The University of Washington, often referred to as UW, UDub, or simply Washington, is a public, research university located in Seattle, Washington. It is a Public Ivy League institution and a member of the American Association of Universities. UW was launched in 1861 and is among the oldest of West Coast colleges. The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ranked the University of Washington 16th in its list of top 500 universities and the Times Higher Education ranked UW 25th in reputation among the 100 best universities in the world.
UW has three campuses. The university’s largest campus is located in downtown Seattle in the University District. The other two are located in the cities of Tacoma and Bothell. For fiscal year 2012, UW’s budget for general operations and research exceeded $7.2 billion. UW’s research budget is among the highest in the nation. University of Washington campus includes over 500 buildings that together have over 20 million square-feet of space.
UW athletic teams compete in the NCAA, Division I, Pacific-12 Conference (Pac-12).
General Information
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Admission Office 1410 Northeast Campus Parkway, Box 355852 Seattle, WA 98195-5852 (206) 543-9686 Fax: (206) 685-3655 Contact: Philip Ballinger Director of Admissions |
Main Address Box 355852 Seattle, WA 98195 (206) 543-2100 www.washington.edu |
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Size Total undergrads: 29,397 First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 5,579 Degree-seeking undergrads: 27,365 Graduate enrollment: 10,278 Setting | Degrees offered: |
Admissions Information
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Application Fee College has an application fee: Yes Regular application fee: $50 Online application fee: $50 |
Enrollment Rates Percent applicants admitted: 61% |
Tuition & Fees
| Estimated Expenses for Academic Year | 2008-’09 | 2009-’10 | 2010-’11 | 2011-’12 | % change 2010-’12 |
| Tuition and fees | $6,385 | $6,802 | $7,692 | $8,701 | +13.12% |
| Books and Supplies | $1,008 | $1,035 | $1,035 | $1,035 | 0.00% |
| Living Arrangement – On Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $8,337 | $8,640 | $8,949 | $9,399 | +5.03% |
| Other | $2,661 | $2,661 | $2,769 | $2,907 | +4.98% |
| Living Arrangement – Off Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $11,742 | $12,474 | $12,876 | $13,578 | +5.45% |
| Other | $3,708 | $3,789 | $3,789 | $3,789 | 0.00% |
| Total Expenses | 2008-’09 | 2009-’10 | 2010-’11 | 2011-’12 | % change 2010-’12 |
| In-state On Campus | $18,391 | $19,138 | $20,445 | $22,042 | +7.81% |
| In-state Off Campus | $22,843 | $24,100 | $25,392 | $27,103 | +6.74% |
| In-state with Family | $7,393 | $7,837 | $8,727 | $9,736 | +11.56% |
| Average Graduate Student Tuition & Fees | |
| Tuition for In-state Students | $10,870 |
| In-state Student Fees | $579 |
| Tuition for Out-of-state Students | $24,210 |
| Out-of-state Fees | $579 |
Financial Aid
| Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Type of Aid | Students | Percent | Amount | Average Per Student |
| All students financial aid | 3,116 | 57% | ||
| Grant or scholarship aid | 1,698 | 31% | $18,016,949 | $10,611 |
| • Federal grants | 1,046 | 19% | $5,177,765 | $4,950 |
| • Pell grants | 1,002 | 18% | $3,517,950 | $3,511 |
| • Other federal grants | 966 | 18% | $1,659,815 | $1,718 |
| State/local government grant or scholarships | 1,049 | 19% | $5,315,744 | $5,067 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 1,232 | 23% | $7,523,440 | $6,107 |
| Student loan aid | 1,603 | 29% | $8,040,189 | $5,016 |
| • Federal student loans | 1,586 | 29% | $6,958,001 | $4,387 |
| • Other student loans | 89 | 2% | $1,082,188 | $12,159 |
All Degrees and Programs
| Program Completions for Most Recent Year | BA/BS | MA/MS | Doctor | AA/AS | CERT |
| Total of All Education Programs | 8188 | 2913 | 1221 | – | – |
| Architecture and Related Services | 98 | 113 | 4 | – | – |
| Architecture | 55 | 48 | – | – | – |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 30 | 46 | 4 | – | – |
| Landscape Architecture | 13 | 19 | – | – | – |
| Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies | 391 | 61 | 5 | – | – |
| American Indian/Native American Studies | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| Area Studies, Other | 109 | 16 | – | – | – |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 78 | – | – | – | – |
| Chinese Studies | – | 7 | – | – | – |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 79 | – | – | – | – |
| European Studies/Civilization | 48 | – | – | – | – |
