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Largest registered nursing programs in Washington
Washington registered nursing 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 | University of Washington | Seattle | Public, 4-year | 350 |
| 2 | Washington State University | Pullman | Public, 4-year | 346 |
| 3 | Gonzaga University | Spokane | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 253 |
| 4 | Seattle University | Seattle | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 253 |
| 5 | Pacific Lutheran University | Tacoma | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 132 |
| 6 | Shoreline Community College | Shoreline | Public, 4-year | 128 |
| 7 | Lower Columbia College | Longview | Public, 4-year | 121 |
| 8 | Olympic College | Bremerton | Public, 4-year | 108 |
| 9 | Everett Community College | Everett | Public, 4-year | 104 |
| 10 | Seattle Central College | Seattle | Public, 4-year | 104 |
| 11 | Walla Walla Community College | Walla Walla | Public, 4-year | 100 |
| 12 | Spokane Community College | Spokane | Public, 4-year | 97 |
| 13 | Bellevue College | Bellevue | Public, 4-year | 92 |
| 14 | Seattle Pacific University | Seattle | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 89 |
| 15 | Wenatchee Valley College | Wenatchee | Public, 4-year | 87 |
| 16 | Clark College | Vancouver | Public, 4-year | 81 |
| 17 | Columbia Basin College | Pasco | Public, 4-year | 75 |
| 18 | Saint Martin's University | Lacey | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 70 |
| 19 | Tacoma Community College | Tacoma | Public, 4-year | 70 |
| 20 | Highline College | Des Moines | Public, 4-year | 65 |
| 21 | Lake Washington Institute of Technology | Kirkland | Public, 4-year | 65 |
| 22 | Skagit Valley College | Mount Vernon | Public, 4-year | 62 |
| 23 | Bellingham Technical College | Bellingham | Public, 4-year | 60 |
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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