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#8 of 14,131 In the World
#8 of 2,597 In North America
#8 of 2,496 In the United States
#1 of 57 In Washington
#1 of 11 In Seattle
#1 of 4,376 For Oceanography
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Acceptance rate
48%
Aid receiving
58%
Undergraduates
36,213
Graduates
16,106
Male:Female Ratio
47:53
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
washington.edu

University of Washington - Seattle Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of Washington - Seattle has an acceptance rate of 48% and is among the top 13% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 48% 42% 52%
Applicants 52,488 22,714 29,774
Admissions 24,942 9,469 15,473
Freshmen enrolled full time 7,311 3,000 4,311
Freshmen enrolled part time 75 30 45

8,658 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,207 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 17458 (33%)
Asian 11316 (22%)
Nonresident Alien 8199 (16%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 5746 (11%)
Hispanic 4345 (8%)
Two or more races 3196 (6%)
Black or African American 1736 (3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 134 (0.3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 61 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$14,731
Students receiving aid
58%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $11,189$17,004
Tuition in-state $11,189$17,004
Tuition out-of-state $39,687$30,477
Fee in-district $1,053$1,053
Fee in-state $1,053$1,053
Fee out-of-state $1,053$1,053

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 10,310
Combined charge for room and board $16,068

University of Washington - Seattle majors

University of Washington - Seattle has granted 8,648 bachelor's degrees across 132 programs, 4,576 master's across 154 programs, and 1,360 doctorate degrees across 98 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Washington - Seattle.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Computer Science 481 26
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 472 9 7
Business Administration and Management, General 11 358
Public Health, General 254 104 5
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 226 114 19
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 288 13 14
Information Technology 167 135 4
Biochemistry 289 2 12
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 295 1 3
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 141 40 99
Finance, General 266
Medicine 255
Informatics 248
Mechanical Engineering 119 108 17
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 226 1 13
Civil Engineering, General 118 111 10
Mathematics, General 169 50 11
Information Science & Studies 218 8
Political Science and Government, General 200 9 8
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 197 2 15
Public Administration 197 6
Human Biology 194 2
Sociology, General 187 3 5
Computer and Information Sciences, General 148 44
Physiology, General 166
Social Work 43 114 8
Physics, General 104 41 17
Law 157
Library and Information Science 152
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 91 28 19
Clinical & Medical Social Work 138
Nutrition Sciences 124 14
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 74 61
Applied Mathematics, General 43 73 14
Education, General 129
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 34 94
English Language and Literature, General 98 11 18
Environmental Science 114 4 9
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 68 46 11
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 125
Management Science 10 96 19
Physician Assistant 3 121
Accounting 123
Art & Art Studies, General 112 8
Chemical Engineering 63 43 14
Materials Engineering 63 52 5
Chemistry, General 68 18 32
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 108
Computer & Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other 107
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 106
Pharmacy 102
Area Studies, Other 89 6 6
Elementary Education and Teaching 97
Environmental Studies 64 32
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 94
Legal Studies 89
Microbiology, General 85 3
Political Science and Government, Other 88
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General 81
History, General 70 3 3
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 22 49 4
Dentistry 72
Philosophy 62 4 5
Architecture 68 2
Industrial Engineering 43 23 4
Geography 60 3 4
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 31 35
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 64 1
Social Sciences, General 64
Health Information & Medical Records Administration & Administrator 42 21
Human Computer Interaction 21 39
Applied Mathematics, Other 59
Auditing 59
Epidemiology 46 13
Statistics, General 26 26 6
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 51 5
Environmental Health 26 28
International Public Health & International Health 46 8
History, Other 45 6
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 51
Linguistics 44 2 4
Computer Engineering, General 49
Behavioral Sciences 42 6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 48
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 47
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 46
Neurobiology and Anatomy 46
Physical Therapy & Therapist 45
Anthropology, General 40 4
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other 44
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical 28 8 8
Special Education and Teaching, General 37 7
Creative Writing 35 8
Computational Mathematics 42