| French Studies | – | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| German Studies | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Italian Studies | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Japanese Studies | – | 11 | – | – | – |
| Korean Studies | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Latin American Studies | 31 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | – | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| Russian Studies | – | 9 | – | – | – |
| Scandinavian Studies | 8 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Women’s Studies | 24 | – | 3 | – | – |
| Biology and Biomedical Sciences | 793 | 67 | 127 | – | – |
| Biochemistry | 242 | 1 | 9 | – | – |
| Biology and Biological Sciences, General | 190 | 3 | 8 | – | – |
| Biostatistics | – | 10 | 8 | – | – |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 6 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 119 | 1 | 28 | – | – |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other | 27 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Environmental Biology | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Epidemiology | – | 41 | 17 | – | – |
| Genetics, Other | – | 1 | 12 | – | – |
| Human/Medical Genetics | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Immunology | – | – | 8 | – | – |
| Microbiology | 65 | – | 5 | – | – |
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | 48 | – | 11 | – | – |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | – | – | 6 | – | – |
| Pharmacology | – | 1 | 4 | – | – |
| Physiology | 87 | – | – | – | – |
| Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Structural Biology | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 1 | – | 6 | – | – |
| Business, Administration, Management, Marketing, etc. | 905 | 483 | 10 | – | – |
| Accounting | 195 | 43 | – | – | – |
| Auditing | – | 44 | – | – | – |
| Business Administration and Management | 62 | 375 | 10 | – | – |
| Construction Management | 57 | 21 | – | – | – |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 46 | – | – | – | – |
| Finance | 249 | – | – | – | – |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | 33 | – | – | – | – |
| Management Information Systems | 92 | – | – | – | – |
| Marketing/Marketing Management | 171 | – | – | – | – |
| Communication and Journalism Programs | 423 | 41 | 10 | – | – |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | – | 35 | – | – | – |
| Journalism | 61 | – | – | – | – |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 362 | 6 | 10 | – | – |
| Computing and Information Sciences | 211 | 156 | 27 | – | – |
| Computer and Information Sciences | – | 77 | 23 | – | – |
| Computer Science | 136 | – | – | – | – |
| Information Science/Studies | – | 65 | 1 | – | – |
| Information Technology | 75 | 14 | 3 | – | – |
| Education | 36 | 227 | 39 | – | – |
| Biology Teacher Education | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Curriculum and Instruction | – | 49 | 7 | – | – |
| Education | – | 47 | – | – | – |
| Education, Other | 18 | – | – | – | – |
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Other | – | 28 | – | – | – |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | – | 25 | 23 | – | – |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| Music Teacher Education | 8 | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Special Education and Teaching | – | 59 | 7 | – | – |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | – | 17 | – | – | – |
| Engineering | 644 | 290 | 80 | – | – |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 52 | 36 | 4 | – | – |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 45 | 19 | 16 | – | – |
| Chemical Engineering | 60 | 17 | 5 | – | – |
| Civil Engineering | 105 | 68 | 5 | – | – |
| Computer Engineering | 40 | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 164 | 86 | 29 | – | – |
| Engineering, Other | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Forest Engineering | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Industrial Engineering | 48 | 6 | 3 | – | – |
| Materials Engineering | 32 | 3 | 9 | – | – |
| Mechanical Engineering | 89 | 54 | 9 | – | – |
| Operations Research | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| English Language, Composition and Literature/Letters | 380 | 49 | 14 | – | – |
| Creative Writing | 57 | 17 | – | – | – |
| English Language and Literature | 309 | 14 | 14 | – | – |
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | 14 | 18 | – | – | – |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 359 | 47 | 14 | – | – |
| Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 12 | – | – | – | – |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 14 | 8 | 4 | – | – |
| Comparative Literature | 43 | 3 | 4 | – | – |
