Colleges in Washington whose graduates clear the bar most often

Ranked by the share of each school's programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test).

#	College	Programs clearing the bar	Median earnings	Programs measured
1	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	100%	$81,503	42
2	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	100%	$78,771	43
3	Bellevue College	100%	$72,955	10
4	Green River College	100%	$60,031	13
5	Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education	100%	$56,136	11
6	Perry Technical Institute	100%	$52,379	12
7	Washington State University	99%	$68,115	70
8	Seattle University	98%	$78,906	51
9	Gonzaga University	97%	$73,558	35
10	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	96%	$79,755	138
11	Central Washington University	96%	$61,183	50
12	Eastern Washington University	96%	$60,672	51
13	Saint Martin's University	93%	$67,805	15
14	Pacific Lutheran University	93%	$58,472	27
15	Northwest University	93%	$55,247	14
16	Seattle Pacific University	90%	$69,566	30
17	Whitworth University	90%	$57,755	29
18	South Puget Sound Community College	90%	$46,306	10
19	Tacoma Community College	88%	$51,947	16
20	Western Washington University	87%	$56,460	63
21	University of Puget Sound	82%	$53,792	33
22	Clark College	82%	$47,108	17
23	Spokane Community College	74%	$46,638	27
24	Clover Park Technical College	70%	$52,024	10
25	Spokane Falls Community College	55%	$42,113	11

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Ranked on one stated metric, the share of a school's programs that clear the benchmark. Schools need at least 10 programs with reported earnings to appear. Note that specialised graduate institutions (medical and health-science centres, for example) often rank at the top because their programs are almost all high-earning; the 'programs measured' column and each school's page give the context.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10). Earnings are median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing, and describe past graduates rather than a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.