Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Location Seattle, WA
Population 3,000,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,169 (5% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (9% ☔)

Honors College

Name Interdisciplinary Honors Program
Students 1,400 (4%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 31,272
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 64%
From Region 2%
Athletes 2.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 33%
Asian 27%
International 12%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 8%
Black 4%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 4,913 39% / 61% 14% $71,809 77 93%
Computer Science 561 +15 65% / 35% 12% $147,290 100 94%
Geographic Information Systems 115 +5 68% / 32% 13% $61,762 59 95%
Human Centered Design 20 25% / 75% 10% $129,492 100 100%
Applied Mathematics 38 68% / 32% 45% $105,661 98 96%
Applied and Computational Mathematical Sciences 79 +1 52% / 48% 66% $105,661 98 96%
Astronomy 36 58% / 42% 8% $77,709 84
Chemistry 52 +6 38% / 62% 12% $62,318 61 84%
Computational Finance and Risk Management 19 58% / 42% 47% $105,661 98 96%
Mathematics 3 100% / 0% 33%
Mathematics 115 +24 66% / 34% 51% $87,253 91 91%
Physics 61 +38 70% / 30% 16% $75,205 81 88%
Statistics 29 +9 45% / 55% 45% $102,830 97
Biochemistry 285 +4 39% / 61% 10% $66,135 68 91%
Biology 202 +1 27% / 73% 5% $62,768 62 93%
Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology 37 43% / 57% 0% $41,682 9 89%
Microbiology 64 +3 23% / 77% 9% $62,029 60 95%
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology 170 +9 32% / 68% 8% $56,440 46 91%
Neuroscience 66 +11 36% / 64% 2% $58,779 52 86%
Physiology 134 +3 28% / 72% 4% $62,817 62 94%
Plant Biology 7 +1 29% / 71% 0% $47,599 20
Medical Anthropology and Global Health 114 +9 7% / 93% 2% $54,267 39 100%
Speech and Hearing Sciences 50 4% / 96% 2% $64,393 65 97%
Economics 236 +24 60% / 40% 52% $83,948 88 89%
American Ethnic Studies 23 22% / 78% 4% $52,550 34 93%
American Indian Studies 8 25% / 75% 0% $52,550 34 93%
American Indian/Native American Languages $50,150 27
Anthropology 48 +2 23% / 77% 4% $55,938 44 89%
Archaeology 19 +1 26% / 74% 5% $51,157 30
Asian Studies 5 +3 60% / 40% 20% $58,019 50 91%
Behavioral Sciences 4 +1 75% / 25% 25%
Chinese 6 +6 33% / 67% 0% $46,315 17 70%
Cinema and Media Studies 66 +4 33% / 67% 32% $37,625 5 94%
Classics 7 +1 14% / 86% 0% $50,893 29
Communication 293 +13 27% / 73% 23% $62,017 60 93%
Comparative Literature 6 50% / 50% 17% $49,650 25 84%
Creative Writing 38 +5 13% / 87% 0% $38,497 6 86%
Danish $49,533 25
English 106 +13 34% / 66% 1% $51,940 32 88%
Ethics 7 +2 43% / 57% 14% $46,958 18 87%
European Studies 3 0% / 100% 0% $58,019 50 91%
Foreign Languages 26 23% / 77% 0% $50,924 29
French 11 +2 27% / 73% 0% $56,005 44 86%
Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies 16 +2 25% / 75% 0% $52,550 34 93%
General Studies 3 33% / 67% 0% $35,160 4 90%
Geography and Environmental Studies 42 +4 48% / 52% 7% $60,318 56
Germanics 2 0% / 100% 0% $49,468 25
Greek 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $50,084 27
History 63 +5 43% / 57% 0% $49,241 24 92%
History 71 +17 51% / 49% 7% $49,241 24 92%
History of Science 1 0% / 100% 0% $49,241 24 92%
Humanities $35,160 4
International Studies 75 +38 39% / 61% 9% $58,019 50 91%
Japanese 20 +11 50% / 50% 10% $46,315 17 70%
Jewish Studies +1 $51,881 32
Journalism and Public Interest Communication 43 +1 14% / 86% 5% $67,002 70 97%
Korean 5 +4 40% / 60% 0% $46,315 17 70%
Latin $50,265 27
Latin American and Caribbean Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $58,019 50 91%
Linguistics 46 +15 30% / 70% 7% $49,650 25 84%
Literature 3 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Near Eastern Languages 2 +2 50% / 50% 0% $49,201 24
Norwegian $50,272 27
Norwegian +1 $49,356 25
Philosophy 45 +16 40% / 60% 7% $46,958 18 87%
Political Science 66 +12 48% / 52% 11% $61,875 60 91%
Political Science 199 +100 46% / 54% 1% $61,875 60 91%
Psychology 446 +49 24% / 76% 12% $51,391 30 100%
Religion/Religious Studies 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $47,211 19
Russian 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,458 25
Scandinavian Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $58,019 50 91%
Social Sciences 60 17% / 83% 0% $75,096 81 84%
Sociology 147 +43 33% / 67% 12% $61,228 58 93%
Spanish 12 +15 42% / 58% 0% $56,005 44 86%
Sustainability Studies $57,769 49
Acting 9 +3 11% / 89% 11% $40,843 8 87%
Art 133 +3 30% / 70% 13% $41,639 9 89%
Art History 23 +6 4% / 96% 4% $41,639 9 89%
Dance 13 +1 0% / 100% 8% $40,280 8
Directing 5 20% / 80% 20% $40,843 8 87%
Drama 5 100% / 0% 0% $40,843 8 87%
Ethnomusicology 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $36,193 4 93%
Industrial Design 19 21% / 79% 0% $77,545 83 98%
Jazz Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $36,193 4 93%
Metal and Jewelry Arts $41,639 9
Music 6 33% / 67% 0% $36,193 4 93%
Music Composition 5 100% / 0% 0% $36,193 4 93%
Music History, Literature, and Theory $36,383 5
Music Performance 1 100% / 0% 0% $36,193 4 93%
Percussion Instruments 1 0% / 100% 0% $36,443 5
Piano 3 33% / 67% 0% $36,193 4 93%
Strings 1 0% / 100% 0% $36,193 4 93%
Visual Communication Design 22 9% / 91% 5% $77,545 83 98%
Voice 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $36,193 4 93%
