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University of Washington

Seattle, Washington · Public, a large city · 31,942 undergraduates

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Is it hard to get into UW?

The middle half of admitted students scored in these ranges: a quarter scored lower, a quarter higher. Fall 2024 admissions, from the College Scorecard.

Acceptance rate
39.1%
62,428 applied
SAT, middle half
Not published
Not reported
ACT, middle half
Not published
Not reported
Test scores this year
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What they look at
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How much does UW cost?

Sticker prices and what students actually paid after grants, by family income. A year means tuition, fees, room, board, books and other costs.

Tuition and fees, Washington residents
$13,406
Tuition and fees, out of state
$44,640
A full year, sticker price
$33,524
Living on campus
Average price after grants
$13,663
Students who got federal aid

What a year cost, by family income

Family incomeAverage paid after grants
Under $30,000$7,610
$30,001 to $48,000$7,112
$48,001 to $75,000$8,585
$75,001 to $110,000$11,427
Over $110,000$30,441
Room and board on campus
$18,405 a year
Books and supplies
$900 a year
The school's own grants
40% of full-time first-years get one, averaging $7,669

Tuition over the years

Tuition and fees for a year, as reported to the federal government.

$0K$13K$26K$39K$52K201220142016201820202022Out of stateWashington residents

How much do UW students borrow?

Federal student loans only, for students who borrowed.

Typical debt at graduation
$14,008
About $159 a month over ten years
Students who borrow
15.2%
Get a Pell Grant
18.7%
Federal grant for lower-income families
Over 25 when they start
5.3%

What do UW graduates earn?

Typical yearly pay of everyone who started here with federal aid, whatever they studied and whether or not they finished.

Six years after starting
$67,082
Ten years after starting
$83,105
Middle half: $55,129 to $122,014
Best-paid program, five years out
$190,701
Computer Engineering
Lowest-paid program, five years out
$37,598
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Do UW students finish?

Of the students who started full time, first time.

Back for second year
94.7%
Graduate in six years
85.2%
The four-year figure is for a later, smaller group, so it is not shown
After eight years
85% graduated
9% transferred, 0% still enrolled

Who goes to UW?

Women
56.6%
First in their family at college
32.7%
Part-time
5.6%
Students per teacher
20
Background
White 33%, Hispanic 10%, Black 4%, Asian 27%, Two or more 8%, International 12%
Housing
Campus housing, 10,230 beds

What do UW graduates earn, by program?

Every bachelor's program the school awards, with what its graduates earn and owe. The government hides pay for small programs, so some rows have no figure.

Computer science

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Computer and Information Sciences, General1,293$77,881$123,226$12,601
Computer Science1,020$128,218$184,706$12,051
Computer Software and Media Applications0$49,142$63,146Hidden

Engineering

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering132$88,006$118,272$15,925
Biomedical/Medical Engineering155$70,517$116,665$19,465
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering0HiddenHiddenHidden
Chemical Engineering126$87,003$100,001$13,586
Civil Engineering197$75,992$97,462$11,987
Computer Engineering70$147,670$190,701$13,570
Electrical and Computer Engineering169HiddenHidden$10,432
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering367$84,874$125,227$13,070
Engineering, Other0HiddenHiddenHidden
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering44$69,620HiddenHidden
Forest Engineering0HiddenHiddenHidden
Industrial Engineering77$87,802$128,259Hidden
Materials Engineering76$83,654Hidden$12,841
Mechanical Engineering264$79,240$107,100$13,447
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering57Hidden$109,274Hidden
Metallurgical Engineering0HiddenHiddenHidden
Mining and Mineral Engineering0HiddenHiddenHidden
Operations Research0HiddenHiddenHidden

Business and commerce

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Accounting and Related Services252$70,384$92,211$14,798
Business Administration, Management and Operations60$54,797$81,743$14,500
Construction Management0HiddenHiddenHidden
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations67$60,754$85,206Hidden
Finance and Financial Management Services601$76,160$119,412$11,455
Human Resources Management and Services47$61,898$100,941Hidden
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods359$70,242$96,785$10,103
Marketing424$61,306$91,431$12,948

Nursing

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing348$91,541$100,376$12,500

Health sciences and kinesiology

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions0Hidden$149,110Hidden
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions63$82,134$79,107$9,500
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services99$33,520$76,806$12,500
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions0HiddenHiddenHidden
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services0HiddenHiddenHidden
Health and Medical Administrative Services89$58,220$74,980$14,328
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General0$40,303$64,361Hidden
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration0HiddenHiddenHidden
Public Health605$46,462$75,775$12,059
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions0HiddenHiddenHidden
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness0HiddenHiddenHidden

