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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?

9,152 Undergraduate Awards
$44,416 Avg Cost After Aid
56% Acceptance Rate
  • The 2% student loan default rate at UW Seattle is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • 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 2017-2018, 80% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from UW Seattle with a bachelor's degree make about $57,700 a year. That's 41% 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.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus Rankings

According to our 2022 analysis, UW Seattle is ranked #206 out of 2,587 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. UW Seattle also holds the #4 spot on the Best Colleges in Washington ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

UW Seattle has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#113 Best Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#192 Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UW Seattle.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Human Computer Interaction Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Human Biology Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Turkic & Central Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#17 Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#21 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#50 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UW Seattle has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#21 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools College Factual
#25 Best Education Schools College Factual
#36 Best Communication & Journalism Schools College Factual
#49 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools College Factual
#50 Best Teaching Schools Teaching Degree Search
#62 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools College Factual

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
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/UofWA
Twitter: http://twitter.com/UW

How Do I Get Into UW Seattle?

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

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 required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UW Seattle?

56% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
81% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 56%, UW Seattle does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 50%, and the acceptance rate for women is 61%.

Average Test Scores

About 81% of students accepted to UW Seattle submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 700. Math scores were between 610 and 753.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Washington - Seattle Campus  ( 590 to 700 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Washington - Seattle Campus  ( 610 to 753 )
200
800
UW Seattle received ACT scores from 28% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 35. Math scores were between 26 and 32. Composite scores were between 27 and 33.

ACT English Scores for University of Washington - Seattle Campus  ( 26 to 35 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for University of Washington - Seattle Campus  ( 26 to 32 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Washington - Seattle Campus  ( 27 to 33 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Washington - Seattle Campus?

$44,416 Net Price
20% Take Out Loans
2.2% Loan Default Rate
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 $5,776 a year. That adds up to $23,104 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UW Seattle is 2.2%. 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

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.

Online Learning at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

864 Took All Classes Online
5,389 Took At Least One Class Online
-4.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 2 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at UW Seattle. In 2019-2020, 5,389 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.

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This school is the 8th most popular in Washington for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UW Seattle

The following table shows how UW Seattle is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Architectural Sciences & Technology #1 #1
Urban & Regional Planning #4 #4
Applied Mathematics #4 #4
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences #7 #22
Information Science #28 #52
General Social Sciences #40 #58
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering #43 #55
Mathematics & Statistics #43 #43
Mechanical Engineering #58 #73

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.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UW Seattle majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 3%
Architectural Sciences & Technology 45%
Architecture & Related Services 13%
Civil Engineering 9%
Computer & Information Sciences 5%
Education 5%
Engineering 4%
General Social Sciences 3%
Information Science 11%
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20%
Teacher Education Grade Specific 9%
Urban & Regional Planning 8%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UW Seattle ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UW Seattle.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Architectural Sciences & Technology #7
Urban & Regional Planning #7
Applied Mathematics #16
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering #25
Architecture & Related Services #38
Mechanical Engineering #43
Civil Engineering #52
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences #52
General Social Sciences #86
Library & Information Science #92
Library Science #103
Information Science #111
Mathematics & Statistics #118
Engineering #228
Social Sciences #469

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%.

