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SB5618 • 2026

College admission criteria

Concerning transparency in college admissions.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator Boehnke
Last action
2026-01-12
Official status
S Higher Ed & Wor
Effective date
Not listed

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College admission criteria

College admission criteria

What This Bill Does

  • College admission criteria

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-12 Senate

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Official Summary Text

College admission criteria

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
AN ACT Relating to transparency in college admissions; and adding 1
a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 28B.10 4
RCW to read as follows: 5
(1) The state universities, regional universities, the state 6
college, and each of their separate campuses must conspicuously post 7
to the college or university website the following admissions 8
information and data for both college or university-level admissions 9
as well as major or program-specific admissions: 10
(a) Scoring criteria, which may include: 11
(i) Rubrics for admissions scoring; 12
(ii) Weights assigned to grade point average, standardized tests, 13
and course taking; and 14
(iii) Weights assigned to admissions components, including 15
academics, extracurriculars, personal essays, and other relevant 16
application requirements; 17
(b) Demographic characteristics of individuals who applied and 18
separately who were accepted, including race, ethnicity, age, gender, 19
parental income, parental education level, and residency; and20
S-0171.1
SENATE BILL 5618
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Senator Boehnke
Read first time 01/31/25. Referred to Committee on Higher Education
& Workforce Development.
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(c) Grade point average of individuals who applied and separately 1
who were accepted. 2
(2) The state universities, regional universities, and state 3
college must conspicuously post to the college's or university's 4
website the criteria and rubrics used to score a candidate for 5
admission to the college or university as well as any criteria used 6
in major-specific admissions. 7
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