Journalism 41
Taxation 40
Transportation and Highway Engineering 40
Astronomy 37 1
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 14 11 11
Geology & Earth Science, General 20 9 6
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 34
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 28 5
Museology & Museum Studies 33
Curriculum and Instruction 26 6
American & U.S. Law & Legal Studies & Jurisprudence 31
Artificial Intelligence 31
Forest Sciences and Biology 16 14
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering 29
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 24 2 1
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other 23 2 2
Social Work, Other 27
Biostatistics 20 6
Japanese Language and Literature 26
Clinical Child Psychology 25
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other 25
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other 25
Computational and Applied Mathematics 24
Nanotechnology 15 9
Occupational Therapy & Therapist 24
Sustainability Studies 11 13
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development 23
Design and Visual Communications, General 23
Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other 23
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 23
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 22
Geophysics and Seismology 20 1
Acting 13 6
Asian Studies & Civilization 19
Chemical Technology & Technician 19
Mathematics Teacher Education 5 14
Tax Law & Taxation 19
Dance, General 15 3
French Language and Literature 13 2
Industrial and Product Design 15
Learning Sciences 9 6
Comparative Literature 10 4
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 14
International Relations and Affairs 14
Women's Studies 12 1 1
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 13
Civil Engineering, Other 11 2
Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education 13
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 12
Foreign Language Teacher Education 12
Genetics, Other 12
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 10 1
International Business, Trade, and Tax Law 11
Spanish Language and Literature 10 1
Archeology 7 2 1
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 9 1
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 10
Music Teacher Education 7 1 2
Orthotist & Prosthetist 10
Social Studies Teacher Education 10
General Studies 9
Middle & Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 8 1
Pathology & Experimental Pathology 1 8
Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmaceutical Economics 7 2
American Indian & Native American Studies 8
Chinese Language and Literature 8
European Studies & Civilization 8
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other 3 5
Public Health Education and Promotion 8
Botany & Plant Biology 7
Conducting 2 5
Family Practice Nurse & Nursing 7
Medical Informatics 1 6
Musicology and Ethnomusicology 5 2
Stringed Instruments 3 1 3
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 4 2
Directing and Theatrical Production 6
Public Health, Other 4 2
Scandinavian Studies 6
Voice and Opera 1 3 2
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2 3
Educational Statistics and Research Methods 3 2
Epidemiology and Biostatistics 5
Ethics 5
Housing and Human Environments, General 5
Human & Medical Genetics 5
Jazz & Jazz Studies 3 2
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology 2 3
Orthodontics & Orthodontology 5
Pediatric Dentistry & Pedodontics 5
Prosthodontics & Prosthodontology 5
Religion & Religious Studies 2 3
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor 5
Clinical Psychology 4
Endodontics & Endodontology 4
Immunology 4
Japanese Studies 4
Keyboard Instruments 1 3
Korean Language and Literature 4
Library Science, Other 4
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 2 2
Neuroscience 4
Periodontics & Periodontology 4
Russian Language and Literature 4
Atmospheric Chemistry and Climatology 3
Danish Language and Literature 3
Health Law 3
Medical Science & Scientist 3
Music, General 3
South Asian Studies 3
Southeast Asian Studies 3
Chinese Studies 2
Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine 2
Latin American Studies 2
Music Theory and Composition 1 1
Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other 2
Nursing Science 2
Plant Sciences, General 2
Russian Studies 2
Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 2
Visual and Performing Arts, Other 2
Ancient & Classical Greek Language and Literature 1
Brass Instruments 1
Cultural Anthropology 1
German Language and Literature 1
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 1
Mathematics, Other 1
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 1
Music History, Literature, and Theory 1
Music Performance, General 1
Percussion Instruments 1
Pharmacology 1
Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other 1
Real Estate Development 1
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1
Swedish Language and Literature 1
Uralic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 1
Woodwind Instruments 1
Grand Total 8,648 4,576 1,360

University of Washington - Seattle has a graduation rate of 84%, which is among the 9% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 84% 82% 86%
  • Full-time retention rate - 94%
  • Part-time retention rate - 77%

Publications & Citations

University of Washington - Seattle is a world-class research university with 358,114 scientific papers published and 16,035,415 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, Genetics, Physics, Environmental Science, and Biochemistry.

