Charles Wright Academy

Tacoma · WA · Private independent · K-12 combined

Private

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What families should know about Charles Wright Academy.

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Your state's public flagship

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

42%

admit rate

$12,973

in-state tuition/yr · $43,209 out-of-state

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,091/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Their published matriculation list

Where the Class of 2021-2025 enrolled

Charles Wright Academy publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 141 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

College · Students

University of Washington - Seattle Campus 38

Western Washington University 9

New York University 8

Seattle University 7

Central Washington University 6

Gonzaga University 6

Washington State University 6

Arizona State University (Tempe) 5

Boston University 5

California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) 4

Chapman University 4

Northeastern University 4

Pacific Lutheran University 4

Santa Clara University 4

University of Arizona 4

University of California - Irvine 4

University of California - San Diego 4

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 4

University of Puget Sound 4

University of Southern California 4

University of Washington - Bothell Campus 4

Washington University in St. Louis 4

Barnard College 3

Cornell University 3

Georgetown University 3

Lehigh University 3

Penn State University (University Park) 3

Stanford University 3

The Evergreen State College 3

University of California - Davis 3

and 111 more

University of California - Los Angeles 3

University of California - Santa Barbara 3

Whitman College 3

Bowdoin College 2

Brandeis University 2

Brown University 2

Carleton College 2

Carnegie Mellon University 2

Clemson University 2

Drexel University 2

George Fox University 2

Hawai'i Pacific University 2

Loyola Marymount University 2

Pierce College 2

Rhode Island School of Design 2

Rice University 2

San Diego State University 2

Sarah Lawrence College 2

Smith College 2

Trinity College Dublin 2

University of Chicago 2

University of Portland 2

University of San Diego 2

University of Washington - Tacoma Campus 2

University of Wisconsin - Madison 2

Yale University 2

Amherst College 1

Arizona State University (West) 1

Art Center College of Design 1

Baylor University 1

Belmont University 1

Boise State University 1

Boston College 1

California Lutheran University 1

Carroll College 1

Cañada College 1

City St. George's, University of London 1

Colorado College 1

Connecticut College 1

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Prescott) 1

Fordham University 1

Franklin & Marshall College 1

George Washington University 1

Georgia Institute of Technology 1

Georgia State University 1

Grinnell College 1

Hamilton College 1

Howard University 1

IE University 1

Indiana University (Bloomington) 1

Johns Hopkins University 1

Knox College 1

Linfield University 1

Loyola University Chicago 1

Macalester College 1

Maine Maritime Academy 1

Marquette University 1

Maryland Institute College of Art 1

McGill University 1

Middlebury College 1

Montana State University 1

Navarro College 1

Norwich University of the Arts 1

NYU Shanghai 1

Oregon State University 1

Pitzer College 1

Pomona College 1

Pratt Institute 1

Princeton University 1

Reed College 1

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1

Rochester Institute of Technology 1

Seattle Pacific University 1

St. Olaf College 1

Syracuse University 1

Tacoma Community College 1

The American University of Paris 1

The Ohio State University 1

The University of Edinburgh 1

Trinity University 1

Tufts University 1

Tulane University of Louisiana 1

University of Arkansas 1

University of British Columbia 1

University of British Columbia (Okanagan) 1

University of California - Berkeley 1

University of Central Florida 1

University of Colorado - Boulder 1

University of Denver 1

University of Florida 1

University of Glasgow 1

University of La Verne 1

University of Miami 1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1

University of North Dakota 1

University of Oklahoma 1

University of Pennsylvania 1

University of Pittsburgh 1

University of Redlands 1

University of Rochester 1

University of Toronto 1

University of Utah 1

Valley City State University 1

Vanderbilt University 1

Vassar College 1

Villanova University 1

Wellesley College 1

Westminster University 1

Wheaton College - MA 1

William & Mary 1

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Independently verified As published by Charles Wright Academy — "Five-Year Matriculation List" ("CWAFiveYearMatriculationList.pdf", linked as "COLLEGE DESTINATIONS CLASS OF 2021-2025" ↗. Found at: Full one-page infographic titled "Five-Year Matriculation List" — two-column list, one printed count per college.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 578 in 2020 to 519 in 2022 — over 2 years.

-10.2%

Why only 2 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Sound Christian Academy Tacoma	Private	3.6	268	-4.3%
Life Christian Academy Tacoma	Private	4.1	610	+25.5%
Concordia Christian Academy Tacoma	Private	5.4	191	+66.1%
Concordia Christian Academy Tacoma	Private	5.4	192	+40.1%
Annie Wright Schools Tacoma	Private	6.0	619	+27.4%
Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma	Private	7.2	91	+4.6%
New Horizon School Renton	Private	22.9	57	+9.6%
Academy Schools Tukwila	Private	23.0	43	—

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