University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Public four-year university in Seattle, WA that costs an average of $13,663 a year after financial aid, admits 39% of applicants and graduates 85% of full-time students.

Net price / year
$13,663
Acceptance rate
39%
Graduation rate
85%
Earnings after 10 yrs
$83,105

PublicLarge city31,942 undergraduates

Cost of University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Total cost of attendance (per year)$33,524
Tuition and fees, in-state$13,406
Tuition and fees, out-of-state$44,640
Housing and food (on campus)$18,405
Books and supplies$900
Average net price after aid$13,663

Net price by family income

Family incomeAverage net price / year
$0–30,000$7,610
$30,001–48,000$7,112
$48,001–75,000$8,585
$75,001–110,000$11,427
$110,001+$30,441

Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships (in-state students). Get your own estimate with University of Washington-Seattle Campus's net price calculator ↗.

Admissions

Acceptance rate39%
Test scoresNeither required nor recommended

Graduation, earnings and debt

Graduation rate85%
First-year retention95%
Median earnings 6 years after enrolling$67,082
Median earnings 10 years after enrolling$83,105
Rank in Washington (earnings)3rd of 27 similar colleges
Median debt of graduates$14,008
Typical monthly loan payment$159 (10-year plan)
Students with Pell grants19%
Students with federal loans15%

Majors and programs at University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Earnings one year after graduation and median debt, by program. Click a program for details and comparisons.

Bachelor's degree programs (140)

ProgramGraduates (2 yrs)Earnings after 1 yrMedian debt
Computer Engineering70$147,670$13,570
Computer Science1,020$128,218$12,051
Applied Mathematics294$107,908—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing348$91,541$12,500
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering132$88,006$15,925
Industrial Engineering77$87,802—
Chemical Engineering126$87,003$13,586
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering367$84,874$13,070
Architectural Sciences and Technology115$84,716$15,323
Materials Engineering76$83,654$12,841
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions63$82,134$9,500
Mechanical Engineering264$79,240$13,447
Computer and Information Sciences1,293$77,881$12,601
Finance and Financial Management Services601$76,160$11,455
Civil Engineering197$75,992$11,987
Biomedical/Medical Engineering155$70,517$19,465
Accounting and Related Services252$70,384$14,798
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods359$70,242$10,103
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering44$69,620—
Economics542$69,514$14,246
Human Computer Interaction39$68,800—
Mathematics383$62,769$12,627
Human Resources Management and Services47$61,898—
Marketing424$61,306$12,948
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations67$60,754—
Health and Medical Administrative Services89$58,220$14,328
Social Sciences122$56,673$20,916
Statistics82$55,838$9,804
Business Administration, Management and Operations60$54,797$14,500
Chemistry171$54,555$12,438
Geography and Cartography194$52,519$10,750
Design and Applied Arts71$51,789$15,000
Architecture155$50,910$11,000
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology175$49,372$18,694
Computer Software and Media Applications—$49,142—
Non-Professional Legal Studies228$48,780$15,827
Criminal Justice and Corrections—$48,386$12,083
Political Science and Government750$48,220$13,000
Communication and Media Studies599$47,679$12,516
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services114$46,532$19,156
Public Health605$46,462$12,059
History283$46,456$13,470
Philosophy169$46,234$12,775
Physics227$45,902$16,052
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics82$45,229$12,398
Neurobiology and Neurosciences108$45,130$14,756
Sociology434$44,946$11,994
Urban Studies/Affairs—$44,690$14,118
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods216$44,525$13,389
Human Biology308$44,482$16,666
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning72$44,465$13,495
Research and Experimental Psychology1,029$44,392$13,000
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences158$44,247$12,769
Area Studies295$43,984$11,125
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology—$43,809$12,498
Journalism69$43,370$19,836
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences250$43,188$15,000
Education231$43,090$10,372
Social Work101$42,900$12,107
Biology393$42,473$15,000
International/Globalization Studies—$42,133—
Psychology—$42,125$15,000
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences298$41,648$11,117
English Language and Literature203$41,605$13,191
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies123$41,150$13,000
Social Sciences, Other—$41,033$13,778
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology550$40,886$12,000
Nutrition Sciences234$40,357$13,260
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics72$40,305—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences—$40,303—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research444$39,767$14,000
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies—$39,363$14,287
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology173$37,217$12,235
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies73$35,700$12,739
Anthropology98$35,691$12,798
Film/Video and Photographic Arts145$35,421$11,830
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services99$33,520$12,500
Fine and Studio Arts302$32,554$12,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities10$30,753$11,951
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions———
Apparel and Textiles———
Archeology36——
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation———
Architecture and Related Services, Other———
Astronomy and Astrophysics79—$19,370
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology45——
Behavioral Sciences———
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education———
Botany/Plant Biology25——
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering———
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics25——
Construction Management———
Dance34——
Data Analytics———
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions———
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services———
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft52——
Electrical and Computer Engineering169—$10,432
Engineering, Other———
Environmental Design———
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences———
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management———
Food Science and Technology———
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other46——
Forest Engineering———
Forestry———
Geography and Environmental Studies72——
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics23——
Interior Architecture———
Landscape Architecture8——
Library Science and Administration———
Literature———
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering57——
Metallurgical Engineering———
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics10——
Mining and Mineral Engineering———
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other———
Music38——
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other———
Natural Sciences———
Operations Research———
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management———
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration———
Psychology, Other———
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication———
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication———
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions———
Religion/Religious Studies2——
Science, Technology and Society———
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics14——
South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics———
Special Education and Teaching———
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness———
Sustainability Studies18——
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas39——
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language———
Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, and Central Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1——
Visual and Performing Arts, Other———
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management———
Zoology/Animal Biology———