| Danish Language and Literature | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | – | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| French Language and Literature | 38 | – | – | – | – |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 9 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Italian Language and Literature | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 31 | – | – | – | – |
| Korean Language and Literature | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Latin Language and Literature | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Linguistics | 43 | 17 | – | – | – |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 20 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Norwegian Language and Literature | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Russian Language and Literature | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | – | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 5 | 1 | – | – | – |
| South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 96 | – | – | – | – |
| Swedish Language and Literature | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Uralic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Health Services and Allied Health Sciences | 355 | 381 | 468 | – | – |
| Audiology/Audiologist | – | – | 8 | – | – |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 52 | 16 | 4 | – | – |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dentistry | – | – | 56 | – | – |
| Endodontics/Endodontology | – | 5 | – | – | – |
| Environmental Health | 20 | 14 | 4 | – | – |
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | 38 | – | – | – | – |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | – | 50 | – | – | – |
| International Public Health/International Health | – | 18 | – | – | – |
| Medical Informatics | – | 1 | 5 | – | – |
| Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| Medicine | – | – | 168 | – | – |
| Nursing Practice | – | – | 11 | – | – |
| Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene | – | 11 | 1 | – | – |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | – | 23 | – | – | – |
| Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology | – | 8 | 4 | – | – |
| Orthodontics/Orthodontology | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| Orthotist/Prosthetist | 12 | – | – | – | – |
| Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics | – | 6 | – | – | – |
| Periodontics/Periodontology | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | – | 2 | 4 | – | – |
| Pharmacy | – | 5 | 124 | – | – |
| Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs | – | 10 | – | – | – |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | – | – | 33 | – | – |
| Physician Assistant | 69 | – | – | – | – |
| Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Public Health | – | 56 | 10 | – | – |
| Public Health, Other | – | 6 | 9 | – | – |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 139 | 108 | 23 | – | – |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | – | 27 | – | – | – |
| History | 271 | 7 | 6 | – | – |
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| History | 186 | 7 | 6 | – | – |
| History, Other | 84 | – | – | – | – |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Human Services | 46 | 360 | 6 | – | – |
| Public Administration | – | 176 | – | – | – |
| Public Policy Analysis | – | 24 | – | – | – |
| Social Work | 46 | 54 | 6 | – | – |
| Social Work, Other | – | 106 | – | – | – |
| Legal and Law Studies | – | 121 | 178 | – | – |
| Health Law | – | 6 | – | – | – |
| Law | – | – | 178 | – | – |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other | – | 61 | – | – | – |
| Tax Law/Taxation | – | 54 | – | – | – |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 146 | – | – | – | – |
| General Studies | 132 | – | – | – | – |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Library Science | – | 145 | – | – | – |
| Library and Information Science | – | 134 | – | – | – |
| Library Science, Other | – | 11 | – | – | – |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 171 | 48 | 35 | – | – |
| Applied Mathematics | – | 32 | 9 | – | – |
| Applied Mathematics, Other | 34 | – | – | – | – |
| Computational Mathematics | 22 | – | – | – | – |
| Mathematics | 102 | 7 | 19 | – | – |
| Mathematics, Other | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Statistics | 9 | 9 | 7 | – | – |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | – | 44 | 2 | – | – |
| Museology/Museum Studies | – | 28 | – | – | – |
| Nutrition Sciences | – | 16 | 2 | – | – |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | 151 | 47 | 17 | – | – |
| Environmental Science | 55 | – | – | – | – |
