Washington’s Best Colleges 2018 and Why

To help college-bound seniors choose the best schools within their states, WalletHub’s analysts compared nearly 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. based on 26 key measures grouped into seven categories....

such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing and Career Outcomes. The data set ranges from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary.

Top 10 Colleges & Universities in Washington

For Example:

School Snapshot: University of Washington (1 = Best; 7 = Average; 14 = Worst)

• 1^st – Admission Rate
• 6^th – Net Cost
• 10^th – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 5^th – On-Campus Crime
• 1^st – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 2^nd – Graduation Rate
• 2^nd – Post-Attendance Median Salary

School Snapshot: Whitman College (1 = Best; 7 = Average; 14 = Worst)

• 2^nd – Admission Rate
• 14^th – Net Cost
• 1^st – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 13^th – On-Campus Crime
• 13^th – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 1^st – Graduation Rate
• 7^th – Post-Attendance Median Salary

School Snapshot: Seattle University (1 = Best; 7 = Average; 14 = Worst)

• 6^th – Admission Rate
• 13^th – Net Cost
• 4^th – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 10^th – On-Campus Crime
• 2^nd – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 3^rd – Graduation Rate
• 1^st – Post-Attendance Median Salary