Publications
358,114
Citations
16,035,415

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
224,926 / 11,478,820
Medicine
212,008 / 9,661,626
Chemistry
157,774 / 8,556,025
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
148,852 / 6,084,127
Computer Science
141,968 / 6,471,705
Engineering
129,490 / 5,888,712
Genetics
126,045 / 6,935,636
Physics
121,757 / 5,655,150
Environmental Science
117,760 / 5,420,364
Biochemistry
107,814 / 6,438,720
Psychology
106,621 / 4,774,596
Pathology
100,513 / 4,995,945
Mathematics
72,334 / 3,452,565
Quantum and Particle physics
71,613 / 3,336,178
Political Science
70,564 / 2,491,768
Geology
70,066 / 3,339,537
Sociology
68,144 / 2,910,353
Law
67,611 / 2,432,183
Psychiatry
66,543 / 3,061,536
Surgery
66,028 / 2,893,507
Statistics
62,251 / 3,078,512
Geography and Cartography
60,919 / 2,729,058
Organic Chemistry
60,899 / 3,287,243
Philosophy
57,304 / 2,229,306
Ecology
50,220 / 2,610,037
Immunology
48,926 / 2,575,577
Materials Science
48,767 / 2,348,643
Paleontology
45,903 / 2,278,532
Neuroscience
42,567 / 2,073,020
Business
41,936 / 1,566,141
Public Health
41,888 / 2,143,549
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
39,484 / 1,701,478
Economics
38,833 / 1,521,940
History
38,397 / 1,512,514
Optical Engineering
36,777 / 1,732,965
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
35,934 / 1,344,697
Demography
35,909 / 1,914,161
Archaeology
31,532 / 1,393,470
Linguistics
30,057 / 1,230,817
Nursing
29,413 / 1,191,135

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 3257 61992
1992 3554 68950
1993 3645 71965
1994 3826 76392
1995 4089 85600
1996 4394 93469
1997 4568 102978
1998 4832 117154
1999 4898 131785
2000 5368 154095
2001 5459 168704
2002 6780 197687
2003 7121 220898
2004 6964 246017
2005 7825 281344
2006 8385 318348
2007 8346 355410
2008 8603 389611
2009 9035 430620
2010 9321 476936
2011 10032 523403
2012 10732 575395
2013 11835 631447
2014 12492 675465
2015 12960 714499
2016 13993 741494
2017 14158 773917
2018 15045 847765
2019 15921 933922
2020 17904 1090140
2021 17885 1217967
2022 16567 1197179
2023 16593 1167256
Academic rankings

University of Washington - Seattle alumni

  1. Bruce Lee

    Bruce Lee
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1940-1973 (aged 33)
    Enrolled in the University of Washington - Seattle
    Studied in 1961-1964
    Occupations
    martial artisttelevision actordirectorfilm directorfilm producer
    Biography

    Bruce Lee was a Hong Kong-American martial artist and actor whose career spanned Hong Kong and the United States. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that is sometimes credited with paving the way for modern mixed martial arts (MMA). Lee is considered by some commentators and martial artists to be the most influential martial artist of all time and a pop culture icon of the 20th century, who bridged the gap between East and West. He is credited with promoting Hong Kong action cinema and helping to change the way Chinese people were presented in American films.

  2. Anna Faris

    Anna Faris
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    television actorfilm actoractorvoice actorpodcaster
    Biography

    Anna Kay Faris is an American actress and podcaster. She rose to prominence for her work in comedic roles, particularly the lead part of Cindy Campbell in the Scary Movie film series (2000–2006).

  3. Jim Caviezel

    Jim Caviezel
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actortelevision actor
    Biography

    James Patrick Caviezel Jr. is an American actor. He played Jesus in The Passion of the Christ (2004), Tim Ballard in Sound of Freedom (2023), and starred as John Reese on the CBS series Person of Interest (2011–2016). He played Slov in G.I. Jane (1997), Private Witt in The Thin Red Line (1998), Detective John Sullivan in Frequency (2000), Catch in Angel Eyes (2001), and Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002).

  4. Isaiah Thomas

    Isaiah Thomas
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1989-.. (age 35)
    Enrolled in the University of Washington - Seattle
    Studied in 2008-2011
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Isaiah Jamar Thomas is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He most notably played with the Boston Celtics from 2015 through 2017, when he was a two-time NBA All-Star and named second-team All-NBA.

All 100 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names UW
UW-Seattle
UDub
Washington
Founded 1861
Motto Lux sit
Colors purple, gold
Academic calendar August to May. Also Summer Session (June - August)
Total FTE staff 20,254
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 1400 NE Campus Parkway
Seattle, Washington, 98195-4550
United States
City population 737,000
Phone 2065432100

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