Master's degree programs (145)

ProgramGraduates (2 yrs)Earnings after 1 yrMedian debt
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences40$247,812$204,723
Business Administration, Management and Operations679$171,110$56,000
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering349$134,073$41,166
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing59$129,755$36,984
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration86$126,343$41,000
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering87$125,965—
Computer and Information Sciences614$124,247$37,297
Information Science/Studies547$122,251$40,942
Computer Science121$121,837—
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods446$121,357$27,383
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management198$105,999$38,683
Applied Mathematics240$105,776$48,917
Mechanical Engineering235$105,134$35,850
Civil Engineering264$87,793$40,095
Health and Medical Administrative Services134$87,487$70,482
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology148$87,475$59,428
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies185$82,512$58,549
Special Education and Teaching48$79,688—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services102$79,179$72,421
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication234$79,136$48,992
Taxation51$79,062—
Accounting and Related Services87$78,964$24,458
Public Health377$78,539$54,678
Public Administration349$76,243$53,787
Education—$75,832$20,426
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods210$75,574$28,994
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning129$74,978$49,726
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas120$73,708$28,993
Architectural Sciences and Technology181$71,856$73,826
Social Work203$69,712$53,831
Behavioral Sciences96$68,642$41,000
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions346$67,769$55,161
Educational Administration and Supervision161$66,366$41,949
Sustainability Studies15$65,044—
Area Studies58$59,749$36,609
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions73$56,691$78,029
Curriculum and Instruction82$55,315$41,000
Library Science and Administration260$53,898$64,484
Natural Resources Conservation and Research93$53,347$28,153
Museology/Museum Studies52$48,679$49,925
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies19$46,076—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions299—$142,247
Anthropology1——
Apparel and Textiles———
Archeology4——
Architecture4——
Architecture and Related Services, Other———
Astronomy and Astrophysics12——
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology19——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology4——
Biology6——
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology39——
Biomedical/Medical Engineering53——
Botany/Plant Biology———
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences1——
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering———
Chemical Engineering53——
Chemistry45——
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics8——
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology56—$47,930
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions8——
Communication and Media Studies6——
Community Organization and Advocacy———
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis———
Dance6——
Data Science———
Design and Applied Arts1——
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services———
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft13——
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics15——
Economics28——
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research40——
Electrical and Computer Engineering———
Engineering———
Engineering, Other———
English Language and Literature10——
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations71——
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy———
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies———
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences———
Film/Video and Photographic Arts6——
Finance and Financial Management Services———
Fine and Studio Arts18——
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management———
Forest Engineering———
Forestry19——
Genetics13——
Geography and Cartography———
Geography and Environmental Studies4——
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences33——
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics4——
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other———
History10——
Human Biology1——
Human Computer Interaction83——
Human Services———
Industrial Engineering53——
International Business———
International Relations and National Security Studies28——
Landscape Architecture44——
Legal Professions and Studies, Other———
Library Science, Other13——
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services2——
Management Information Systems and Services———
Manufacturing Engineering———
Marketing———
Materials Engineering109——
Mathematics18——
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies———
Medical Illustration and Informatics5——
Medicine———
Metallurgical Engineering———
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology2——
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics4——
Mining and Mineral Engineering———
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies———
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other———
Music23——
Nanotechnology19——
Neurobiology and Neurosciences2——
Nuclear Engineering———
Nutrition Sciences38——
Pharmacology and Toxicology———
Philosophy8——
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians63——
Physics65——
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences2——
Plant Sciences———
Political Science and Government11——
Public Policy Analysis———
Real Estate Development———
Religion/Religious Studies4——
Research and Experimental Psychology21——
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics10——
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1——
Sociology11——
Soil Sciences———
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness———
Statistics91——
Systems Engineering———
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language19——
Urban Studies/Affairs———
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences8——
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management———
Zoology/Animal Biology———

