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Largest creative writing programs in Washington
Washington creative writing programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Washington University | Bellingham | Public, 4-year | 122 |
| 2 | Central Washington University | Ellensburg | Public, 4-year | 43 |
| 3 | University of Washington | Seattle | Public, 4-year | 40 |
| 4 | Pacific Lutheran University | Tacoma | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 19 |
| 5 | Eastern Washington University | Cheney | Public, 4-year | 17 |
| 6 | Seattle Pacific University | Seattle | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 13 |
| 7 | Seattle University | Seattle | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 12 |
| 8 | University of Puget Sound | Tacoma | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 10 |
| 9 | The Evergreen State College | Olympia | Public, 4-year | 2 |
| 10 | Walla Walla University | College Place | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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