<p>How would you rank these colleges in order?</p>
<p>-Western Washington University
- University of Washington
- University of Washington-Bothell
- Washington State University
- University of Puget Sound
- Whitman
- Seattle University
- Seattle Pacific University</p>
<p>stateuniversity.com, overall ranking
<a href=“Top Ranked Universities in Washington - Highest Overall School Score”>USA University College Directory - U.S. University Directory - State Universities and College Rankings;
Whitman College
Gonzaga
University of Puget Sound
University of Washington - Seattle
Seattle University
Washington State University
Seattle Pacific University
Washington-Bothell</p>
<p>stateuniversity.com, by SAT scores alone
<a href=“Top Ranked Universities in Washington - Highest SAT 75th Percentile Scores”>USA University College Directory - U.S. University Directory - State Universities and College Rankings;
Whitman College
Gonzaga
University of Washington - Seattle
University of Puget Sound
Seattle University
Seattle Pacific University
Washington State University
Washington-Bothell</p>
<p>by % of classes with 50 or more students
source: USNWR
University of Puget Sound (0%)
Whitman College (1%)
Seattle University (1%)
Gonzaga (2%)
Seattle Pacific University (5%)
Washington State University (20%)
University of Washington - Seattle (22%)</p>
<p>by PhD production rate per capita
source: NSF data at <a href=“NCSES”>NCSES;
method: total number of alumni PhDs earned in 2003-2012 divided by ((number of undergraduates)/4) X 10)
Whitman College
University of Puget Sound
University of Washington - Seattle
Seattle Pacific University
Gonzaga
Seattle University
Washington State University</p>
<p>Payscale.com mid-career salary
Whitman ($98,000)
Gonzaga ($91,800)
University of Washington-Seattle ($91,700)
Washington State ($86,000)
University of Puget Sound ($85,000)
Seattle Pacific University ($82,900)
Seattle University ($77,900)</p>
<p>Forbes ranking
Whitman (#47)
University of Washington - Seattle (#73)
University of Puget Sound (#181)
Gonzaga (#238)
Seattle University (#266)
Seattle Pacific (#326)
Washington State (#370)</p>
<p>Cost considerations, or the availability of desired programs, easily could override any of the above rankings.</p>