Life sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology550$40,886$72,234$12,000
Biology, General393$42,473$70,129$15,000
Botany/Plant Biology25HiddenHiddenHidden
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences298$41,648$78,633$11,117
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology173$37,217$56,790$12,235
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management0HiddenHiddenHidden
Food Science and Technology0HiddenHiddenHidden
Forestry0HiddenHiddenHidden
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology175$49,372$81,647$18,694
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other0HiddenHiddenHidden
Natural Resources Conservation and Research444$39,767$62,676$14,000
Neurobiology and Neurosciences108$45,130Hidden$14,756
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences250$43,188$74,299$15,000
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management0HiddenHiddenHidden
Zoology/Animal Biology0HiddenHiddenHidden

Math and physical sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Applied Mathematics294$107,908HiddenHidden
Astronomy and Astrophysics79HiddenHidden$19,370
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology45HiddenHiddenHidden
Chemistry171$54,555$77,187$12,438
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences158$44,247$75,598$12,769
Mathematics383$62,769$92,558$12,627
Physics227$45,902$89,793$16,052
Statistics82$55,838Hidden$9,804

Social sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Anthropology98$35,691$57,286$12,798
Apparel and Textiles0HiddenHiddenHidden
Archeology36HiddenHiddenHidden
Area Studies295$43,984$67,465$11,125
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology0$43,809$67,332$12,498
Communication and Media Studies599$47,679$70,524$12,516
Criminal Justice and Corrections0$48,386$63,613$12,083
Economics542$69,514$97,444$14,246
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies123$41,150$62,656$13,000
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General0HiddenHiddenHidden
Geography and Cartography194$52,519$78,924$10,750
Journalism69$43,370$61,917$19,836
Non-Professional Legal Studies228$48,780$70,004$15,827
Political Science and Government750$48,220$76,435$13,000
Psychology, General0$42,125$65,253$15,000
Psychology, Other0HiddenHiddenHidden
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication0HiddenHiddenHidden
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication0HiddenHiddenHidden
Research and Experimental Psychology1,029$44,392$61,485$13,000
Social Sciences, General122$56,673$73,407$20,916
Social Sciences, Other0$41,033$62,026$13,778
Social Work101$42,900$60,894$12,107
Sociology434$44,946$68,440$11,994
Urban Studies/Affairs0$44,690$69,098$14,118

Arts and humanities

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics25HiddenHiddenHidden
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics82$45,229$67,308$12,398
English Language and Literature, General203$41,605$60,640$13,191
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other46HiddenHiddenHidden
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics23HiddenHiddenHidden
History283$46,456$64,928$13,470
Library Science and Administration0HiddenHiddenHidden
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services114$46,532$56,160$19,156
Literature0HiddenHiddenHidden
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics10HiddenHiddenHidden
Philosophy169$46,234$64,700$12,775
Religion/Religious Studies2HiddenHiddenHidden
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies73$35,700$47,473$12,739
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics72$40,305$60,731Hidden
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics14HiddenHiddenHidden
South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics0HiddenHiddenHidden
Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, and Central Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1HiddenHiddenHidden

Education (teaching)

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education0HiddenHiddenHidden
Education, General231$43,090$71,281$10,372
Special Education and Teaching0HiddenHiddenHidden
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods216$44,525$60,418$13,389
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas39HiddenHiddenHidden
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language0HiddenHiddenHidden

Fine and performing arts

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Dance34HiddenHiddenHidden
Design and Applied Arts71$51,789$83,000$15,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft52Hidden$37,598Hidden
Film/Video and Photographic Arts145$35,421Hidden$11,830
Fine and Studio Arts302$32,554$62,269$12,500
Music38HiddenHiddenHidden
Visual and Performing Arts, Other0HiddenHiddenHidden

Architecture and design

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation0HiddenHiddenHidden
Architectural Sciences and Technology115$84,716$109,140$15,323
Architecture155$50,910$71,195$11,000
Architecture and Related Services, Other0HiddenHiddenHidden
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning72$44,465$75,927$13,495
Environmental Design0HiddenHiddenHidden
Interior Architecture0HiddenHiddenHidden
Landscape Architecture8HiddenHiddenHidden

General arts and science (major chosen later)

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Behavioral Sciences0HiddenHiddenHidden
Data Analytics0HiddenHiddenHidden
Geography and Environmental Studies72HiddenHiddenHidden
Human Biology308$44,482Hidden$16,666
Human Computer Interaction39$68,800HiddenHidden
International/Globalization Studies0$42,133$56,225Hidden
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities10$30,753$55,533$11,951
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General0$39,363$54,995$14,287
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other0HiddenHiddenHidden
Natural Sciences0HiddenHiddenHidden
Nutrition Sciences234$40,357Hidden$13,260
Science, Technology and Society0HiddenHiddenHidden
Sustainability Studies18HiddenHiddenHidden

Other programs

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management0HiddenHiddenHidden

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Where these numbers come from

College Scorecard release 10152026, Most Recent Cohorts files, fetched 2026-10-20. Test policy: the school's page (opens in a new tab). Tuition history, housing and the school's own grants: the federal IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) survey.

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