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?

• The student loan default rate at UW Seattle is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• 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 <nil>, 80% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from UW Seattle with a bachelor's degree make about $74,063 a year. That's 82% more than those who graduate from 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?

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

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	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UW Seattle?

The acceptance rate at UW Seattle is 53%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 46%, and the acceptance rate for women is 59%.

Can I Afford University of Washington - Seattle Campus?

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 20% of students took out student loans averaging $5,832 a year. That adds up to $23,328 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UW Seattle is 0.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Washington - Seattle Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 36,201 undergraduate students at UW Seattle, with 29,626 being full-time and 6,575 being part-time.

There are also 16,233 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 29,626 full-time undergraduates at UW Seattle, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7,953
Black or African American	1,022
Hispanic or Latino	2,796
White	10,360
International Students	4,323
Other Races/Ethnicities	3,172

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.

Online Learning at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 39 master’s degree programs available online at UW Seattle. In 2020-2021, 10,151 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UW Seattle has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Washington for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of UW Seattle

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Washington - Seattle Campus was -4.5%. This is the #1,926 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UW Seattle regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.