Law, Societies, and Justice 117 +20 20% / 80% 3% $67,298 71 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Built Environments 200 50% / 50% 6% $72,008 78 93%
Architecture 90 37% / 63% 2% $56,774 47 98%
Landscape Architecture 15 33% / 67% 20% $65,633 68
Urban Design and Planning 36 +3 53% / 47% 0% $64,004 64 83%
Construction Management 59 73% / 27% 10% $101,753 97 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 232 18% / 82% 16% $56,694 46 100%
Early Care and Education 79 +1 4% / 96% 5% $53,187 36 100%
Education, Communities, and Organizations 148 +8 25% / 75% 22% $58,068 50 100%
Mathematics Education 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $71,441 77 100%
Music Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $71,441 77 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 1,013 62% / 38% 9% $101,713 97 95%
Aeronautics and Astronautics 81 79% / 21% 4% $93,096 94 95%
Bioengineering 83 33% / 67% 6% $89,865 92 100%
Chemical Engineering 81 56% / 44% 9% $87,541 91 94%
Chemical Engineering (Nanoscience and Molecular Engineering Track) 2 100% / 0% 50% $87,541 91 94%
Civil Engineering 99 59% / 41% 5% $85,064 89 96%
Computer Engineering 28 82% / 18% 14%
Electrical & Computer Engineering 211 74% / 26% 15% $135,812 100 95%
Electrical Engineering 32 81% / 19% 9%
Environmental Engineering 30 40% / 60% 0% $85,835 90
Industrial and Systems Engineering 50 40% / 60% 22% $99,199 96 94%
Materials Science and Engineering 43 47% / 53% 14% $89,728 92 94%
Mechanical Engineering 151 77% / 23% 6% $85,996 90 94%
Robotics Engineering 28 89% / 11% 14%
Human Centered Design and Engineering 94 38% / 62% 6% $110,243 98 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of the Environment 415 36% / 64% 6% $51,184 30 90%
Atmospheric Sciences 17 71% / 29% 6% $57,806 50
Climate Science 6 +4 50% / 50% 17% $58,175 51
Earth Sciences 23 +1 52% / 48% 26% $55,722 44 86%
Earth and Space Sciences 7 +1 86% / 14% 0% $55,722 44 86%
Geophysics 15 87% / 13% 13% $55,722 44 86%
Oceanography 23 +7 52% / 48% 9% $55,722 44 86%
Environmental Science and Resource Management 155 +2 27% / 73% 6% $51,900 32 91%
Environmental Studies 101 +5 25% / 75% 2% $51,900 32 91%
Marine Biology 68 +8 38% / 62% 3% $41,682 9 89%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Foster School of Business 735 52% / 48% 14% $85,802 90 93%
Accounting 140 49% / 51% 10% $79,348 85 90%
Business Administration 34 50% / 50% 9% $68,349 72 90%
Business Analytics 14 +69 50% / 50% 36% $84,676 89 95%
Entrepreneurship 32 +2 66% / 34% 16% $85,864 90 100%
Finance 262 +41 59% / 41% 16% $96,546 95 94%
Human Resource Management 23 +1 30% / 70% 4% $84,401 89 92%
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 123 +3 64% / 36% 16%
Marketing 107 +104 26% / 74% 9% $73,915 80 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Information School 481 44% / 56% 18% $110,243 98 93%
Informatics 373 +5 47% / 53% 20% $110,243 98 93%
Information Management 108 +127 35% / 65% 12% $110,243 98 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Medicine 30 30% / 70% 7% $74,011 80 92%
Medical Laboratory Science 30 30% / 70% 7% $74,011 80 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 203 15% / 85% 0% $89,984 92 97%
Nursing 203 15% / 85% 0% $89,984 92 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Public Health 447 16% / 84% 5% $59,759 55 96%
Nutritional Sciences 119 +10 24% / 76% 13% $58,440 51
Environmental Health 31 13% / 87% 0% $59,764 55 96%
Public Health 262 +11 13% / 87% 2% $59,764 55 96%
Public Health Education and Promotion 1 0% / 100% 0% $59,764 55 96%
Health Informatics and Health Information Management 34 18% / 82% 12% $64,341 65 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Social Work 46 22% / 78% 0% $58,238 51 93%
Social Welfare 46 +1 22% / 78% 0% $58,238 51 93%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,616
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $44,654
Est. In-State Cost $16,320
Est. Out-of-State Cost $57,764
ROI Percentile 83th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 95%
4-Year Graduation Rate 74%
6-Year Graduation Rate 85%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 24.1% 2,096 32% / 68% 10% $55,638 43 93%
Computer Science 14.6% 1,271 55% / 45% 14% $122,511 99 94%
Business & Economics 11.5% 1,005 53% / 47% 23% $84,479 89 92%
Life & Natural Sciences 11.1% 965 33% / 67% 7% $61,414 59 92%
Engineering 10.5% 919 65% / 35% 10% $100,748 97 95%
Health Sciences 7.9% 691 13% / 87% 1% $68,689 73 97%
Physical Sciences & Math 6.0% 523 60% / 40% 35% $82,947 88 91%
Agriculture & Food Science 5.1% 443 28% / 72% 6% $52,088 32 90%
Arts 4.6% 397 31% / 69% 7% $51,527 31 92%
Education 2.6% 229 17% / 83% 16% $56,501 46 100%
Professional 2.0% 176 38% / 62% 6% $78,848 85 94%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $707M #15 67% $56.7M 74 #22 461 211
Life & Natural Sciences $383M #9 54% $9.1M 112 #11 698 189
Physical Sciences & Math $251M #7 86% $0.9M 113 #13 850 147
Engineering $188M #22 77% $7.2M 134 #22 893 58
Humanities & Social Sciences $58.7M #29 60% $0.6M 115 #36 312 17
Education $36.7M #12 45% $0.5M 38 #94
Computer Science $35.5M #20 64% $2.1M 72 #6 531 43
Agriculture & Food Science $23.5M #54 77% $0.1M 19 #31 86 34
Business & Economics $0.5M #242 0% $0.1M 15 #90 84
Total $1,686M #7 67% $77.4M 692 #19 3,915 699

