- General Information
- Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest state-supported institutions of higher education on the West Coast and is one of the preeminent research universities in the world. Located minutes from downtown Seattle, the main UW campus provides gorgeous views of the Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges and, every spring, attracts visitors from all over to world who come to witness the blooming of its cherry blossom trees. As the state’s flagship university, the UW serves more students than any other institution in the Northwest. In addition to its Seattle campus, the University has thriving campuses in Tacoma and Bothell and a robust professional and continuing education program. Anyone can enjoy and be enriched by all the UW has to offer, including world-class libraries, art, music, drama, sports and the highest quality medical care in Washington state. Being public also means being engaged with our communities, and through knowledge and discovery we are elevating the quality of lives of others.
- Homepage
- http://uw.edu
- Phone
- +1 (206) 543-2100
- Address
- 1400 NE Campus Parkway
- Seattle, Washington 98195-4550
- United States
- Institution Type
- Public
- Year Level
- Four or more Years
- Students & Faculty
- Undergrad Students
- 36,792
- Graduate Students
- 14,784
- Faculty
- 4,300
- Total Population
- 51,576
- Student/Faculty Ratio
- 13:1
- Male
- 48%
- Female
- 52%
- Admitted
- 59%
- Graduated
- 80%
- Financial Information
- Financial Aid
- Available
- Percent Receiving Aid
- 60%
- Tuition
- In-State: US$12,397.00/YEAR
- Out-of-State: US$46,608.00/YEAR
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Job of the Week: Tackle project management and other leadership duties as a Readiness Manager with the UW’s Human Resources team. Learn more and apply at: http://ow.ly/z8850uwhires.admin.washington.eduThe UW is in the design/architect phase of an enterprise-wide project that will replace its legacy payroll system with Workday, a modern, integrated human resources and payroll system. In support of this project, UW Human Resources (UWHR) seeks a...
3 days ago- Nice quote from the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce about the UW's role in Seattle being ranked by CNN as the #8 best city for startups: "The city boasts a long list of corporate pioneers and this legacy has cemented people's confidence in our creativity and innovative spirit! Microsoft, Starbucks, Costco, University of Washington, Amazon.com." More about the ranking at: http://money.cnn.com/gallery/smallbusiness/2014/07/09/best-cities-to-launch-startup/8.html7 days ago
- The UW had another stellar year of successfully moving research from the lab to the marketplace, thanks to the ingenuity of our researchers, the business savvy of our Center for Commercialization and the strong support of investors. Big congrats to all involved! More details at: http://www.geekwire.com/2014/new-record-university-washington-spun-18-startups-last-year/
8 days ago - Job of the Week: UW Medical Center’s ultrasound team is hiring two Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Specialists. Get more details and apply at: http://ow.ly/ySef8uwhires.admin.washington.edu
Join our award-winning team at University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC). Among the top medical centers in the United States as rated by U.S. News & World Report "America's Best Hospitals", UWMC prides itself on compassionate patient care as...
- This week’s Featured UW Job is pretty cool! The UW Center for Game Science is looking for a database software engineer to help develop the next generation of serious games for scientific discovery, learning and more. This position will design, develop and deploy infrastructure to support video game–based telemetry, characterized by large and growing datasets, complex data types, evolving requirements and sophisticated analyses. Learn more and apply at: http://ow.ly/yC6xouwhires.admin.washington.edu
The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. Our...
- Job of the Week: The radiology department at Harborview Medical Center is looking for an imaging specialist to work the night shift. Duties include conducting Computed Tomographic exams, monitoring patient vital signs and conditions during exams and providing diagnostic observations to the attending radiologist. Get more details and apply at: http://ow.ly/ylSnRuwhires.admin.washington.edu
As the region's only Level I Trauma center, Harborview Medical Center (HMC) is well known for innovations and excellence in trauma care and its centers of emphasis: Trauma, Burn, Neurosciences, AIDS/STD CARER, and mentally-and medically-...
23 days ago - If you didn’t catch Steve Ballmer’s highly entertaining speech at this year’s UW Commencement ceremony, it’s now up on UWTV.org. Here's one of our favorite quotes: “You are graduating from one of the best universities—bar none—in the entire world.” http://uwtv.org/watch/FCdOhnVjobU/
28 days ago - Hear from the UW's newest alumni on their big day, including a former high-school dropout and two who are the first in their families to graduate from college: http://youtu.be/SAuOGmtwkdY
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youtube.comThe UW's newest alumni—from a former high-school dropout to a first-generation college grads and more—share their feelings about this important milestone in their young lives: graduating from the UW!
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