| Environmental Studies | 63 | – | – | – | – |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management | 31 | 18 | 8 | – | – |
| Forest Management/Forest Resources Management | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Forestry | – | 27 | 9 | – | – |
| Forestry, Other | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Physical Sciences | 265 | 61 | 58 | – | – |
| Astronomy | 24 | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | 13 | 6 | 3 | – | – |
| Chemistry | 107 | 21 | 27 | – | – |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Geology and Earth Science | 21 | 3 | 5 | – | – |
| Geophysics and Seismology | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | – |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 22 | 10 | 4 | – | – |
| Physics | 63 | 17 | 12 | – | – |
| Physics, Other | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Psychology | 450 | 35 | 32 | – | – |
| Clinical Psychology | – | – | 9 | – | – |
| Educational Psychology | – | 9 | 10 | – | – |
| Psychology | 450 | 15 | 10 | – | – |
| School Psychology | – | 11 | 3 | – | – |
| Social Sciences | 1676 | 61 | 53 | – | – |
| Anthropology | 160 | 14 | 15 | – | – |
| Economics | 504 | 13 | 17 | – | – |
| Geography | 111 | 6 | 6 | – | – |
| Political Science and Government | 417 | 19 | 8 | – | – |
| Political Science and Government, Other | 20 | – | – | – | – |
| Social Sciences | 108 | – | – | – | – |
| Sociology | 356 | 9 | 7 | – | – |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 413 | 69 | 32 | – | – |
| Acting | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 64 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| Art/Art Studies | 102 | 20 | – | – | – |
| Ceramic Arts and Ceramics | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Conducting | – | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Dance | 18 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Design and Visual Communications | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts | 65 | – | 2 | – | – |
| Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Graphic Design | 24 | – | – | – | – |
| Industrial and Product Design | 18 | – | – | – | – |
| Jazz/Jazz Studies | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Keyboard Instruments | 4 | – | 6 | – | – |
| Metal and Jewelry Arts | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | – | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| Music Performance | 8 | 4 | 3 | – | – |
| Music Theory and Composition | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Music | 15 | – | – | – | – |
| Music, Other | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | 2 | 5 | 6 | – | – |
| Painting | 24 | – | – | – | – |
| Photography | 19 | – | – | – | – |
| Sculpture | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Stringed Instruments | 11 | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Technical Theater/Theater Design and Technology | – | 7 | – | – | – |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 11 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Voice and Opera | 1 | 9 | 4 | – | – |
| Work and Family Studies | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| Housing and Human Environments | – | – | 4 | – | – |
Above data represent first majors only.
(-) Indicates that program is not offered at this award level.
Undergraduate Majors
Architecture & Related Programs Architecture B Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies African Studies B Arts, Visual & Performing Art – General B Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bacteriology B Business, Management, & Marketing Accounting B Communications & Journalism Communications/Rhetoric B Computer & Information Sciences Computer Science B Education Music Teacher Education B Engineering Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering B English Language & Literature English Language & Literature – General B Foreign Language & Literature Arabic B Health Professions & Clinical Sciences Clinical Laboratory Science B History History – General B Liberal Arts & Sciences Liberal Arts & Sciences B Mathematics Applied Mathematics B Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Peace/Conflict Resolution Studies B Natural Resources & Conservation Fishing/Fisheries B Philosophy & Religion Jewish/Judaic Studies B Physical Sciences Astronomy B Psychology Psychology – General B Public Administration & Services Social Work B Social Sciences Anthropology B |
Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
B = Bachelor’s degree C = Certificate or diploma |
*We do not guarantee the accuracy of information on this page. All information is subject to change. You should confirm all information with a college admissions officer.