University of Washington
Basic Information
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
31,588
Men / Women
43% / 57%
White
36%
Asian
26%
International
12%
Hispanic
10%
Mixed
7%
Black
5%
Native American
1%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math
28%
Life & Natural Sciences
26%
Business & Economics
10%
Arts
4%
Education
2%
Professional
1%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$12,008
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$41,974
Est. In-State Cost
$15,534
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$54,298
10-Year ROI
$286,000
ROI Percentile
97th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
95%
4-Year Graduation Rate
74%
6-Year Graduation Rate
85%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Weather
Comfortable Days
130 (95th pctl)
Sunshine Hours
2,169 (5th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation
213 (9th pctl)
Muggyness
Nice
Admissions
Acceptance Rate
44%
Yield (Unbound)
26%
Early Action
Nov 15
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R1
Expenditure
| Life & Natural Sciences | $1,354M | #9 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $237M | #23 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $38M | #39 |
Graduate Degrees
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 236 | #16 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 723 | #18 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 331 | #65 |
Honors College
Name
Interdisciplinary Honors Program
Students
1,400 (4%)
Standardized Tests — Test Blind
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Arts and Sciences | 4,895 | 41% / 59% | 16% | $79,104 | |
| Applied Mathematics | 38 — | 63% / 37% | 61% | $116,919 | |
| Applied and Computational Mathematical Sciences | 69 — | 43% / 57% | 65% | $116,919 | |
| Astronomy | 41 — | 63% / 37% | 7% | — | |
| Computational Finance and Risk Management | 29 — | 79% / 21% | 66% | $116,919 | |
| Computer Science | 515 +10 | 68% / 32% | 12% | $148,731 | |
| Geographic Information Systems | 103 +5 | 77% / 23% | 21% | $67,843 | |
| Human Centered Design | 21 — | 43% / 57% | 19% | $130,759 | |
| Mathematics | 154 +20 | 71% / 29% | 41% | $88,106 | |
| Physics | 62 +40 | 76% / 24% | 24% | $100,549 | |
| Statistics | 31 +8 | 65% / 35% | 45% | — | |
| Biochemistry | 270 — | 42% / 58% | 11% | $66,782 | |
| Biology | 194 +1 | 38% / 62% | 4% | $68,382 | |
| Chemistry | 76 +8 | 45% / 55% | 18% | $75,313 | |
| Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology | 21 — | 24% / 76% | 0% | $105,598 | |
| Medical Anthropology and Global Health | 127 +18 | 13% / 87% | 3% | — | |
| Microbiology | 88 +9 | 36% / 64% | 9% | $62,636 | |
| Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology | 147 +5 | 33% / 67% | 10% | $86,941 | |
| Neuroscience | 54 +6 | 31% / 69% | 2% | $59,354 | |
| Physiology | 123 +2 | 41% / 59% | 6% | $63,431 | |
| Plant Biology | 14 — | 43% / 57% | 0% | — | |
| Speech and Hearing Sciences | 45 — | 7% / 93% | 9% | $70,042 | |
| Economics | 241 +14 | 51% / 49% | 53% | $84,770 | |
| American Ethnic Studies | 31 — | 39% / 61% | 3% | $53,064 | |
| American Indian Studies | 6 — | 17% / 83% | 0% | $53,064 | |
| American Indian/Native American Languages | |||||
| Anthropology | 39 +8 | 31% / 69% | 10% | $56,485 | |
| Archaeology | 22 +1 | 14% / 86% | 9% | — | |
| Asian Studies | 11 +2 | 36% / 64% | 18% | $67,801 | |
| Chinese | 6 +4 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $46,768 | |
| Cinema and Media Studies | 78 +1 | 46% / 54% | 28% | — | |
| Classics | 8 +2 | 25% / 75% | 0% | — | |
| Communication | 304 +14 | 25% / 75% | 20% | $62,624 | |
| Comparative Literature | 6 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $50,136 | |
| Creative Writing | 31 +6 | 32% / 68% | 6% | $72,275 | |
