Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in Washington
Colleges whose average price after grants is furthest below their published sticker price.
Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in Washington13 schools
13 schools qualify, ranked by discount off the sticker price.
How this list is made
- Schools in Washington.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Academic Excellence grade B+ or better (the top 35% of rated colleges).
- Has a sticker price (cost of attendance) and a net price (average yearly cost after grants) from federal data (College Scorecard).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by the discount, sticker price minus net price, largest first.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#2 in Washington
- $44,779 off the sticker price
- Net price $33,313 a year
- 2
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA · Private nonprofitTop 17% for earnings
- $42,870 off the sticker price
- Net price $19,589 a year
- 3
Whitworth University
Spokane, WA · Private nonprofitTop 20% for graduation
- $41,982 off the sticker price
- Net price $26,534 a year
- 4
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA · Private nonprofitTop 15% for earnings
- $39,984 off the sticker price
- Net price $38,394 a year
- 5
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA · Private nonprofitTop 6% for graduation
- $38,059 off the sticker price
- Net price $35,119 a year
- 6
Seattle University
Seattle, WA · Private nonprofitTop 11% for earnings
- $37,462 off the sticker price
- Net price $34,662 a year
- 7
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA · Private nonprofitTop 20% for earnings
- $32,338 off the sticker price
- Net price $24,488 a year
- 8
Northwest University
Kirkland, WA · Private nonprofitTop 20% for graduation
- $28,213 off the sticker price
- Net price $22,288 a year
- 9
Walla Walla University
College Place, WA · Private nonprofit#6 in Washington
- $22,574 off the sticker price
- Net price $23,329 a year
- 10
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA · PublicHonor Roll#1 in Washington
- $18,355 off the sticker price
- Net price $14,091 a year
- 11
Washington State University
Pullman, WA · PublicTop 16% for earnings
- $12,677 off the sticker price
- Net price $14,971 a year
- 12
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Redmond, WA · Private for-profitTop 8% for earnings
- $11,142 off the sticker price
- Net price $44,446 a year
- 13
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA · PublicTop 24% for earnings
- $9,166 off the sticker price
- Net price $21,193 a year
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitman College | About $33,000 | $18,437 | $67,589 | 81% |
| Pacific Lutheran University | About $20,000 | $22,578 | $66,990 | 69% |
| Whitworth University | About $27,000 | $25,000 | $58,561 | 71% |
| University of Puget Sound | About $38,000 | $25,000 | $69,594 | 68% |
| Gonzaga University | About $35,000 | $24,454 | $78,892 | 86% |
| Seattle University | About $35,000 | $19,883 | $75,272 | 76% |
| Seattle Pacific University | About $24,000 | $24,000 | $64,506 | 62% |
| Northwest University | About $22,000 | $20,891 | $54,914 | 71% |
| Walla Walla University | About $23,000 | $26,842 | $61,885 | 60% |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | About $14,000 | $14,615 | $78,466 | 85% |
| Washington State University | About $15,000 | $19,500 | $68,905 | 61% |
| DigiPen Institute of Technology | About $44,000 | $27,000 | $79,878 | 61% |
| Western Washington University | About $21,000 | $18,500 | $62,569 | 65% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 5
- Arizona 4
- Arkansas 5
- California 63
- Colorado 6
- Connecticut 13
- District of Columbia 5
- Florida 21
- Georgia 9
- Illinois 21
- Indiana 21
- Iowa 16
- Kansas 4
- Kentucky 7
- Louisiana 3
- Maine 9
- Maryland 15
- Massachusetts 47
- Michigan 20
- Minnesota 19
- Missouri 18
- Nebraska 8
- New Hampshire 5
- New Jersey 17
- New York 79
- North Carolina 17
- Ohio 33
- Oklahoma 4
- Oregon 11
- Pennsylvania 60
- Rhode Island 9
- South Carolina 10
- Tennessee 10
- Texas 20
- Utah 4
- Vermont 6
- Virginia 20
- Wisconsin 15