2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Washington for Students from United Kingdom

When it comes to choosing a college, international students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Value Colleges for British Students in Washington ranking is part of that endeavor.

Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for British students in Washington. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall value as determined by our Best Colleges for the Money ranking and the percentage of international students on campus.

See what other factors we include in our ranking methodology.

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Since one ranking on its own is not enough to give you a complete understanding of your educational options, you can refine this list by location. We've also developed a number of other tools and rankings based on other factors. These other rankings highlight colleges that excel in other factors such as quality or diversity as well as schools that excel in serving different groups of students such as online students or returnings adults.

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Top Value Colleges in Washington for Students from United Kingdom

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

$27,733 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

6.2% International Students

Washington State University tops this year’s ranking as the best value school for British students in Washington. Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6,226 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Of the total number of students at the school, 6.2% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Wazzu are China, India, and Saudi Arabia. International students at Wazzu can expect to pay, on average, about $27,733 a year to attend the school. Graduate students pay around $28,190 a year in average tuition and fees.

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2

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

$39,906 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

16.2% International Students

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9,451 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 16.2% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UW Seattle are China, India, and South Korea. International students at UW Seattle can expect to pay, on average, about $39,906 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $30,912 per year.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Seattle University
Seattle, WA

$49,335 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

9.5% International Students

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for British students in Washington. Seattle U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,446 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 9.5% are international. Students from as far away as China, Indonesia, and Vietnam come to Seattle U to study. International students at Seattle U can expect to pay, on average, about $49,335 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $14,310 per year.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 schools only.

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.