| Danish | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| English | 96 +10 | 28% / 72% | 5% | $55,052 | |
| Ethics | 15 +3 | 13% / 87% | 0% | $47,417 | |
| European Studies | 3 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $67,801 | |
| Foreign Languages | 24 — | 25% / 75% | 4% | — | |
| French | 12 +2 | 25% / 75% | 25% | $56,553 | |
| Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies | 18 +2 | 11% / 89% | 6% | $53,064 | |
| General Studies | 1 +1 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $35,504 | |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | 34 +1 | 62% / 38% | 6% | — | |
| Germanics | 3 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| Greek | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | — | |
| History | 74 +14 | 65% / 35% | 1% | $49,723 | |
| History | 37 +6 | 46% / 54% | 3% | $49,723 | |
| History of Science | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $49,723 | |
| Humanities | |||||
| International Studies | 98 +17 | 29% / 71% | 16% | $67,801 | |
| Japanese | 17 +13 | 65% / 35% | 6% | $46,768 | |
| Jewish Studies | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| Journalism and Public Interest Communication | 33 +1 | 21% / 79% | 15% | $67,658 | |
| Korean | 3 +5 | 0% / 100% | 33% | $46,768 | |
| Latin | 1 +1 | 100% / 0% | 0% | — | |
| Latin American and Caribbean Studies | 5 — | 20% / 80% | 20% | $67,801 | |
| Law, Societies, and Justice | 104 +19 | 23% / 77% | 2% | $67,957 | |
| Linguistics | 39 +12 | 28% / 72% | 8% | $50,136 | |
| Near Eastern Languages | 2 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| Norwegian | 2 +1 | 100% / 0% | 0% | — | |
| Norwegian | |||||
| Philosophy | 59 +11 | 61% / 39% | 17% | $47,417 | |
| Political Science | 55 +10 | 58% / 42% | 15% | $62,481 | |
| Political Science | 218 +78 | 44% / 56% | 4% | $62,481 | |
| Psychology | 462 +71 | 24% / 76% | 16% | — | |
| Religion/Religious Studies | |||||
| Russian | 4 +1 | 25% / 75% | 0% | — | |
| Scandinavian Studies | 1 +5 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $67,801 | |
| Social Sciences | 47 +2 | 28% / 72% | 0% | $75,830 | |
| Sociology | 158 +57 | 35% / 65% | 12% | $61,827 | |
| Spanish | 12 +11 | 58% / 42% | 0% | $56,553 | |
| Sustainability Studies | |||||
| Acting | 9 +3 | 67% / 33% | 11% | $41,243 | |
| Art | 139 — | 23% / 77% | 10% | $42,047 | |
| Art History | 21 +3 | 5% / 95% | 10% | $42,047 | |
| Dance | 11 +1 | 18% / 82% | 36% | — | |
| Directing | 6 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $41,243 | |
| Drama | 11 — | 36% / 64% | 18% | $41,243 | |
| Ethnomusicology | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $36,547 | |
| Industrial Design | 15 — | 60% / 40% | 13% | $78,304 | |
| Jazz Studies | 2 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $36,547 | |
| Metal and Jewelry Arts | |||||
| Music | 3 +2 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $36,547 | |
| Music Composition | 3 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $36,547 | |
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | |||||
| Music Performance | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $36,547 | |
| Percussion Instruments | |||||
| Piano | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $36,547 | |
| Strings | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $36,547 | |
| Visual Communication Design | 20 — | 25% / 75% | 0% | $78,304 | |
| Voice | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $36,547 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Built Environments | 149 | 55% / 45% | 11% | $79,067 | |
| Architecture | 64 — | 41% / 59% | 12% | $65,527 | |
| Landscape Architecture | 8 — | 38% / 62% | 50% | — | |
| Urban Design and Planning | 35 — | 49% / 51% | 6% | $75,408 | |
