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University of Washington - Seattle Campus Overview

Located in Seattle, Washington, University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is University of Washington - Seattle Campus Known For?

9,425 Undergraduate Awards
$44,416 Avg Cost After Aid
48% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at UW Seattle.
  • In a recent academic period80% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, UW Seattle bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $78,466 a year. That's about 92% more than their peers at other schools.
  • It takes the average UW Seattle student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is University of Washington - Seattle Campus?

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Contact details for UW Seattle are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1400 Ne Campus Parkway, Seattle, WA 98195-4550
Phone: 206-543-2100
Website: www.washington.edu

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How Do I Get Into UW Seattle?

You can apply to UW Seattle online at: https://admit.washington.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for UW Seattle

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UW Seattle?

48% Acceptance Rate
62% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate of University of Washington - Seattle Campus is 48%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 42%, and the acceptance rate for women is 52%.

Can I Afford University of Washington - Seattle Campus?

$44,416 Net Price
22% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UW Seattle is $44,416. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UW Seattle, approximately 22% of students took out student loans averaging $6,169 a year. That adds up to $24,676 over four years for those students.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

29,350 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 32,244 undergraduate students at UW Seattle, with 29,350 being full-time and 2,894 being part-time.

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There are also 15,905 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 29,350 full-time undergraduates at UW Seattle, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Washington - Seattle Campus students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 7,733
Black or African American 961
Hispanic or Latino 2,713
White 10,421
International Students 4,578
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,944

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 120 countries are represented at UW Seattle. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

