First-Gen Fit Rankings: Washington

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 32 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

✅ 6 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 15 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 11 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Heritage University Toppenish	68 ✅ Good	—	66.7%	$15,114	56.8%
2	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma	68 ✅ Good	—	39.7%	$4,458	80%
3	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell	64 ✅ Good	—	28.6%	$5,573	85.8%
4	Northwest College of Art & Design Tacoma	63 ✅ Good	—	50.7%	$12,977	76.8%
5	Washington State University Pullman	60 ✅ Good	—	27.4%	$7,074	78.3%
6	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle	60 ✅ Good	—	14.9%	$6,384	94.7%
7	Eastern Washington University Cheney	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	35.1%	$9,547	67.4%
8	Great Northern University Spokane	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	41.7%	$19,898	100%
9	Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	35.3%	$13,609	81.9%
10	Central Washington University Ellensburg	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.3%	$11,846	70.1%
11	Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs Spokane	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	45.9%	—	—
12	Western Washington University Bellingham	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	20.9%	$12,915	79.4%
13	Northwest University Kirkland	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	25.3%	$17,996	83.9%
14	Whitworth University Spokane	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	29.5%	$16,788	77.6%
15	Seattle Film Institute Seattle	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	56.7%	$39,209	77.8%
16	The Evergreen State College Olympia	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	41.6%	$22,079	69.9%
17	Faith International University Tacoma	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	46.9%	$22,662	66.7%
18	Saint Martin's University Lacey	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	41.9%	$22,810	64.6%
19	Whitman College Walla Walla	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	16.3%	$13,567	86.7%
20	Seattle Pacific University Seattle	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	35.3%	$20,735	72.4%
21	Walla Walla University College Place	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	26%	$18,675	84.9%
22	Seattle University Seattle	39 ⚠️ Low	—	23.6%	$22,896	84.2%
23	Gonzaga University Spokane	38 ⚠️ Low	—	14.4%	$20,833	92.9%
24	University of Puget Sound Tacoma	34 ⚠️ Low	—	17.3%	$23,643	84%
25	Cornish College of the Arts Seattle	33 ⚠️ Low	—	29.9%	$31,806	69.3%
26	City University of Seattle Seattle	32 ⚠️ Low	—	10.7%	—	—
27	DigiPen Institute of Technology Redmond	31 ⚠️ Low	—	22.5%	$28,354	76.2%
28	Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education Kirkland	28 ⚠️ Low	—	18.5%	$34,739	50%
29	Bastyr University Kenmore	17 ⚠️ Low	—	13.8%	—	—
30	Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine Seattle	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
31	The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology Seattle	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
32	Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences Yakima	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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