| Construction Management | 42 — | 86% / 14% | 5% | $102,749 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Education | 213 | 18% / 82% | 15% | $81,513 | |
| Early Care and Education | 94 +1 | 4% / 96% | 11% | $69,906 | |
| Education, Communities, and Organizations | 101 +8 | 27% / 73% | 21% | $93,986 | |
| Mathematics Education | 8 +1 | 25% / 75% | 0% | $72,140 | |
| Music Education | 10 +2 | 50% / 50% | 10% | $72,140 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Engineering | 783 | 65% / 35% | 12% | $111,356 | |
| Aeronautics and Astronautics | 64 — | 75% / 25% | 9% | $111,218 | |
| Bioengineering | 78 — | 33% / 67% | 5% | — | |
| Chemical Engineering | 52 — | 48% / 52% | 4% | $88,397 | |
| Chemical Engineering (Nanoscience and Molecular Engineering Track) | 5 — | 40% / 60% | 0% | $88,397 | |
| Civil Engineering | 79 — | 76% / 24% | 5% | $90,017 | |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | 169 — | 78% / 22% | 19% | $137,141 | |
| Environmental Engineering | 29 — | 31% / 69% | 10% | — | |
| Human Centered Design and Engineering | 74 — | 42% / 58% | 22% | $148,617 | |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering | 21 — | 81% / 19% | 29% | $100,170 | |
| Materials Science and Engineering | 41 — | 73% / 27% | 5% | $90,606 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 171 — | 75% / 25% | 9% | $93,661 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of the Environment | 358 | 34% / 66% | 7% | $63,659 | |
| Atmospheric Sciences | 10 — | 50% / 50% | 20% | — | |
| Climate Science | 13 +3 | 46% / 54% | 15% | — | |
| Earth Sciences | 19 — | 32% / 68% | 5% | $66,428 | |
| Earth and Space Sciences | 12 — | 67% / 33% | 33% | $66,428 | |
| Environmental Science and Resource Management | 119 +1 | 38% / 62% | 5% | $52,407 | |
| Environmental Studies | 98 +6 | 23% / 77% | 7% | $52,407 | |
| Geophysics | 6 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $66,428 | |
| Marine Biology | 54 +5 | 22% / 78% | 4% | $105,598 | |
| Oceanography | 27 +5 | 52% / 48% | 7% | $66,428 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster School of Business | 567 | 55% / 45% | 9% | $92,665 | |
| Accounting | 136 — | 54% / 46% | 12% | $92,939 | |
| Business Administration | 27 — | 56% / 44% | 0% | $115,937 | |
| Business Analytics | 8 +45 | 50% / 50% | 25% | $85,505 | |
| Entrepreneurship | 30 — | 63% / 37% | 7% | — | |
| Finance | 257 +40 | 64% / 36% | 9% | $97,491 | |
| Human Resource Management | 11 +5 | 27% / 73% | 0% | $85,227 | |
| Marketing | 98 +102 | 34% / 66% | 8% | $74,639 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information School | 472 | 47% / 53% | 21% | $148,617 | |
| Informatics | 365 +8 | 48% / 52% | 24% | $148,617 | |
| Information Management | 107 +117 | 43% / 57% | 13% | $148,617 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Medicine | 35 | 26% / 74% | 6% | $74,735 | |
| Medical Laboratory Science | 35 — | 26% / 74% | 6% | $74,735 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Nursing | 205 | 17% / 83% | 1% | $107,932 | |
| Nursing | 205 — | 17% / 83% | 1% | $107,932 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Public Health | 448 | 19% / 81% | 8% | $81,502 | |
| Environmental Health | 23 +2 | 43% / 57% | 4% | $81,139 | |
| Nutritional Sciences | 109 +8 | 21% / 79% | 17% | — | |
| Public Health | 270 +11 | 16% / 84% | 4% | $81,139 | |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $81,139 | |
| Health Informatics and Health Information Management | 44 — | 20% / 80% | 9% | $83,936 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Social Work | 44 | 7% / 93% | 2% | $63,026 | |
| Social Welfare | 44 +4 | 7% / 93% | 2% | $63,026 |
Rankings
My Tribe
Tiger Mom Heaven
Most Asian-Americans
Strong Community
Engineering, Computing & Math
The Equation Whisperers
Applied Mathematics
The Public Powerhouses
Chat-GPT? Claude? I can do better.
