What do private nonprofit colleges in Washington cost?

Across the 14 schools that report it, the median average net price is $25,815 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $10,747 at Heritage University to $34,324 at Seattle University.

Which private nonprofit colleges in Washington have the lowest average net price?

By reported average net price: Heritage University ($10,747), Pacific Lutheran University ($20,652), Northwest University ($22,071), Faith International University ($22,817), and Whitworth University ($23,009).

How much do former students of private nonprofit colleges in Washington earn?

At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $67,140 10 years after starting college (15 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Gonzaga University ($89,110), Seattle University ($84,728), and University of Puget Sound ($71,918).

What is the graduation rate at private nonprofit colleges in Washington?

The median graduation rate is 57.7%, across 15 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.

How much student debt do graduates of private nonprofit colleges in Washington have?

The median institution's graduates leave with $21,500 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

Private nonprofit colleges in Washington

The College Scorecard lists 21 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Washington, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 24,397 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $25,815 a year, higher than the $22,971 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $67,140 at the median institution, higher than the $59,082 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. The median graduation rate is 57.7%.

Open in the dashboardSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Schools

Undergraduatesi

24,397

Median net pricei

$25,815

U.S.: $22,971

Median earnings, 10 yrsi

$67,140

U.S.: $59,082

Median debti

$21,500

U.S.: $23,250

Median grad ratei

57.7%

U.S.: 57.7%

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Each dot is one school. Dashed lines mark the median for Washington. Showing 13 of 21 private nonprofit colleges in Washington; schools missing either value are left out.

All 21 private nonprofit colleges in Washington


Gonzaga University Spokane	5,198	$32,750	$57,250	$89,110	$21,500	85.5%	92.9%	81.7%
Seattle University Seattle	4,062	$34,324	$58,965	$84,728	$19,500	70.7%	84.2%	76.9%
Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma	2,401	$20,652	$53,096	$71,109	$19,500	64.1%	81.9%	78.0%
Whitworth University Spokane	1,858	$23,009	$55,450	$64,055	$25,000	66.9%	77.6%	89.8%
Seattle Pacific University Seattle	1,762	$25,419	$44,367	$71,277	$22,827	55.2%	72.4%	83.4%
University of Puget Sound Tacoma	1,594	$32,507	$65,886	$71,918	$23,250	69.3%	84.0%	72.3%
Whitman College Walla Walla	1,531	$29,486	$66,610	$70,813	$18,525	75.3%	86.7%	38.1%
Walla Walla University College Place	1,252	$27,786	$35,757	$67,140	$25,712	57.7%	84.9%	n/a
Saint Martin's University Lacey	1,158	$25,472	$46,856	$70,376	$22,500	55.8%	64.6%	89.8%
City University of Seattle Seattle	1,137	n/a	$14,100	$66,765	$22,000	12.5%	n/a	n/a
Heritage University Toppenish	812	$10,747	$21,556	$58,279	$15,000	56.7%	56.8%	n/a
Northwest University Kirkland	645	$22,071	$37,360	$61,237	$21,500	66.8%	83.9%	83.2%
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education Kirkland	405	$31,325	$15,561	$61,237	$21,500	36.4%	50.0%	n/a
Faith International University Tacoma	276	$22,817	$8,850	$57,111	$17,749	28.6%	66.7%	n/a
Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs Spokane	145	n/a	$13,560	$64,055	$25,000	n/a	n/a	28.6%
Antioch University-Seattle Seattle	74	n/a	n/a	$54,447	$25,884	n/a	n/a	n/a
Great Northern University Spokane	48	$26,158	$18,900	n/a	n/a	50.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Bastyr University Kenmore	39	n/a	n/a	$62,095	$12,500	n/a	n/a	n/a
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences Yakima	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine Seattle	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology Seattle	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Quick facts: private nonprofit colleges in Washington

How many private nonprofit colleges are in Washington?: The College Scorecard lists 21 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Washington.
What do private nonprofit colleges in Washington cost?: Across the 14 schools that report it, the median average net price is $25,815 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $10,747 at Heritage University to $34,324 at Seattle University.
Which private nonprofit colleges in Washington have the lowest average net price?: By reported average net price: Heritage University ($10,747), Pacific Lutheran University ($20,652), Northwest University ($22,071), Faith International University ($22,817), and Whitworth University ($23,009).
How much do former students of private nonprofit colleges in Washington earn?: At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $67,140 10 years after starting college (15 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Gonzaga University ($89,110), Seattle University ($84,728), and University of Puget Sound ($71,918).
What is the graduation rate at private nonprofit colleges in Washington?: The median graduation rate is 57.7%, across 15 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
How much student debt do graduates of private nonprofit colleges in Washington have?: The median institution's graduates leave with $21,500 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

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How these numbers work

This page includes private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.