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 42%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Early Action Nov 15
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 42% 42% 42%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 24%
SAT Range 1320 – 1500
SAT Math Range 650 – 780
SAT RW Range 650 – 740

Rankings

My Tribe

Tiger Mom Heaven Most Asian-Americans
Strong Community

Engineering

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
Resistance Is Futile Computer Engineering
Segfault Survivors & Kernel Panickers
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

Computer Science

Chat-GPT? Claude? I can do better. Artificial Intelligence
Soon Jumping on the AI Bandwagon...
No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science (Eng)
The Waitlist Kings
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

Physical Sciences & Math

Quants, Proofs & p < 0.05 Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Wall Street's Favorite Feeder Schools
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Mega-Lab Multiverse
Rocks and Whales Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Plate Tectonics Elite
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
Our Labs Have Labs (The Experimentalists)
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Equation Elegance

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Lab Gods
Photosynthesis Fan Club Ecology & Plant Biology
Botanical Brigade
Memorizing 206 Bones Human Biology
Bone Collectors
Staring at a Gel Electrophoresis Until Our Eyes Bleed Molecular Biology & Genomics
Sequencing Squad
Action Potentials Neuroscience
Serotonin Seekers

Agriculture & Food Science

Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Climate Warriors
Puppies Over People Zoology & Veterinary Sciences
Overqualified Scuba Divers (Marine Biology)

Health Sciences

Open Wide Dentistry & Oral Health
Future Tooth Fairies
Behind Every Doctor Health Services
Allied Health All-Stars
Where Diagnoses Begin Laboratory Sciences
Slide Sleuths
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

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

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
Nosy for a Living Journalism
Statehouse Press-Corps Factories
Professional Yapping Media & Communication Studies
State-Funded Media Monoliths
Feelings, But With Error Bars Research & Experimental Psychology
Open Science Zealots
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