Artificial Intelligence
Soon Jumping on the AI Bandwagon...
No, I Can't Fix Your Printer
Computer Science
LeetCode Sweatshops
import pandas as pd
Data Science
The Matrix Architects
Pixels, Psychology, and Post-its
Human-Computer Interaction
The HCI & Gaming Overlords
Have You Tried Turning It Off and On Again?
Information Technology
The Network Overlords
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite
Physics & Astronomy
Quantum Leap
No Words Allowed
Pure Mathematics
Equation Elegance
p < 0.05
Statistics
Biostat & Polling Heavyweights
It Actually IS Rocket Science
Aerospace Engineering
CubeSat Crew
Pre-Med Hidding in Plain Sight
Biomedical Engineering
Cutting Edge
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes
Chemical Engineering
Polymer Whisperers & Battery Bros
Playing House
Civil Engineering
Project Managers
Half-CS, Half-EE, Full Depression
Computer Engineering
Firmware Gods
Resistance Is Not Futile
Electrical Engineering
Dangerously Grounded
Drill, Baby, Drill
Energy & Mining Engineering
My Precious
Hugging Trees with Calculus
Environmental Engineering
Watershed Wizards
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes.
Materials Engineering
Alloy Stars
WD-40 & Duct Tape
Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
Mad Scientists' Machine Shop
We Glow In The Dark
Nuclear Engineering
Glow in the Dark
Life & Natural Sciences
Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room
Biology
Lab Gods
Breaking Bad
Chemistry
Mega-Lab Multiverse
Open Wide
Dentistry & Oral Health
Future Tooth Fairies
Rocks and Whales
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Plate Tectonics Elite
Photosynthesis Fan Club
Ecology & Plant Biology
Botanical Brigade
Doomsday Prepping with Data
Environmental Science
Climate Warriors
Behind Every Doctor
Health Services
Allied Health All-Stars
Memorizing 206 Bones
Human Biology
Bone Collectors
Where Diagnoses Begin
Laboratory Sciences
Slide Sleuths
Staring at a Gel Electrophoresis Until Our Eyes Bleed
Molecular Biology & Genomics
Sequencing Squad
Action Potentials
Neuroscience
Serotonin Seekers
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts)
Nursing
Florence Nightingale's Heirs
Legal Drug Dealers
Pharmacy
Dosage Masters
Talk About a Career
Phonoaudiology
Hearing Heroes
Saving Lives One Spreadsheet At a Time
Public Health
Pandemic Predictors
Puppies Over People
Zoology & Veterinary Sciences
Overqualified Scuba Divers (Marine Biology)
Business & Economics
LIFO the Party
Accounting
Ledger Lords
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings
Business Administration
Tech Incubators
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets
Business Analytics
Dashboard Dictators
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro
Economics
Mega-Macro State Factories
Humanities & Social Sciences
Professional Yapping
Communication & Journalism
State-Funded Media Monoliths
Much Ado About Nothing
English, Literature & Writing
Bookworm Elite
Saving the Planet, One Policy at a Time
Environmental Policy & Sustainability
Sustainability Wonks
Mappy Few, the Cartography Crew
Geography & Cartography
Bermuda Triangulators
Model UN Generation
Government & Politics
Campaign Trail
Hindsight is 20/20 (And So is My Salary)
History & Archaeology
Footnote Masters
Passport Stamp Collectors
International Relations
Globe Trotters
I Want To Understand Myself
Psychology
DSM Superfans
Decolonizing the Curriculum
Regional & Ethnic Studies
Heritage Heroes
Everything is a Construct
Sociology & Anthropology
The Deconstructors
Grammar Police Academy
World Languages & Linguistics
Syntax Scholars
Education
Surviving PTA Karens
General Education
Teacher's Pet
Everyone Gets a Medal
Special Education
Inclusive Classroom Crew
Arts
Sleep Deprivation by Design
Architecture
Building Blocks
Eight Hours of Scales
Music
Pit Orchestra Pros
Theatre Kid Generation
Performing Arts
Opening Night
Professional
The Hard Hat Caste
Construction
Subs and Specs