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University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Q: What is University of Washington-Seattle Campus’s acceptance rate?

University of Washington-Seattle Campus admits 39.1% of applicants (2025 data).

Q: Does University of Washington-Seattle Campus require the SAT or ACT?

University of Washington-Seattle Campus’s testing policy is optional.

Q: How much does University of Washington-Seattle Campus cost after financial aid?

The average net price is $13,663 a year (2025). That is the sticker price minus grants and scholarships, averaged across students who receive aid. Your own price depends on your family’s finances.

Q: What is University of Washington-Seattle Campus’s graduation rate?

85% of students finish within six years.

Get to know the college, from admissions and cost to life on campus.

39.1%acceptance rate

Overview

39%

Acceptance rate

$14,091

Net price per year

7,149

Freshman class

Urban

Seattle, WA

washington.edu

Website

UW is what a massive public research budget looks like from the inside: more federal research dollars than any other public university, three campuses anchored by Seattle, and 33,000-plus undergrads at the Seattle campus alone. Nothing here is built around one shared experience; at a 20:1 student-faculty ratio, finding your specific lab, program, or community takes real initiative.

About University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Type: Public Research University
Setting: Urban
Undergraduates: 31,942

Admissions

Acceptance rate

39%

of 69,166 applicants

Application deadline

Nov 15

First-Year Application

Early Decision/Early Action: No
Accepts Common App: —

Cost

Net price

$14,091 per year

Average after grants

What families pay, by incomeBars run to the $33,524 full cost

Tuition and aid

Full cost of attendance: $33,524per year
In-state tuition: $12,973
Out-of-state tuition: $43,209
Average family income: $60,177
Students with a school grant: 40%
Average school grant: $7,669
Average federal debt: $14,008at graduation
Need-blind: —
Meets full need: —
Merit scholarships: Yes
CSS Profile: —
International aid: Not eligible for federal or state aid

Academics

Students per faculty

20:1

Majors offered: 139
Freshmen who return: 95%
Notable: $1.39Bin federal research funding, more than any other US public university

Students

Freshman class

7,149 students

31,942 undergraduates in all

Who studies here

White33%

Hispanic10%

Asian27%

Black4%

Two or more races8%

International12%

Other or not reported5%

Campus life

Setting: Urban
Location: Seattle, WA
Live on campus: —
Student organizations: —
Varsity sports: —

WHAT STUDENTS SAY

A commuter campus that blooms once a year

UW's own student-life page frames campus around finding your people: dorms, Greek housing, wellness and safety resources, and hundreds of registered student organizations. Roughly seventy percent of Huskies commute, and UW's own student newspaper argues community here forms in niches, by major, RSO, or dorm floor, rather than as one shared campus culture. "No one will be here to hold your hand" is a common refrain in student reviews, and one review called the campus "large scale yet personable." Weekdays are busy; weekends genuinely empty out as local students go home. Each spring, thousands come to the Quad to watch its Yoshino cherry trees bloom, one of the few moments the whole campus shows up at once.

Summarized by Spike from what students write: UW Student Life, The Daily, UW News — Cherry Blossoms.

Outcomes

Median earnings 10 years after graduating

$83,105 per year

Earnings 6 years in: $67,082
Graduate within 6 years: 84%
Average federal debt: $14,008
Graduates go into: Mary Brunkow, School of Law graduates, School of Medicine graduates

Notable alumni