University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, Washington
- Public
- City
- 31,942 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 39%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $13,663per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 85%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $83,10510 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Husky Promise covers full tuition and standard fees for Washington residents who are eligible for a Pell Grant (undocumented Washington residents can qualify too). There's no separate application; file the FAFSA or WASFA by Feb. 1.
Source: UW Husky Promise
UW operates on a quarter system divided into four 10-week sessions each year.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 39%About 4 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
From University of Washington-Seattle Campus's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
Average high school GPA: 3.84 (the 100% of first-years who reported one)
- Admit rate in this report
- 42%30,446 admitted of 72,933 first-year applicants
- Off the wait list
- 27%2,252 admitted of 8,350 who stayed on the wait list (15,363 were offered a spot)
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1320–150219% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 30–34First-years who sent scores
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
- Essay
- Living in the state
Important
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Considered
- Character and personal qualities
Not considered
- Class rank
- Test scores
- Recommendations
- Interview
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of Washington-Seattle Campus Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $13,663full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $33,524sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $13,406Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $44,640Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 85%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 95%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $83,10510 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,008federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 31,942Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 19%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 33%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN — admits 80%
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA — admits 55%
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ — admits 58%
- University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC — admits 60%
Also worth a look
- University of Georgia Athens, GA — admits 38%
- University of California-Davis Davis, CA — admits 42%
- San Diego State University San Diego, CA — admits 36%
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL — admits 42%
- University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD — admits 45%
- University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA — admits 29%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Washington-Seattle Campus, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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