Colleges in Washington and what each costs

37 colleges, biggest first. The cost is one year in 2026-27: tuition and fees (in-state for public colleges), books, room and board, and other costs. Click a college to see how many years your 529 pays for.

College	City	Type	One year, 2026-27
University of Washington cost of attendance	Seattle	Public, 4-year	$36,810
Washington State cost of attendance	Pullman	Public, 4-year	$33,434
WWU cost of attendance	Bellingham	Public, 4-year	$32,859
Central Washington University cost of attendance	Ellensburg	Public, 4-year	$34,439
Bellevue College cost of attendance	Bellevue	Public, 2-year	$28,429
Eastern Washington University cost of attendance	Cheney	Public, 4-year	$30,301
University of Washington-Bothell cost of attendance	Bothell	Public, 4-year	$37,100
Pierce College District cost of attendance	Lakewood	Public, 2-year	$29,717
Gonzaga University cost of attendance	Spokane	Private, 4-year	$82,125
Columbia Basin College cost of attendance	Pasco	Public, 2-year	$22,087
University of Washington-Tacoma cost of attendance	Tacoma	Public, 4-year	$35,462
Seattle University cost of attendance	Seattle	Private, 4-year	$82,326
Highline College cost of attendance	Des Moines	Public, 2-year	$24,901
Olympic College cost of attendance	Bremerton	Public, 2-year	$20,365
Edmonds College cost of attendance	Lynnwood	Public, 2-year	$29,372
Yakima Valley College cost of attendance	Yakima	Public, 2-year	$20,558
Skagit Valley College cost of attendance	Mount Vernon	Public, 2-year	$29,819
Pacific Lutheran University cost of attendance	Tacoma	Private, 4-year	$72,557
Whatcom Community College cost of attendance	Bellingham	Public, 2-year	$27,273
Evergreen State College cost of attendance	Olympia	Public, 4-year	$33,439
Lower Columbia College cost of attendance	Longview	Public, 2-year	$28,679
Whitworth University cost of attendance	Spokane	Private, 4-year	$76,179
Seattle Pacific University cost of attendance	Seattle	Private, 4-year	$68,615
Wenatchee Valley College cost of attendance	Wenatchee	Public, 2-year	$20,682
University of Puget Sound cost of attendance	Tacoma	Private, 4-year	$90,378
Centralia College cost of attendance	Centralia	Public, 2-year	$28,940
Whitman College cost of attendance	Walla Walla	Private, 4-year	$86,800
Big Bend Community College cost of attendance	Moses Lake	Public, 2-year	$21,814
Walla Walla University cost of attendance	College Place	Private, 4-year	$51,992
Saint Martin's University cost of attendance	Lacey	Private, 4-year	$69,734
City University of Seattle cost of attendance	Seattle	Private, 4-year	$38,152
DigiPen Institute of Technology cost of attendance	Redmond	Private, 4-year	$68,772
Northwest University cost of attendance	Kirkland	Private, 4-year	$55,047
Northwest Indian College cost of attendance	Bellingham	Public, 2-year	$16,059
Pacific Northwest Christian College cost of attendance	Kennewick	Private, 2-year	$21,219
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building cost of attendance	Port Hadlock	Private, 2-year	$46,779
Great Northern University cost of attendance	Spokane	Private, 4-year	$34,160

2026-27 is our estimate: the 2025-26 prices each college reported to the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard), plus 3%.

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