Washington: enrollment and college housing by campus

The 20 Washington campuses here enrolled 162,309 full-time students in fall 2024 and controlled 34,684 beds of housing, 21 beds per 100 full-time students. University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most full-time students beyond its own beds: 33,509.

20campuses with 3,000+ full-time students
162,309full-time students, fall 2024
34,684college-controlled beds, 2024-25
$8,802median typical housing charge, academic year (14 reporting)
Sorted by full-time students beyond college-controlled capacity. Sources: Fall 2024 enrollment, IPEDS DRVEF2024 (provisional release, December 2025); 2024-25 housing capacity and charges, IPEDS COST1_2024 (December 2025). * Combined food and housing charge, for schools that don't split the two. n/a: no charge reported.
CampusFull-timeBedsPer 100Beyond bedsHousing charge
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle
43,652 10,143 23.2 33,509 $12,117
Washington State University
Pullman
22,023 6,930 31.5 15,093 $8,802
Western Washington University
Bellingham
13,112 4,184 31.9 8,928 $15,629*
Eastern Washington University
Cheney
8,546 1,400 16.4 7,146 $8,749
Bellevue College
Bellevue
6,446 363 5.6 6,083 $12,648
Pierce College District
Lakewood
5,283 60 1.1 5,223 $7,200
Green River College
Auburn
4,718 none 0 4,718 n/a
Clark College
Vancouver
4,054 none 0 4,054 n/a
Gonzaga University
Spokane
6,950 2,909 41.9 4,041 $7,800
University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Bothell
5,069 1,055 20.8 4,014 $11,250
Columbia Basin College
Pasco
4,099 126 3.1 3,973 $8,400
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Tacoma
4,258 300 7 3,958 $10,083
Spokane Community College
Spokane
3,870 none 0 3,870 n/a
Tacoma Community College
Tacoma
3,783 none 0 3,783 n/a
Olympic College
Bremerton
3,695 85 2.3 3,610 $6,500
Everett Community College
Everett
3,485 252 7.2 3,233 $13,380
Seattle Central College
Seattle
3,166 none 0 3,166 n/a
Seattle University
Seattle
5,596 2,468 44.1 3,128 $9,756
Highline College
Des Moines
3,211 160 5 3,051 $9,900
Central Washington University
Ellensburg
7,293 4,249 58.3 3,044 $8,700

"Beyond beds" is full-time enrollment minus the college's own housing capacity. It is not a demand forecast: some of those students live with family, and some commute by choice. Method and sources.