University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA · Public · 31,942 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

Test scores not considered
$80 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$6,384
$30,000 – $48,000	$7,039
$48,000 – $75,000	$8,110
$75,000 – $110,000	$14,328
Over $110,000	$30,019
All incomes (average)	$14,091

Sticker tuition and fees: $12,973 in-state, $43,209 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of Washington-Seattle Campus's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$18,405
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$18,405
Books and supplies	$900
Other expenses, on campus	$3,027
Other expenses, off campus	$3,027

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (7,311 of them) in 2022–23; 55% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	43%	$14,390
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	17%	$5,339
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	40%	$7,669
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	19%	$4,745

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 39%
Average SAT: —
Median ACT: —
Students with Pell grants: 15%
Graduation rate (6yr): 85%
Freshman retention: 95%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $78,466
Median debt at graduation: $14,615
International undergrads: 4,183 (10.6%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Not considered
Application fee: $80
Students per faculty member: 20 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 80%
Open admission: No

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Not considered
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Not considered
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 62,428
Admitted: 26,552
Enrolled: 7,011

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Computer Science13%

Biology & Life Sciences12%

Engineering11%

Social Sciences10%

Business8%

Health & Nursing7%

Psychology5%

Communications & Media4%

Visual & Performing Arts4%

Mathematics & Statistics3%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (83)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Computer and Information Sciences, General	671	$77,881	$114,798national $92,374	$12,601
Research and Experimental Psychology	533	$44,392	$57,718national $55,695	$13,000
Computer Science	525	$128,218	$175,616national $107,009	$12,051
Political Science and Government	361	$48,220	$72,487national $63,293	$13,000
Communication and Media Studies	318	$47,679	$64,153national $56,359	$12,516
Public Health	308	$46,462	$63,666national $58,808	$12,059
Finance and Financial Management Services	297	$76,160	$97,452national $83,343	$11,455
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	270	$40,886	$58,818national $65,466	$12,000
Economics	255	$69,514	$87,239national $82,686	$14,246
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	224	$39,767	$58,229national $55,012	$14,000
Sociology	215	$44,946	$60,292national $52,657	$11,994
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	205	$91,541	$98,632national $88,910	$12,500
Marketing	200	$61,306	$88,114national $69,303	$12,948
Biology, General	195	$42,473	$59,443national $57,214	$15,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	176	$70,242	$95,193national $86,176	$10,103
Mathematics	174	$62,769	$100,127national $69,562	$12,627
Electrical and Computer Engineering	169	—	—	$10,432
Fine and Studio Arts	163	$32,554	$53,805national $41,367	$12,500
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	152	$41,648	$67,234national $66,697	$11,117
Human Biology	145	$44,482	$60,949national $64,732	$16,666
Mechanical Engineering	143	$79,240	$102,078national $92,135	$13,447
Area Studies	142	$43,984	$56,926national $56,625	$11,125
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	140	$84,874	$116,010national $100,647	$13,070
Applied Mathematics	136	$107,908	—national $91,532	—
Accounting and Related Services	136	$70,384	$88,393national $76,194	$14,798
History	132	$46,456	$61,059national $50,680	$13,470
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	125	$43,188	$60,004national $62,172	$15,000
Non-Professional Legal Studies	123	$48,780	$71,042national $61,959	$15,827
Nutrition Sciences	117	$40,357	—national $60,053	$13,260
Education, General	109	$43,090	$65,217national $49,808	$10,372
Geography and Cartography	108	$52,519	$64,950national $57,853	$10,750
English Language and Literature, General	106	$41,605	$57,649national $48,590	$13,191
Physics	102	$45,902	$75,867national $76,786	$16,052
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	97	$49,372	$73,944national $62,582	$18,694
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	95	$44,525	$59,736national $47,382	$13,389
Philosophy	88	$46,234	$61,595national $54,455	$12,775
Chemistry	84	$54,555	$64,676national $65,120	$12,438
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	80	$37,217	—national $48,842	$12,235
Civil Engineering	79	$75,992	$92,010national $86,517	$11,987
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	79	$35,421	—national $43,765	$11,830
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	78	$70,517	$100,930national $93,451	$19,465
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	69	$44,247	$66,845national $60,190	$12,769
Architecture	64	$50,910	$69,515national $66,914	$11,000
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	64	$88,006	$111,349national $98,207	$15,925
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	60	$45,130	—national $62,451	$14,756
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	57	$41,150	$57,534national $51,710	$13,000
Chemical Engineering	57	$87,003	$109,551national $98,158	$13,586
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	57	$46,532	$55,540national $49,984	$19,156
Social Sciences, General	49	$56,673	$75,301national $53,366	$20,916
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	48	$45,229	$51,826national $51,642	$12,398
Social Work	48	$42,900	$59,256national $51,790	$12,107
Anthropology	47	$35,691	$53,212national $46,676	$12,798
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	45	$33,520	$80,947national $58,928	$12,500
Health and Medical Administrative Services	44	$58,220	$73,484national $58,716	$14,328
Architectural Sciences and Technology	42	$84,716	$103,414national $70,074	$15,323
Materials Engineering	41	$83,654	$95,314national $91,449	$12,841
Astronomy and Astrophysics	41	—	—national $68,333	$19,370
Statistics	39	$55,838	—national $92,425	$9,804
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	37	$40,305	$58,705national $55,000	—
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	37	$35,700	$47,124national $48,471	$12,739
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	35	$44,465	$73,413national $66,874	$13,495
Design and Applied Arts	35	$51,789	$89,193national $51,490	$15,000
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	35	$82,134	$86,417national $75,975	$9,500
Journalism	34	$43,370	—national $56,278	$19,836
Computer Engineering	30	$147,670	$169,570national $109,015	$13,570
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	30	$60,754	—national $61,027	—
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	29	$69,620	—national $81,171	—
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	28	—	$105,016national $101,649	—
Business Administration, Management and Operations	27	$54,797	$78,771national $68,257	$14,500
Industrial Engineering	21	$87,802	$109,575national $98,442	—
Human Computer Interaction	21	$68,800	—national $50,526	—
Human Resources Management and Services	16	$61,898	—national $68,069	—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	2	$30,753	$46,844national $53,072	$11,951
Computer Software and Media Applications	—	$49,142	$71,462national $58,894	—
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	—	$39,363	$48,753national $50,532	$14,287
International/Globalization Studies	—	$42,133	$49,475national $59,972	—
Psychology, General	0	$42,125	$54,016national $50,706	$15,000
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	—	$43,809	$52,771national $50,523	$12,498
Criminal Justice and Corrections	0	$48,386	$63,311national $55,378	$12,083
Urban Studies/Affairs	—	$44,690	$63,174national $62,532	$14,118
Social Sciences, Other	—	$41,033	$56,628national $56,812	$13,778
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	—	$40,303	$61,062national $61,296	—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	0	—	$150,811national $70,786	—

