Federal data

Largest liberal arts programs in Washington

Washington liberal arts 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.

RankSchoolCitySectorAwards conferred
1Pierce College DistrictLakewoodPublic, 4-year1,128
2Bellevue CollegeBellevuePublic, 4-year982
3Clark CollegeVancouverPublic, 4-year793
4Columbia Basin CollegePascoPublic, 4-year781
5Everett Community CollegeEverettPublic, 4-year677
6Green River CollegeAuburnPublic, 4-year672
7Olympic CollegeBremertonPublic, 4-year624
8Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokanePublic, 4-year600
9Tacoma Community CollegeTacomaPublic, 4-year592
10South Puget Sound Community CollegeOlympiaPublic, 4-year530
11Whatcom Community CollegeBellinghamPublic, 4-year417
12Yakima Valley CollegeYakimaPublic, 4-year408
13Highline CollegeDes MoinesPublic, 4-year393
14Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatcheePublic, 4-year363
15The Evergreen State CollegeOlympiaPublic, 4-year359
16Shoreline Community CollegeShorelinePublic, 4-year349
17Spokane Community CollegeSpokanePublic, 4-year348
18Edmonds CollegeLynnwoodPublic, 4-year344
19Seattle Central CollegeSeattlePublic, 4-year317
20Skagit Valley CollegeMount VernonPublic, 4-year308
21Lower Columbia CollegeLongviewPublic, 4-year274
22Big Bend Community CollegeMoses LakePublic, 4-year271
23Cascadia CollegeBothellPublic, 4-year257
24Centralia CollegeCentraliaPublic, 4-year251
25North Seattle CollegeSeattlePublic, 4-year226

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.