 27.9% | $35,447 |
| 24 | Carrington College-Spokane Spokane · private | 0 | $42,335 | 77.4% | $36,625 |
| 25 | Faith International University Tacoma · private | 0 | $22,662 | 46.8% | $51,006 |
Compare any two: Bellingham Technical College vs Centralia College →
Go deeper on any school
Personalized match scores, the 2026 loan-earnings test, real net price by your income, and 20+ data points per school.
Get Full Access — $249/studentSafest Colleges in Other States
More Washington College Rankings
Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.