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 499 0 277 48 824
Child Development & Psychology 473 0 10 6 489
Communication & Media Studies 463 0 3 8 474
Business Administration & Management 28 0 422 0 450
Public Health 261 0 163 23 447
Computer Science 378 0 43 0 421
Political Science & Government 356 0 4 7 367
Electrical Engineering 224 0 95 31 350
Economics 312 0 13 11 336
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 320 0 0 6 326
Civil Engineering 135 0 166 20 321
Finance & Financial Management 299 0 0 0 299
Social Work 33 0 248 3 284
Medicine 0 0 0 262 262
Teacher Education Grade Specific 158 0 101 0 259
Mechanical Engineering 124 0 111 22 257
Nursing 119 0 18 117 254
Natural Resources Conservation 202 0 41 9 252
Physics 207 0 20 16 243
Area Studies 193 0 29 6 228
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 203 0 1 22 226
Public Administration 0 0 220 4 224
Mathematics 190 0 17 8 215
Human Biology 208 0 1 2 211
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 62 0 112 14 188
Sociology 168 0 5 7 180
Marketing 176 0 0 0 176
General Biology 156 0 0 19 175
Applied Mathematics 64 0 106 5 175
Accounting 125 0 46 0 171
Information Science 0 0 161 8 169
Law 0 0 0 163 163
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 36 120 156
Communication Sciences 96 0 43 16 155
Geography & Cartography 134 0 19 1 154
Chemistry 78 0 34 39 151
Geological & Earth Sciences 116 0 18 16 150
General English Literature 118 0 5 22 145
History 130 0 8 6 144
Architectural Sciences & Technology 59 0 84 0 143
Fine & Studio Arts 130 0 10 0 140
Biomedical Engineering 80 0 44 14 138
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 125 0 0 11 136
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 74 0 51 7 132
Chemical Engineering 93 0 21 17 131
Allied Health Professions 39 0 90 0 129
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 121 0 0 0 121
Library & Information Science 0 0 119 0 119
Materials Engineering 52 0 62 4 118
Health & Medical Administrative Services 37 0 79 0 116
Educational Administration 0 0 111 4 115
General Education 106 0 0 0 106
General Architecture 64 0 37 0 101
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 44 0 39 17 100
Legal Research 0 0 95 0 95
Information Technology 0 0 92 0 92
Urban & Regional Planning 30 0 57 3 90
Industrial Engineering 58 0 26 6 90
Romance Languages 68 0 5 6 79
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 67 0 0 8 75
Ethnic Studies 72 0 1 2 75
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 66 0 1 6 73
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 73 0 73
Dentistry 0 0 0 73 73
General Social Sciences 72 0 0 0 72
Statistics 27 0 34 9 70
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 57 0 1 9 67
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 36 31 67
Philosophy 60 0 2 4 66
Teacher Education Subject Specific 8 0 56 1 65
Entrepreneurial Studies 40 0 21 0 61
Human Computer Interaction 23 0 36 0 59
Writing Studies 47 0 8 0 55
Astronomy & Astrophysics 38 0 11 4 53
Music 26 0 19 8 53
East Asian Languages 43 0 6 3 52
Nutrition Science 35 0 15 1 51
Design & Applied Arts 44 0 7 0 51
Anthropology 41 0 1 8 50
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 10 26 12 48
Behavioral Science 0 0 42 3 45
Sustainability Science 8 0 34 0 42
Taxation 0 0 41 0 41
Drama & Theater Arts 30 0 10 1 41
Journalism 40 0 0 0 40
Museum Studies 0 0 39 0 39
Computer Engineering 38 0 0 0 38
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 20 0 8 10 38
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 33 0 3 0 36
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 24 9 33
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 13 17 30
Special Education 0 0 26 3 29
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 28 0 1 0 29
Nanotechnology 0 0 21 7 28
Dance 24 0 3 0 27
Environmental Engineering 26 0 0 0 26
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 0 23 2 25
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 24 0 0 0 24
Human Resource Management 23 0 0 0 23
Robotics Engineering 23 0 0 0 23
Forestry 0 0 12 7 19
Educational Assessment 0 0 11 7 18
Classical Languages & Literature 13 0 2 2 17
International Relations & National Security 0 0 17 0 17
Germanic Languages 10 0 6 0 16
Liberal Arts General Studies 15 0 0 0 15
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 12 0 2 0 14
Genetics 0 0 1 10 11
Archeology 9 0 0 1 10
Teaching English or French 0 0 8 0 8
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 1 6 7
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 1 6 7
Other Library & Archives Assisting 0 0 7 0 7
Botany/Plant Biology 6 0 0 0 6
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 4 0 0 1 5
Religious Studies 4 0 1 0 5
Plant Sciences 0 0 4 0 4
Other Engineering 4 0 0 0 4
Housing 0 0 0 4 4
Turkic & Central Asian Languages 4 0 0 0 4
Medical Science 0 0 0 3 3
Other Visual Art 0 0 0 2 2
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 1 0 1
Food Science Technology 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
Landscape 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
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
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
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 0 0
Legal Professions (Other) 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 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
Physical Science Technicians 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 9,152 10 4,334 1,436 14,932

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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