University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, Washington
PublicBachelor's to graduateFounded 1861Large citySEVP certified
About
The University of Washington (UW, and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, it is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the United States. The university has a 700-acre (2.8 km2) main campus in the city's University District, with satellite campuses in nearby cities of Tacoma and Bothell. Overall, UW encompasses more than 500 buildings and over 20 million gross square footage of space, including one of the largest library systems in the world with more than 26 university libraries, art centers, museums, laboratories, lecture halls, and stadiums. Washington is the flagship institution of the state's six public universities.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$44,640
- Estimated total for international students
- US$64,758
- Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)
- US$13,406
- Total cost for in-state students
- US$33,524
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 31,942
- Graduate students
- 16,313
- International undergraduates
- 12%
- Students per teacher
- 20 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 39%
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 85%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$83,105
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (395)
Bachelor's degrees140 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAnthropologyApparel and TextilesApplied MathematicsArcheologyArchitectural History, Criticism, and ConservationArchitectural Sciences and TechnologyArchitectureArchitecture and Related Services, OtherArea StudiesAstronomy and AstrophysicsAtmospheric Sciences and MeteorologyBehavioral SciencesBilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiology, GeneralBiomedical/Medical EngineeringBotany/Plant BiologyBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesCeramic Sciences and EngineeringChemical EngineeringChemistryCity/Urban, Community, and Regional PlanningCivil EngineeringClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsClinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCommunication Disorders Sciences and ServicesCommunication and Media StudiesComputer EngineeringComputer ScienceComputer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralConstruction ManagementCriminal Justice and CorrectionsDanceData AnalyticsDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsDesign and Applied ArtsDietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEast Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyEconomicsEducation, GeneralElectrical and Computer EngineeringElectrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringEngineering, OtherEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEntrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsEnvironmental DesignEnvironmental/Environmental Health EngineeringEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFamily and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFinance and Financial Management ServicesFine and Studio ArtsFishing and Fisheries Sciences and ManagementFood Science and TechnologyForeign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, OtherForest EngineeringForestryGeography and CartographyGeography and Environmental StudiesGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesGermanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHistoryHuman BiologyHuman Computer InteractionHuman Resources Management and ServicesIndustrial EngineeringInterior ArchitectureInternational/Globalization StudiesJournalismLandscape ArchitectureLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLibrary Science and AdministrationLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesLiteratureManagement Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMarketingMaterials EngineeringMathematicsMechanical EngineeringMechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringMetallurgical EngineeringMicrobiological Sciences and ImmunologyMiddle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMining and Mineral EngineeringMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMusicNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources and Conservation, OtherNatural SciencesNeurobiology and NeurosciencesNon-Professional Legal StudiesNutrition SciencesOperations ResearchParks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationPhilosophyPhysicsPhysiology, Pathology and Related SciencesPolitical Science and GovernmentPsychology, GeneralPsychology, OtherPublic HealthPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationRadio, Television, and Digital CommunicationRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsReligion/Religious StudiesResearch and Experimental PsychologyRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsScience, Technology and SocietySlavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSocial Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciences, OtherSocial WorkSociologySouth Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSpecial Education and TeachingSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessStatisticsSustainability StudiesTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasTeaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageTurkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, and Central Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsUrban Studies/AffairsVisual and Performing Arts, OtherWildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementZoology/Animal Biology
Master's degrees145 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAdvanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesAerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAnthropologyApparel and TextilesApplied MathematicsArcheologyArchitectural Sciences and TechnologyArchitectureArchitecture and Related Services, OtherArea StudiesAstronomy and AstrophysicsAtmospheric Sciences and MeteorologyBehavioral SciencesBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiology, GeneralBiomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyBiomedical/Medical EngineeringBotany/Plant BiologyBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesCeramic Sciences and EngineeringChemical EngineeringChemistryCity/Urban, Community, and Regional PlanningCivil EngineeringClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsClinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCommunication Disorders Sciences and ServicesCommunication and Media StudiesCommunity Organization and AdvocacyComputer ScienceComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCultural Studies/Critical Theory and AnalysisCurriculum and InstructionDanceData ScienceDesign and Applied ArtsDietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEast Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyEconomicsEducation, GeneralEducational Administration and SupervisionEducational Assessment, Evaluation, and ResearchElectrical and Computer EngineeringElectrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringEngineering, GeneralEngineering, OtherEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEntrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsEnvironmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFamily and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFinance and Financial Management ServicesFine and Studio ArtsFishing and Fisheries Sciences and ManagementForest EngineeringForestryGeneticsGeography and CartographyGeography and Environmental StudiesGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesGermanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsHealth Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHistoryHuman BiologyHuman Computer InteractionHuman Services, GeneralIndustrial EngineeringInformation Science/StudiesInternational BusinessInternational Relations and National Security StudiesLandscape ArchitectureLegal Professions and Studies, OtherLegal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesLibrary Science and AdministrationLibrary Science, OtherLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesManagement Information Systems and ServicesManagement Sciences and Quantitative MethodsManufacturing EngineeringMarketingMaterials EngineeringMathematicsMechanical EngineeringMedical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesMedical Illustration and InformaticsMedicineMental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMetallurgical EngineeringMicrobiological Sciences and ImmunologyMiddle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMining and Mineral EngineeringMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMuseology/Museum StudiesMusicNanotechnologyNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchNeurobiology and NeurosciencesNuclear EngineeringNutrition SciencesPharmacology and ToxicologyPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationPhilosophyPhysical Science Technologies/TechniciansPhysicsPhysiology, Pathology and Related SciencesPlant SciencesPolitical Science and GovernmentPublic AdministrationPublic HealthPublic Policy AnalysisRadio, Television, and Digital CommunicationReal Estate DevelopmentRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsReligion/Religious StudiesResearch and Experimental PsychologyRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSlavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSocial WorkSociologySoil SciencesSpecial Education and TeachingSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessStatisticsSustainability StudiesSystems EngineeringTaxationTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasTeaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageUrban Studies/AffairsVeterinary Biomedical and Clinical SciencesWildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementZoology/Animal Biology
Doctoral degrees99 subjects
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesAerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringAnthropologyApplied MathematicsArcheologyArchitectural History, Criticism, and ConservationArchitectural Sciences and TechnologyArea StudiesAstronomy and AstrophysicsAtmospheric Sciences and MeteorologyBehavioral SciencesBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiology, GeneralBiomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyBiomedical/Medical EngineeringBiotechnologyBotany/Plant BiologyCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesCeramic Sciences and EngineeringChemical EngineeringChemistryCity/Urban, Community, and Regional PlanningCivil EngineeringClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsClinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyCommunication Disorders Sciences and ServicesCommunication and Media StudiesComputer ScienceComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralCurriculum and InstructionDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEast Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyEconomicsEducation, GeneralEducational Administration and SupervisionEducational Assessment, Evaluation, and ResearchElectrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFine and Studio ArtsFishing and Fisheries Sciences and ManagementForest EngineeringForestryGeneticsGeography and Environmental StudiesGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesGermanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsHistoryHousing and Human EnvironmentsHuman BiologyIndustrial EngineeringInformation Science/StudiesLawLegal Professions and Studies, OtherLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesManagement Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaterials EngineeringMathematicsMechanical EngineeringMedical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesMedical Illustration and InformaticsMedicineMetallurgical EngineeringMicrobiological Sciences and ImmunologyMiddle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMusicNanotechnologyNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchNeurobiology and NeurosciencesNuclear EngineeringNutrition SciencesPharmacology and ToxicologyPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationPhilosophyPhysicsPhysiology, Pathology and Related SciencesPolitical Science and GovernmentPublic AdministrationPublic HealthPublic Policy AnalysisRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsResearch and Experimental PsychologyRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSlavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSocial WorkSociologySoil SciencesSpecial Education and TeachingStatisticsSustainability StudiesTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasVisual and Performing Arts, OtherWildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementZoology/Animal Biology
Professional degrees (MD, JD and similar)4 subjects
DentistryLawMedicinePharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
Graduate certificates7 subjects
Behavioral SciencesBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsHistoric Preservation and ConservationNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchPublic Health
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.