The University of Washington-Bothell Campus is 8.3 miles from High Bridge
No college sits inside High Bridge’s boundary, but the University of Washington-Bothell Campus’s campus in Bothell, with 5,676 students on campus, is 8.3 miles from the center of town, and Cascadia College is 8.3 miles away in Bothell. About 3% of High Bridge’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 High Bridge. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from High Bridge
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of High Bridge
Four private colleges within 12.7 miles, two public colleges within 9.3 miles, and two 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 High Bridge’s median household income ($167,337) 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 High Bridge: 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); Northwest University (2); Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education (2).
Questions about college near High Bridge
Is High Bridge a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 High Bridge residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Washington (6). The nearest campus, the University of Washington-Bothell Campus, is 8.3 miles away in Bothell.
What colleges are near High Bridge?
8 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Washington-Bothell Campus (8.3 miles, 5,676 students on campus), Edmonds College (14.2 miles, 4,059) and Lake Washington Institute of Technology (9.3 miles, 2,567).
What is the closest community college to High Bridge, and what does it cost?
Cascadia College in Bothell, 8.3 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 High Bridge. 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 →