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University of Washington - Tacoma

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Tacoma, WA
Population 1,500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,989
Men / Women 53% / 47%
White 36%
Asian 19%
Hispanic 15%
Black 11%
Mixed 9%
Native American 2%
International 2%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 29%
Engineering, Computing & Math 26%
Business & Economics 23%
Life & Natural Sciences 18%
Arts 5%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,168
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $43,404
Est. In-State Cost $17,034
Est. Out-of-State Cost $56,147
10-Year ROI $300,000
ROI Percentile 98th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 63%
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 70%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $6M #294
Engineering, Computing & Math $1M #336
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #475
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 1 #255
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #605
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #612

Honors College

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Milgard School of Business 254 57% / 43% 4% $95,234
Accounting 73 55% / 45% 3% $80,125
Applied Economics 3 33% / 67% 33% $84,770
Business Administration 93 60% / 40% 3% $115,937
Finance 42 76% / 24% 0% $97,491
Marketing 43 40% / 60% 7% $74,639
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Engineering and Technology 338 78% / 22% 2% $141,304
Civil Engineering 7 57% / 43% 0% $85,896
Computer Engineering and Systems 12 100% / 0% 0% $205,220
Computer Science and Systems 176 +1 78% / 22% 2% $148,617
Electrical Engineering 25 96% / 4% 0% $99,455
Information Technology 94 74% / 26% 2% $148,617
Mechanical Engineering 24 71% / 29% 8% $86,838
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences 497 33% / 67% 2% $55,356
Mathematics 12 42% / 58% 0%
Biomedical Sciences 102 23% / 77% 3% $63,383
Environmental Science 21 52% / 48% 0% $52,407
Environmental Studies 3 33% / 67% 0% $52,407
Politics, Philosophy, and Economics 27 37% / 63% 0% $67,957
American Studies
Communication 50 +1 50% / 50% 4% $62,624
Ethnic, Gender, and Labor Studies 9 22% / 78% 0% $53,064
Global Engagement 10 50% / 50% 30% $54,337
Global Honors 17 18% / 82% 0% $40,761
History 12 75% / 25% 0% $49,723
History 5 80% / 20% 0% $49,723
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences 24 +2 62% / 38% 0% $57,775
Psychology 154 +3 23% / 77% 1% $54,123
Writing Studies 20 +2 40% / 60% 0% $38,873
Arts, Media, and Culture 31 19% / 81% 0% $35,504
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership 140 11% / 89% 3% $95,260
Nursing 115 12% / 88% 3% $102,850
Healthcare Leadership 25 8% / 92% 4% $60,349
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Social Work and Criminal Justice 89 28% / 72% 0% $55,851
Criminal Justice 61 33% / 67% 0% $52,559
Social Welfare 28 +2 18% / 82% 0% $63,026
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Urban Studies 37 51% / 49% 0% $60,857
Urban Studies 37 51% / 49% 0% $60,857