Master's degrees (54)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	294	$171,110	$194,296national $103,485	$56,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General	289	$124,247	$170,194national $124,201	$37,297
Information Science/Studies	275	$122,251	$142,909national $112,705	$40,942
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	234	$121,357	—national $124,807	$27,383
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	207	$67,769	—national $59,571	$55,161
Public Health	191	$78,539	$92,611national $82,751	$54,678
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	187	$134,073	$146,735national $133,654	$41,166
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	156	—	$132,311national $127,347	$142,247
Public Administration	143	$76,243	$91,499national $81,408	$53,787
Civil Engineering	131	$87,793	$108,274national $98,323	$40,095
Mechanical Engineering	126	$105,134	$132,097national $115,974	$35,850
Library Science and Administration	126	$53,898	$63,736national $56,301	$64,484
Applied Mathematics	124	$105,776	$149,209national $116,060	$48,917
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	118	$79,136	$112,401national $75,972	$48,992
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	105	$82,512	$120,793national $101,000	$58,549
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	103	$75,574	$80,738national $59,916	$28,994
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	97	$105,999	$133,081national $121,855	$38,683
Architectural Sciences and Technology	91	$71,856	—national $77,466	$73,826
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	90	$87,475	$201,168national $82,527	$59,428
Educational Administration and Supervision	70	$66,366	$87,362national $71,685	$41,949
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	69	$74,978	$85,467national $79,665	$49,726
Social Work	68	$69,712	$77,163national $65,123	$53,831
Computer Science	62	$121,837	—national $145,571	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	58	$73,708	$76,916national $63,707	$28,993
Materials Engineering	58	—	$121,420national $112,282	—
Health and Medical Administrative Services	58	$87,487	$121,689national $89,981	$70,482
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	52	$79,179	$85,607national $67,030	$72,421
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	44	$125,965	$142,946national $122,434	—
Behavioral Sciences	44	$68,642	$72,822national $65,111	$41,000
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	43	$126,343	$150,681national $129,214	$41,000
Human Computer Interaction	42	—	$176,151national $115,403	—
Accounting and Related Services	42	$78,964	$102,727national $95,833	$24,458
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	40	$53,347	—national $74,607	$28,153
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	36	$56,691	$85,046national $71,416	$78,029
Curriculum and Instruction	32	$55,315	$64,672national $63,399	$41,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	31	$129,755	$137,533national $120,193	$36,984
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	30	—	$121,114national $97,366	—
Area Studies	29	$59,749	$88,197national $68,936	$36,609
Museology/Museum Studies	26	$48,679	$55,996national $53,692	$49,925
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	26	—	$62,041national $65,184	$47,930
Taxation	26	$79,062	$111,838national $114,810	—
Special Education and Teaching	21	$79,688	$69,373national $64,397	—
Nutrition Sciences	19	—	$69,166national $67,126	—
Industrial Engineering	17	—	$168,188national $119,184	—
International Relations and National Security Studies	17	—	$71,169national $95,627	—
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	17	$247,812	$230,603national $235,700	$204,723
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	9	$46,076	$48,576national $55,035	—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	7	—	$52,495national $49,978	—
Architecture	2	—	$77,526national $74,139	—
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	0	—	$83,136national $72,563	—
Education, General	0	$75,832	$84,551national $65,824	$20,426
Sustainability Studies	—	$65,044	$71,970national $76,897	—
Public Policy Analysis	0	—	$84,234national $93,020	—
Geography and Cartography	0	—	$90,418national $79,784	—

First professional degrees (4)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Medicine	254	$67,265	$147,912national $112,460	$218,096
Law	170	$86,110	$120,015national $107,773	$138,295
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	106	$107,505	$149,976national $138,348	$172,558
Dentistry	74	$140,490	$193,009national $170,812	$338,873

Doctoral degrees (3)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	119	$119,441	$135,401national $138,131	—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	47	$81,121	$92,381national $82,893	$155,089
Educational Administration and Supervision	40	$166,484	$184,940national $100,573	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 251 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed. These figures are calculated for all 3 campuses that share this college's federal student-aid ID, so a branch campus shows its institution's figures.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 1410 NE Campus Parkway, Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: (206) 543-2100
Institutional accreditor: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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