39 colleges in Washington with an average net price under $20,000 a year, ranked by what families actually pay after aid. Cheapest: Northwest Indian College at $3,136.
Net price is the average a family pays after grant aid — not the published sticker price. Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Schools granting only associate degrees are excluded, so a community college appears here only if it also awards bachelor's degrees.
Compare these on the map| # | College | Net price / yr | Graduates | Accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwest Indian College Bellingham, WA |
$3,136$10,551 | 18% | — |
| 2 | Grays Harbor College Aberdeen, WA |
$4,783$15,708 | 39% | — |
| 3 | Spokane Community College Spokane, WA |
$5,473$13,839 | 33% | — |
| 4 | Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA |
$5,997$16,104 | 42% | — |
| 5 | South Seattle College Seattle, WA |
$6,004$15,385 | 31% | — |
| 6 | Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WA |
$6,064$14,866 | 36% | — |
| 7 | Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, WA |
$6,817$16,339 | 37% | — |
| 8 | Olympic College Bremerton, WA |
$7,172$15,585 | 31% | — |
| 9 | Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA |
$7,409$15,685 | 32% | — |
| 10 | Lower Columbia College Longview, WA |
$7,630$16,169 | 23% | — |
| 11 | Renton Technical College Renton, WA |
$8,296$17,585 | 46% | — |
| 12 | Columbia Basin College Pasco, WA |
$8,317$18,261 | 33% | — |
| 13 | Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA |
$8,376$16,766 | 32% | — |
| 14 | Seattle Central College Seattle, WA |
$8,819$17,889 | 32% | — |
| 15 | Peninsula College Port Angeles, WA |
$9,246$18,514 | 37% | — |
| 16 | Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla, WA |
$9,406$19,268 | 38% | — |
| 17 | Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee, WA |
$9,722$20,827 | 43% | — |
| 18 | Centralia College Centralia, WA |
$9,862$19,910 | 42% | — |
| 19 | Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA |
$9,864$18,882 | 43% | — |
| 20 | Highline College Des Moines, WA |
$9,879$18,812 | 35% | — |
| 21 | University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA |
$10,163$25,346 | 63% | 83% |
| 22 | Pierce College District Lakewood, WA |
$10,222$18,085 | 31% | — |
| 23 | Everett Community College Everett, WA |
$10,684$20,451 | 37% | — |
| 24 | North Seattle College Seattle, WA |
$10,740$18,943 | 33% | — |
| 25 | Edmonds College Lynnwood, WA |
$11,010$20,062 | 29% | — |
| 26 | Bellevue College Bellevue, WA |
$11,430$20,309 | 36% | — |
| 27 | Clark College Vancouver, WA |
$11,465$19,668 | 39% | — |
| 28 | Whatcom Community College Bellingham, WA |
$11,795$19,672 | 36% | — |
| 29 | Yakima Valley College Yakima, WA |
$11,843$21,199 | 29% | — |
| 30 | Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, WA |
$12,210$21,661 | 42% | — |
| 31 | Cascadia College Bothell, WA |
$12,281$21,077 | 32% | — |
| 32 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA |
$12,319$26,908 | 65% | 91% |
| 33 | Green River College Auburn, WA |
$13,803$22,040 | 39% | — |
| 34 | Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA |
$13,886$24,478 | 43% | 91% |
| 35 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA |
$14,091$32,446 | 85% | 39% |
| 36 | Heritage University Toppenish, WA |
$14,598$31,209 | 54% | — |
| 37 | Washington State University Pullman, WA |
$14,971$27,648 | 61% | 87% |
| 38 | Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA |
$18,476$28,816 | 54% | 91% |
| 39 | Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA |
$19,589$62,459 | 69% | 78% |