University of Washington - Tacoma

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,500,000

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

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Milgard School of Business 294 49% 35% 28% 9% 18% 2% $87,359 85 +0.04 87 96%
Accounting 73 — 48% 26% 34% 7% 22% 3% $83,778 47 -0.21 84 95% — — — —
Applied Economics 11 — 64% 45% 9% 9% 18% 0% $88,532 41 -0.36 88 98% — — — —
Business Administration 86 — 48% 47% 20% 9% 16% 2% $74,267 58 -0.17 74 94% — — — —
Finance 75 — 56% 33% 33% 9% 15% 3% $108,491 75 +0.32 97 98% — — — —
Marketing 49 — 41% 31% 31% 10% 20% 0% $83,069 70 +0.43 83 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering and Technology 357 81% 26% 36% 15% 13% 1% $111,694 98 +0.06 97 95%
Civil Engineering 11 — 82% 45% 27% 0% 18% 0% $88,548 28 -0.54 88 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering and Systems 10 — 80% 30% 30% 10% 30% 0% $173,260 99 +2.65 100 94% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 27 — 89% 52% 4% 7% 22% 0% $113,774 53 -0.15 98 97% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 34 — 85% 47% 9% 0% 24% 0% $97,305 43 -0.24 93 98% — — — —
Computer Science and Systems 163 +1 79% 23% 46% 10% 9% 3% $111,956 39 -0.38 97 94% — — — —
Information Technology 112 — 82% 15% 38% 31% 10% 0% $111,956 76 +0.67 97 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences 463 36% 44% 14% 9% 16% 2% $58,975 7 +0.09 41 91%
Mathematics 11 +1 64% 36% 9% 9% 9% 0% $73,846 41 -0.43 73 — — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 79 — 35% 35% 22% 13% 14% 1% $63,715 27 -0.52 53 94% — — — —
Environmental Science 21 — 29% 81% 0% 0% 10% 0% $56,944 43 -0.21 35 94% — — — —
Environmental Studies 9 — 56% 22% 33% 0% 0% 0% $56,944 43 -0.21 35 94% — — — —
American Studies — — — — — — — — $61,295 62 +0.16 47 87% — — — —
Ethnic, Gender, and Labor Studies 9 +1 44% 33% 0% 11% 33% 0% $56,926 57 +0.08 35 93% — — — —
Global Honors 13 — 23% 31% 15% 23% 23% 0% $49,965 17 -0.70 18 75% — — — —
Hispanic Studies 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $55,177 41 -0.26 30 92% — — — —
History — — — — — — — — $58,990 71 +0.20 41 92% — — — —
History 13 — 54% 62% 15% 15% 0% 0% $58,990 71 +0.20 41 92% — — — —
Politics, Philosophy, and Economics 22 — 41% 59% 0% 14% 9% 0% $63,602 84 +0.60 53 94% — — — —
Writing Studies 21 +1 29% 67% 14% 0% 10% 5% $43,131 8 -1.13 7 89% — — — —
Communication 39 — 41% 38% 21% 15% 18% 0% $64,074 63 +0.21 54 95% — — — —
Global Engagement 7 — 57% 29% 14% 0% 43% 0% $51,083 3 -1.13 20 82% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences 29 +1 55% 38% 17% 14% 17% 0% $56,353 54 -0.05 34 84% — — — —
Psychology 161 +4 28% 44% 13% 7% 19% 4% $59,285 78 +0.64 42 91% — — — —
Arts, Media, and Culture 25 — 44% 44% 16% 8% 4% 0% $50,454 68 +0.39 19 85% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership 118 19% 27% 25% 25% 12% 2% $87,407 85 -0.06 87 96%
Nursing 98 — 20% 30% 27% 23% 11% 1% $91,196 53 -0.10 89 97% — — — —
Healthcare Leadership 20 — 15% 15% 15% 30% 15% 5% $68,845 70 +0.13 65 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Social Work and Criminal Justice 100 27% 40% 15% 13% 22% 0% $58,541 6 +0.16 40 96% 3.6%
Social Welfare 29 — 17% 48% 3% 24% 14% 0% $55,325 62 +0.24 31 93% — — — —
Education 21 — 24% 43% 19% 0% 38% 0% $64,762 88 +1.14 56 92% — — — —
Criminal Justice 50 — 34% 34% 20% 12% 20% 0% $57,795 41 -0.29 38 99% 3.6% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Urban Studies 23 52% 48% 17% 4% 22% 0% $62,778 18 -0.61 51 94%
Urban Studies 23 — 52% 48% 17% 4% 22% 0% $62,778 23 -0.61 51 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 82th

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 23.2% 314 47% 34% 27% 10% 18% 2% $86,181 64 +0.04 86 95% —
Computer Science 20.3% 275 80% 20% 43% 19% 9% 2% $111,956 53 +0.05 97 94% —
Social Sciences 19.6% 265 32% 43% 14% 11% 19% 3% $59,019 50 +0.41 41 91% —
Health Sciences 7.2% 98 20% 30% 27% 23% 11% 1% $91,196 89 -0.10 89 97% —
Engineering 6.1% 82 85% 46% 12% 4% 23% 0% $110,816 82 +0.10 97 97% —
Humanities 6.1% 82 37% 55% 9% 11% 13% 1% $54,323 48 -0.21 28 89% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.8% 79 35% 35% 22% 13% 14% 1% $63,715 31 -0.52 53 94% —
Professional 3.7% 50 34% 34% 20% 12% 20% 0% $57,795 20 -0.29 38 99% 3.6%
Arts 3.5% 48 48% 46% 17% 6% 12% 0% $56,359 71 -0.09 34 89% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.2% 30 37% 63% 10% 0% 7% 0% $56,944 37 -0.21 35 94% —
Education 1.5% 21 24% 43% 19% 0% 38% 0% $64,762 93 +1.14 56 92% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.8% 11 64% 36% 9% 9% 9% 0% $73,846 37 -0.43 73 — —

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 #557 — —

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 (non-ED) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

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

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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