Washington offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your Washington research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Seattle. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Seattle is right for you.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON QUICK STATSCounty: King
Incorporated: 1865
Elevation: 350 feet
Land Area: 83.9 square miles
Population Density: 7136 people per square mile
Population: 598,541
Population change since 2000: 6.20%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (67.9%), Black (8.4%), Hispanic (5.3%), Two or more races (4.5%), Chinese (3.4%), Filipino (2.8%), Other race (2.4%), Vietnamese (2.1%), American Indian (2.1%), Other Asian (1.8%), Japanese (1.6%), Korean (0.9%), Asian Indian (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): German (15.2%), Irish (11.9%), English (11.3%), Norwegian (5.7%), Italian (3.9%), Scottish (3.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (958.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820)
Nearest cities: Medina, WA (2.2 miles ), Hunts Point, WA (2.2 miles ), Clyde Hill, WA (2.3 miles ), Yarrow Point, WA (2.4 miles ), Mercer Island, WA (2.5 miles ), Beaux Arts Village, WA (2.6 miles ), Kirkland, WA (2.8 miles ), East Seattle, WA (2.8 miles )
Seattle Compared to State Average: Black race population percentage above state average. Number of rooms per house below state average. House age above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON EDUCATION FACTS
Educational Attainment
School Enrollment
Educational Attainment
Grad Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
20
Educational Attainment
Bachelor's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
32
Educational Attainment
Associate's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
6
Educational Attainment
Some College/No Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
18
Educational Attainment
High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
14
Educational Attainment
Not a High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
8
Population 25 and Older:398,731
Pre kindergarten through grade 8
47,837
Grades 9 through 12
18,499
College or graduate school
51,146
Total Enrolled:117,482
High school or higher: 89.50%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 47.20%
Graduate or professional degree: 17.30%
Colleges/Universities in Seattle:
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS Full-time enrollment: 32,742, Public, Offers Doctor's degree SEATTLE UNIVERSITY FT enrollment: 4,743, Location: 900 BROADWAY, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.seattleu.edu, Offers Doctor's degree SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FT enrollment: 4,526, Location: 16101 GREENWOOD AVE N, Public, Website: www.shoreline.ctc.edu SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS FT enrollment: 4,386, Location: 1701 BROADWAY, Public, Website: www.seattlecentral.org SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS FT enrollment: 3,489, Location: 9600 COLLEGE WAY N, Public, Website: www.sccd.ctc.edu SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS FT enrollment: 3,013, Location: 6000 16TH AVE SW, Public, Website: www.sccd.ctc.edu SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY FT enrollment: 2,992, Location: 3307 3RD AVE W, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.spu.edu, Offers Doctor's degree ART INSTITUTE OF SEATTLE FT enrollment: 2,313, Location: 2323 ELLIOTT AVE, Private, for-profit, Website: www.ais.edu UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-WASHINGTON CAMPUS FT enrollment: 1,114, Location: 7100 FT DENT WAY, Private, for-profit, Website: www.phoenix.edu/washington, Offers Doctor's degree ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY-SEATTLE BRANCH FT enrollment: 657, Location: 2326 6TH AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Offers Master's degree CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS FT enrollment: 615, Location: 710 E ROY ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.cornish.edu ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FT enrollment: 520, Location: 12720 GATEWAY DR STE 100, Private, for-profit, Website: www.itt-tech.edu SEATTLE VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE FT enrollment: 308, Location: 2120 S JACKSON, Public, Website: www.sccd.ctc.edu PIMA MEDICAL INSTITUTE FT enrollment: 297, Location: 1627 EASTLAKE AVE E, Private, for-profit, Website: WWW.PimaMedical.com GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY-SEATTLE FT enrollment: 238, Location: 310 SKINNER BLDG 1326 5TH AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.ggu.edu, Offers Master's degree COURT REPORTING INSTITUTE AND AGENCY FT enrollment: 222, Location: 929 N 130TH ST STE 2, Private, for-profit, Website: www.cri.org BUSINESS COMPUTER TRAINING INSTITUTE FT enrollment: 191, Location: 15445 53RD AVE S, Private, for-profit, Website: www.bcti.org NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF ACUPUNCTURE & ORIENTAL MED FT enrollment: 145, Location: 701 N 34TH STE 300, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.niaom.edu, Offers Master's degree GENE JUAREZ ACADEMY OF BEAUTY FT enrollment: 138, Location: 10715 8TH AVE NE, Private, for-profit BRENNEKE SCHOOL OF MASSAGE FT enrollment: 111, Location: 160 ROY ST, Private, for-profit)
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