University of Washington - Seattle Campus Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Computer Information Systems 622 0 325 53 1,000
Computer Science 495 0 59 0 554
Child Development & Psychology 496 0 15 10 521
Public Health 297 0 186 18 501
Business Administration & Management 33 0 385 0 418
Electrical Engineering 227 0 162 26 415
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 183 0 212 17 412
Political Science & Government 389 0 6 7 402
Economics 287 0 18 14 319
Finance & Financial Management 304 0 0 0 304
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 280 0 1 13 294
Communication & Media Studies 281 0 2 5 288
Nursing 143 0 28 114 285
Applied Mathematics 158 0 116 9 283
Information Science 0 0 272 8 280
Natural Resources Conservation 220 0 53 4 277
Civil Engineering 118 0 133 19 270
Medicine 0 0 0 266 266
Mechanical Engineering 121 0 109 26 256
Teacher Education Grade Specific 121 0 107 0 228
Sociology 219 0 3 4 226
Marketing 224 0 0 0 224
Mathematics 209 0 8 7 224
General Biology 198 0 3 14 215
Public Administration 0 0 206 6 212
Social Work 53 0 135 6 194
Area Studies 153 0 29 10 192
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 93 0 58 40 191
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 146 0 1 27 174
Physics 125 0 28 20 173
Law 0 0 0 167 167
Human Biology 163 0 0 1 164
Architectural Sciences & Technology 73 0 90 0 163
Accounting 116 0 45 0 161
History 151 0 3 5 159
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 43 113 156
Fine & Studio Arts 139 0 11 1 151
Allied Health Professions 0 0 143 0 143
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 139 0 139
Chemistry 87 0 18 32 137
Nutrition Science 117 0 19 0 136
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 125 0 1 8 134
Library & Information Science 0 0 134 0 134
Biomedical Engineering 77 0 21 26 124
General Education 122 0 0 0 122
Health & Medical Administrative Services 45 0 76 0 121
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 68 0 43 8 119
Geological & Earth Sciences 89 0 13 16 118
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 116 0 116
General English Literature 97 0 2 11 110
Communication Sciences 54 0 50 1 105
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 105 0 0 0 105
Urban & Regional Planning 37 0 60 4 101
Information Technology 0 0 101 0 101
Statistics 43 0 45 11 99
Materials Engineering 35 0 51 12 98
Chemical Engineering 69 0 19 8 96
Industrial Engineering 56 0 36 4 96
Educational Administration 0 0 91 4 95
General Architecture 91 0 2 0 93
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 78 0 2 11 91
Philosophy 81 0 2 3 86
Geography & Cartography 86 0 0 0 86
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 37 48 85
Teacher Education Subject Specific 18 0 62 1 81
Legal Research 0 0 80 0 80
Entrepreneurial Studies 37 0 41 0 78
General Social Sciences 73 0 0 0 73
Behavioral Science 0 13 52 6 71
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 66 0 3 0 69
Ethnic Studies 66 0 0 2 68
Dentistry 0 0 0 67 67
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 57 0 2 7 66
Human Computer Interaction 18 0 41 0 59
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 50 6 56
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 48 0 1 4 53
Anthropology 51 0 0 2 53
Astronomy & Astrophysics 38 0 7 6 51
Writing Studies 36 0 10 0 46
Geography and Environmental Studies 37 0 3 4 44
Romance Languages 35 0 6 1 42
East Asian Languages 34 0 6 1 41
Computer Engineering 40 0 0 0 40
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 23 15 38
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 30 7 37
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 19 0 9 8 36
Design & Applied Arts 36 0 0 0 36
Music 18 0 12 6 36
Journalism 35 0 0 0 35
Sustainability Science 18 0 15 0 33
Drama & Theater Arts 23 0 6 3 32
Human Resource Management 31 0 0 0 31
Special Education 0 0 27 3 30
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 28 0 2 0 30
Educational Assessment 0 0 18 11 29
Robotics Engineering 29 0 0 0 29
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 0 23 6 29
Physical Science Technicians 0 0 29 0 29
Museum Studies 0 0 26 0 26
Taxation 0 0 25 0 25
Dance 22 0 3 0 25
Nanotechnology 0 0 10 14 24
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 22 0 0 0 22
Forestry 0 0 9 10 19
Genetics 0 0 6 12 18
Classical Languages & Literature 12 0 3 3 18
Germanic Languages 14 0 2 1 17
Environmental Engineering 15 0 0 0 15
Archeology 13 0 2 0 15
Landscape Architecture 0 0 12 0 12
Botany/Plant Biology 11 0 0 0 11
Teaching English or French 0 0 11 0 11
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 2 9 11
International Relations & National Security 0 0 11 0 11
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 9 0 1 0 10
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 7 0 2 0 9
Liberal Arts General Studies 8 0 0 0 8
Other Library & Archives Assisting 0 0 5 0 5
Housing 0 0 0 3 3
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 3 3
Religious Studies 1 0 2 0 3
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 0 0 2 0 2
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 2 2
Medical Science 0 0 0 2 2
Other Visual Art 0 0 0 2 2
Turkic & Central Asian Languages 1 0 0 0 1
Food Science Technology 0 0 0 0 0
Plant Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Soil Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Architectural History 0 0 0 0 0
Environmental Design 0 0 0 0 0
Interior Architecture 0 0 0 0 0
Architecture (Other) 0 0 0 0 0
Real Estate Development 0 0 0 0 0
Biotechnology 0 0 0 0 0
Zoology 0 0 0 0 0
Construction Management 0 0 0 0 0
International Business 0 0 0 0 0
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0 0
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 0 0
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 0 0
Ceramic Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 0 0 0 0 0
Forest Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
General Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Manufacturing Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Metallurgical Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Mining Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Nuclear Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Operations Research 0 0 0 0 0
Other Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Textile & Apparel Studies 0 0 0 0 0
General Family & Consumer Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
South Asian Languages 0 0 0 0 0
Dental Support Services 0 0 0 0 0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0 0 0
Legal Professions (Other) 0 0 0 0 0
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Fisheries Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 0 0 0 0 0
Wildlife Management 0 0 0 0 0
Health & Physical Education 0 0 0 0 0
Recreation Administration 0 0 0 0 0
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 0 0 0
General Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
Other Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
Urban Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 0 0 0 0
Human Services 0 0 0 0 0
Public Policy 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 9,425 13 4,765 1,464 15,667

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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