Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Tacoma, WA
Population 1,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,169
Men / Women 52% / 48%
From State 97%
From Region 0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 32%
Asian 22%
Hispanic 17%
Black 12%
Mixed 9%
Native American 2%
International 2%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Milgard School of Business 294 49% / 51% 2% $79,784 85 92%
Accounting 73 48% / 52% 3% $79,348 84 90%
Applied Economics 11 64% / 36% 0% $83,948 88 89%
Business Administration 86 48% / 52% 2% $68,349 71 90%
Finance 75 56% / 44% 3% $96,546 95 94%
Marketing 49 41% / 59% 0% $73,915 79 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Engineering and Technology 357 81% / 19% 1% $108,873 98 94%
Civil Engineering 11 82% / 18% 0% $85,064 89 96%
Computer Engineering and Systems 10 80% / 20% 0% $203,232 100 97%
Electrical Engineering 27 89% / 11% 0% $98,491 96 96%
Mechanical Engineering 34 85% / 15% 0% $85,996 89 94%
Computer Science and Systems 163 +1 79% / 21% 3% $110,243 98 93%
Information Technology 112 82% / 18% 0% $110,243 98 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences 463 36% / 64% 2% $54,712 39 91%
Mathematics 11 +1 64% / 36% 0% $64,299 64
Biomedical Sciences 79 35% / 65% 1% $62,768 61 93%
Environmental Science 21 29% / 71% 0% $51,900 30 91%
Environmental Studies 9 56% / 44% 0% $51,900 30 91%
American Studies $58,019 49
Communication 39 41% / 59% 0% $62,017 59 92%
Ethnic, Gender, and Labor Studies 9 +1 44% / 56% 0% $52,550 32 93%
Global Engagement 7 57% / 43% 0% $53,810 36 87%
Global Honors 13 23% / 77% 0% $40,367 7 93%
Hispanic Studies 4 25% / 75% 0%
History $49,241 23 92%
History 13 54% / 46% 0% $49,241 23 91%
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences 29 +1 55% / 45% 0% $57,215 46 90%
Politics, Philosophy, and Economics 22 41% / 59% 0% $67,298 70 94%
Psychology 161 +4 28% / 72% 4% $53,599 35 91%
Writing Studies 21 +1 29% / 71% 5% $38,497 6 86%
Arts, Media, and Culture 25 44% / 56% 0% $35,160 4 90%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership 118 19% / 81% 2% $84,861 89 96%
Nursing 98 20% / 80% 1% $89,984 92 97%
Healthcare Leadership 20 15% / 85% 5% $59,764 53 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Social Work and Criminal Justice 100 27% / 73% 0% $54,320 38 90%
Social Welfare 29 17% / 83% 0% $58,238 49 93%
Education 21 24% / 76% 0%
Criminal Justice 50 34% / 66% 0% $52,049 31 88%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Urban Studies 23 52% / 48% 0% $60,267 55 94%
Urban Studies 23 52% / 48% 0% $60,267 55 94%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,834
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $46,176
Est. In-State Cost $17,896
Est. Out-of-State Cost $59,733
ROI Percentile 83th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 63%
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 25.6% 347 33% / 67% 2% $54,518 38 91%
Business & Economics 23.2% 314 47% / 53% 2% $78,509 84 92%
Computer Science 20.3% 275 80% / 20% 2% $110,243 98 93%
Health Sciences 7.2% 98 20% / 80% 1% $89,984 92 97%
Engineering 6.1% 82 85% / 15% 0% $104,282 97 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.8% 79 35% / 65% 1% $62,768 61 93%
Professional 3.7% 50 34% / 66% 0% $52,049 31 88%
Arts 3.5% 48 48% / 52% 0% $47,190 18 92%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.2% 30 37% / 63% 0% $51,900 30 91%
Education 1.5% 21 24% / 76% 0%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.8% 11 64% / 36% 0% $64,299 64

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $5.4M #213 58% $0
Education $0.8M #250 97% $0.0M
Life & Natural Sciences $0.6M #373 96% $0
Computer Science $0.5M #277 79% $0 1 #193
Engineering $0.4M #336 74% $0
Health Sciences $0.2M #342 71% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #493 27% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #292 100% $0
Business & Economics $0 #456 $0
Total $8.0M #331 67% $0.0M 1 #560

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 83%
Yield (Unbound) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 83% 83% 83%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 17%
SAT Range 940 – 1200
SAT Math Range 430 – 600
SAT RW Range 490 – 620