Doctoral degree programs (99)

ProgramGraduates (2 yrs)Earnings after 1 yrMedian debt
Educational Administration and Supervision44$166,484—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing233$119,441—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions95$81,121$155,089
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences7——
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering17——
Anthropology5——
Applied Mathematics15——
Archeology———
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation———
Architectural Sciences and Technology———
Area Studies15——
Astronomy and Astrophysics9——
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology20——
Behavioral Sciences12——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology17——
Biology20——
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology23——
Biomedical/Medical Engineering49——
Biotechnology———
Botany/Plant Biology———
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences60——
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering———
Chemical Engineering20——
Chemistry61——
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning5——
Civil Engineering36——
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics7——
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology14——
Communication and Media Studies14——
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services3——
Computer and Information Sciences117——
Computer Science———
Curriculum and Instruction17——
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft5——
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics2——
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology71——
Economics21——
Education———
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research21——
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering50——
English Language and Literature21——
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies6——
Film/Video and Photographic Arts———
Fine and Studio Arts2——
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management———
Forest Engineering———
Forestry21——
Genetics23——
Geography and Environmental Studies7——
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences29——
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics3——
History8——
Housing and Human Environments5——
Human Biology1——
Industrial Engineering13——
Information Science/Studies16——
Law6——
Legal Professions and Studies, Other———
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services13——
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods25——
Materials Engineering20——
Mathematics25——
Mechanical Engineering42——
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies3——
Medical Illustration and Informatics12——
Medicine———
Metallurgical Engineering———
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology30——
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics———
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other5——
Music17——
Nanotechnology30——
Natural Resources Conservation and Research12——
Neurobiology and Neurosciences20——
Nuclear Engineering———
Nutrition Sciences———
Pharmacology and Toxicology7——
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration28——
Philosophy5——
Physics47——
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences15——
Political Science and Government16——
Public Administration11——
Public Health34——
Public Policy Analysis———
Research and Experimental Psychology17——
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies———
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1——
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics———
Social Work10——
Sociology8——
Soil Sciences———
Special Education and Teaching11——
Statistics16——
Sustainability Studies———
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas4——
Visual and Performing Arts, Other4——
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management———
Zoology/Animal Biology———

Professional degree programs (4)

ProgramGraduates (2 yrs)Earnings after 1 yrMedian debt
Dentistry141$140,490$338,873
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration204$107,505$172,558
Law333$86,110$138,295
Medicine520$67,265$218,096

Graduate certificate programs (7)

ProgramGraduates (2 yrs)Earnings after 1 yrMedian debt
Behavioral Sciences36——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology———
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies———
Film/Video and Photographic Arts———
Historic Preservation and Conservation———
Natural Resources Conservation and Research———
Public Health———

Similar colleges in Washington

CollegeCityNet price / yrAcceptanceEarnings
Washington State UniversityPullman$13,46287%$72,280
Western Washington UniversityBellingham$19,96393%$64,305
Central Washington UniversityEllensburg$21,20191%$65,578
Eastern Washington UniversityCheney$13,64791%$62,463
University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell$13,80291%$83,105
University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma$11,90083%$83,105
The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia$25,15496%$48,982

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About University of Washington-Seattle Campus

TypePublic four-year university
LocationSeattle, WA
SettingLarge city
Undergraduates31,942
Student-to-faculty ratio20 to 1
AccreditorNorthwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Websitewashington.edu ↗

Frequently asked questions

What is University of Washington-Seattle Campus's acceptance rate?

University of Washington-Seattle Campus admits 39% of applicants, making it selective.

How much does University of Washington-Seattle Campus cost per year?

The full cost of attendance is $33,524 a year (tuition and fees: $13,406 in-state, $44,640 out-of-state). After grants and scholarships the average student pays $13,663 a year, and students from families earning under $30,000 pay about $7,610.

How much do University of Washington-Seattle Campus graduates earn?

Former students earn a median of $83,105 a year, 10 years after first enrolling — 3rd of 27 similar colleges in Washington. The best-paid bachelor's program is computer engineering ($147,670 a year after graduation).

What is University of Washington-Seattle Campus's graduation rate?

85% of full-time students graduate within six years, and 95% of first-year students return for a second year.