North Creek School · Photo: CassRobin · CC BY-SA 3.0The University of Washington-Bothell Campus is 3.2 miles from Bothell East
No college sits inside Bothell East’s boundary, but the University of Washington-Bothell Campus’s campus in Bothell, with 5,676 students on campus, is 3.2 miles from the center of town, and Cascadia College is 3.2 miles away in Bothell. About 5% of Bothell East’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Bothell East. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Bothell East
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Bothell East
Nine private colleges within 15 miles, four public colleges within 11.8 miles, and five community colleges.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Bothell East’s median household income ($198,882) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Bothell East: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: University of Washington-Bothell Campus (3); Pima Medical Institute-Seattle (13); Northwest University (2); Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education (2); University of Washington-Seattle Campus (3).
Questions about college near Bothell East
Is Bothell East a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Bothell East residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Washington (6). The nearest campus, the University of Washington-Bothell Campus, is 3.2 miles away in Bothell.
What colleges are near Bothell East?
18 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Washington-Seattle Campus (11.8 miles, 54,144 students on campus), Seattle University (15 miles, 6,757) and the University of Washington-Bothell Campus (3.2 miles, 5,676).
What is the closest community college to Bothell East, and what does it cost?
Cascadia College in Bothell, 3.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,157 a year for Washington residents; the federal net price, $12,281, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Washington-Bothell Campus cost if we live in Washington?
Tuition and fees are $12,919 a year in-state and $43,155 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $5,573 (under $30,000 income) to $25,993 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Bothell East. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →