Overview

University of Washington is a University institution located in Seattle, WA.

Location & Contact

Address Schmitz Hall - Box 355852
1410 NE Campus Parkway
Seattle, WA  98195-5852
United States

Contact https://admit.washington.edu/apply/freshman/
Phone: 206-543-9686

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Majors & Degrees

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Agriculture, General	×	×
Food Science	×	×
Architecture And Related Services	Associate	Bachelors
Architectural And Building Sciences/technology	×
Architectural History And Criticism, General	×	×
Architecture	×
Architecture And Related Services, Other	×	×
City/urban, Community, And Regional Planning	×
Environmental Design/architecture	×	×
Interior Architecture	×	×
Landscape Architecture	×
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies	Associate	Bachelors
African-american/black Studies	×	×
American Indian/native American Studies	×
Area Studies, Other	×
Asian Studies/civilization	×
Canadian Studies	×	×
Chinese Studies	×
East Asian Studies	×	×
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, And Group Studies, Other	×
European Studies/civilization	×
German Studies	×	×
Japanese Studies	×
Korean Studies	×
Latin American Studies	×
Near And Middle Eastern Studies	×	×
Russian Studies	×
Russian, Central European, East European And Eurasian Studies	×	×
Scandinavian Studies	×
South Asian Studies	×
Southeast Asian Studies	×
Women's Studies	×
Biological And Biomedical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Biochemistry	×
Biology/biological Sciences, General	×
Biomedical Sciences, General	×	×
Botany/plant Biology	×
Cell/cellular And Molecular Biology	×
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics And Population Biology, Other	×
Environmental Biology	×	×
Marine Biology And Biological Oceanography	×
Microbiology, General	×
Neurobiology And Anatomy	×
Physiology, General	×
Zoology/animal Biology	×	×
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Accounting	×
Business Administration And Management, General	×
Construction Management, General	×	×
Entrepreneurship/entrepreneurial Studies	×
Finance, General	×
Human Resources Management/personnel Administration, General	×
Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management	×	×
Management Information Systems, General	×	×
Management Science	×
Management Sciences And Quantitative Methods, Other	×
Marketing/marketing Management, General	×
Transportation/mobility Management	×	×
Communication, Journalism And Related Programs	Associate	Bachelors
Journalism	×
Political Communication	×	×
Radio And Television	×	×
Speech Communication And Rhetoric	×
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Computer Science	×
Human-centered Technology Design	×
Informatics	×
Information Technology	×
Education	Associate	Bachelors
Art Teacher Education	×	×
Bilingual And Multilingual Education	×	×
Biology Teacher Education	×	×
Business And Innovation/entrepreneurship Teacher Education	×	×
Chemistry Teacher Education	×	×
Drama And Dance Teacher Education	×	×
Early Childhood Education And Teaching	×
Education, General	×
Education, Other	×	×
Elementary Education And Teaching	×	×
English/language Arts Teacher Education	×	×
Family And Consumer Sciences/home Economics Teacher Education	×	×
Foreign Language Teacher Education	×	×
French Language Teacher Education	×	×
Geography Teacher Education	×	×
German Language Teacher Education	×	×
Health Teacher Education	×	×
History Teacher Education	×	×
Latin Teacher Education	×	×
Mathematics Teacher Education	×
Music Teacher Education	×
Physical Education Teaching And Coaching	×	×
Physics Teacher Education	×	×
Psychology Teacher Education	×	×
Science Teacher Education/general Science Teacher Education	×	×
Social Science Teacher Education	×	×
Social Studies Teacher Education	×	×
Spanish Language Teacher Education	×	×
Special Education And Teaching, Other	×	×
Speech Teacher Education	×	×
Teacher Education And Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other	×	×
Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/esl Language Instructor	×	×
Technology Teacher Education/industrial Arts Teacher Education	×	×
Engineering	Associate	Bachelors
Aerospace, Aeronautical, And Astronautical/space Engineering, General	×
Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering	×
Ceramic Sciences And Engineering	×	×
Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering	×
Chemical Engineering	×
Civil Engineering, General	×
Computer Engineering, General	×
Electrical And Computer Engineering	×
Electrical And Electronics Engineering	×
Engineering, Other	×	×
Environmental/environmental Health Engineering	×
Forest Engineering	×	×
Industrial Engineering	×
Materials Engineering	×
Mechanical Engineering	×
Mechatronics, Robotics, And Automation Engineering	×
Metallurgical Engineering	×	×
Mining And Mineral Engineering	×	×
Operations Research	×	×
English Language And Literature/Letters	Associate	Bachelors
Creative Writing	×
English Language And Literature, General	×
General Literature	×
Professional, Technical, Business, And Scientific Writing	×	×
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Apparel And Textile Manufacture	×	×
Apparel And Textiles, General	×	×
Family And Consumer Sciences/human Sciences, General	×	×
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics	Associate	Bachelors
Ancient Near Eastern And Biblical Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics	×
Ancient/classical Greek Language And Literature	×
Chinese Language And Literature	×
Classics And Classical Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, General	×
Comparative Literature	×
Danish Language And Literature	×
East Asian Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, General	×
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, Other	×
French Language And Literature	×
Germanic Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, General	×
Italian Language And Literature	×	×
Japanese Language And Literature	×
Korean Language And Literature	×
Latin Language And Literature	×	×
Linguistics	×
Middle/near Eastern And Semitic Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, Other	×
Norwegian Language And Literature	×
Romance Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, General	×
Russian Language And Literature	×
Slavic Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, General	×
South Asian Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, General	×
Spanish Language And Literature	×
Swedish Language And Literature	×
Uralic Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics	×	×
Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Clinical Laboratory Science/medical Technology/technologist	×
Clinical Nutrition/nutritionist	×	×
Communication Sciences And Disorders, General	×
Community Health And Preventive Medicine	×	×
Dental Hygiene/hygienist	×	×
Dietetics/dietitian	×	×
Emergency Medical Technology/technician (emt Paramedic)	×	×
Environmental Health	×
Health Information/medical Records Administration/administrator	×
Occupational Therapy/therapist	×	×
Orthotist/prosthetist	×	×
Pharmacoeconomics/pharmaceutical Economics	×	×
Physical Therapy/therapist	×	×
Physician Assistant	×	×
Public Health Education And Promotion	×	×
Public Health, General	×
Registered Nursing/registered Nurse	×
History	Associate	Bachelors
History And Philosophy Of Science And Technology	×	×
History, General	×
History, Other	×
Legal Professions And Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Law	×
Legal Studies	×
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities	Associate	Bachelors
General Studies	×
Humanities/humanistic Studies	×	×
Liberal Arts And Sciences/liberal Studies	×	×
Library Science	Associate	Bachelors
Library And Information Science	×	×
Mathematics And Statistics	Associate	Bachelors
Applied Mathematics, General	×
Applied Mathematics, Other	×
Computational Mathematics	×
Mathematics, General	×
Mathematics, Other	×
Statistics, General	×
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Behavioral Sciences	×
Geography And Environmental Studies	×
Human Biology	×
Human Computer Interaction	×
Natural Sciences	×	×
Nutrition Sciences	×
Sustainability Studies	×	×
Natural Resources And Conservation	Associate	Bachelors
Environmental Science	×
Environmental Studies	×
Fishing And Fisheries Sciences And Management	×	×
Forest Management/forest Resources Management	×	×
Forest Sciences And Biology	×	×
Forestry, Other	×	×
Natural Resources And Conservation, Other	×	×
Urban Forestry	×	×
Wildlife, Fish And Wildlands Science And Management	×	×
Wood Science And Wood Products/pulp And Paper Technology/technician	×	×
Parks, Recreation, Leisure And Fitness Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Parks, Recreation, And Leisure Facilities Management, General	×	×
Sports, Kinesiology, And Physical Education/fitness, General	×	×
Sports, Kinesiology, And Physical Education/fitness, Other	×	×
Philosophy And Religious Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Ethics	×
Islamic Studies	×	×
Jewish/judaic Studies	×
Philosophy	×
Religion/religious Studies	×
Physical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Astronomy	×
Atmospheric Chemistry And Climatology	×
Atmospheric Sciences And Meteorology, General	×
Chemistry, General	×
Geological And Earth Sciences/geosciences, Other	×
Geology/earth Science, General	×
Geophysics And Seismology	×
Oceanography, Chemical And Physical	×
Physics, General	×
Psychology	Associate	Bachelors
Psychology, General	×	×
Psychology, Other	×	×
Research And Experimental Psychology, Other	×
Public Administration And Social Service Professions	Associate	Bachelors
Human Services, General	×	×
Public Policy Analysis, General	×
Social Work	×
Security And Protective Services	Associate	Bachelors
Corrections And Criminal Justice, Other	×	×
Social Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Anthropology, General	×
Archeology	×
Econometrics And Quantitative Economics	×
Economics, General	×	×
Geographic Information Science And Cartography	×
Geography	×	×
Physical And Biological Anthropology	×	×
Political Science And Government, General	×
Political Science And Government, Other	×
Social Sciences, General	×
Sociology, General	×
Visual And Performing Arts	Associate	Bachelors
Acting	×
Art History, Criticism And Conservation	×
Art/art Studies, General	×
Ceramic Arts And Ceramics	×	×
Dance, General	×
Design And Visual Communications, General	×
Directing And Theatrical Production	×
Drama And Dramatics/theatre Arts, General	×
Fiber, Textile And Weaving Arts	×	×
Film/cinema/media Studies	×
Fine Arts And Art Studies, Other	×	×
Graphic Design	×	×
Industrial And Product Design	×
Interior Design	×	×
Jazz/jazz Studies	×
Jewelry Arts	×	×
Keyboard Instruments	×
Music History, Literature, And Theory	×
Music Performance, General	×
Music Theory And Composition	×
Music, General	×
Music, Other	×	×
Musicology And Ethnomusicology	×
Painting	×	×
Percussion Instruments	×
Photography	×	×
Printmaking	×	×
Sculpture	×	×
Stringed Instruments	×
Theatre Literature, History And Criticism	×	×
Visual And Performing Arts, Other	×
Voice And Opera	×

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

72,933

Applied

30,446

Accepted

40,996

Enrolled

Female Admissions

39,263

Females Applied

17,369

Females Accepted

44%

Acceptance Rate

Male Admissions

33,584

Males Applied

13,032

Males Accepted

39%

Acceptance Rate

Applying

80

Application Fee

3.84

Avg. high school GPA for freshman

Admission Requirements
Required	Essay
Required for some programs	Transcript of high school record

Application Deadlines

Type	Application Closing	Notification Date	Rolling Admissions
Fall freshmen	November 15th	March 15th	No
Other early decision plan	Not reported	Not reported	No
Transfer	February 15th	June 30th	No

Test Scores Accepted

Test	Avg. Score	25th %	75th %
SAT Critical Reading	-	650	740
SAT Math	-	650	780
ACT Composite	-	30	34

Tuition & Fees

Tuition

13,406

In-state

44,460

Out-of-state

13,406

In-district

Fees

18,858

Room & board

Financial Aid

23,322

Avg. Financial Aid Package

22,538

Avg. Freshman Financial Aid Package

5,570

Avg. Loan Aid

4,362

Avg. Grant Aid

22,054

Avg. Scholarship and/or Grant Aid awarded

Percentage of students with need who receive financial aid

74%

Avg. Percentage of Financial Need Met

20%

Percentage of Students Who Had Their Need Fully Met

Student Body

40,996

Total Undergrad students

9%

International Students

23%

Out-of-state students

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	10.85%
Black or African American	4.38%
White or Caucasian	31.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.39%
Asian	26.83%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.32%
Two or more races	8.22%
Other	6.12%

Gender

Male (42.86%)

Female (52.98%)

Campus Life

Housing

Type
College-owned housing	Not Reported
Housing requirements	None
Housing options	Co-ed housing Disabled housing Freshman car parking
% of undergrad students who live in college housing	24%

Student Activities

Student-run campus newspaper

Drama/theatre group

Student-run radio station

Student-run television station

Marching band

Choral groups

Student Services

Legal services

Health clinic

Personal/psychological counseling

Women's center

International students advisor

Campus Security & Safety

24-hour emergency telephone/alarm services

24-hour patrols by trained officers

Student patrols

Late-night transport/escort services

Electronically-operated dormitory entrances

Athletics

Men's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Archery	No	No	No
Badminton	No	No	No
Baseball	No	No	No
Basketball	No	No	No
Beach Volleyball	No	No	No
Bowling	No	No	No
Cheerleading	No	No	No
Crew	No	No	No
Cross-country Running	No	No	No
Equestrian Sports	No	No	No
Football	No	No	No
Golf	No	No	No
Gymnastics	No	No	No
Ice Hockey	No	No	No
Indoor Track	No	No	No
Lacrosse	No	No	No
Racquetball	No	No	No
Rock Climbing	No	No	No
Rowing	No	No	No
Rugby	No	No	No
Sailing	No	No	No
Sand Volleyball	No	No	No
Skiing (downhill)	No	No	No
Soccer	No	No	No
Softball	No	No	No
Table Tennis	No	No	No
Tennis	No	No	No
Track And Field	No	No	No
Triathlon	No	No	No
Ultimate Frisbee	No	No	No
Volleyball	No	No	No
Water Polo	No	No	No
Wrestling	No	No	No

Women's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Archery	No	No	No
Badminton	No	No	No
Baseball	No	No	No
Basketball	No	No	No
Beach Volleyball	No	No	No
Bowling	No	No	No
Cheerleading	No	No	No
Crew	No	No	No
Cross-country Running	No	No	No
Equestrian Sports	No	No	No
Football	No	No	No
Golf	No	No	No
Gymnastics	No	No	No
Ice Hockey	No	No	No
Indoor Track	No	No	No
Lacrosse	No	No	No
Racquetball	No	No	No
Rock Climbing	No	No	No
Rowing	No	No	No
Rugby	No	No	No
Sailing	No	No	No
Sand Volleyball	No	No	No
Skiing (downhill)	No	No	No
Soccer	No	No	No
Softball	No	No	No
Table Tennis	No	No	No
Tennis	No	No	No
Track And Field	No	No	No
Triathlon	No	No	No
Ultimate Frisbee	No	No	No
Volleyball	No	No	No
Water Polo	No	No	No
Wrestling	No	No	No

Faculty

2,603

Total Faculty

21:1

Student-Faculty Ratio

Full-time - 2,116

Part-time - 487

Male - 1,298

Female - 1,305