Applying to UW

University of Washington-Seattle Campus's acceptance rate is 42.53% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 62,428 students applied and 26,552 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is around the national average.

UW's acceptance rate places 1st out of 21 Washington colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to UW, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not considered for admission at University of Washington-Seattle Campus.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of University of Washington-Seattle Campus is 42.53% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 26.40%. 27,518 men and 34,910 women applied to UW and 10,590 men and 15,962 women students were accepted.

Among them, 3,109 men and 3,902 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at UW.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at UW
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	62,428	27,518	34,910	0	0
Admitted	26,552	10,590	15,962	0	0
Enrolled	7,011	3,109	3,902	0	0
Acceptance Rate	42.53%	38.48%	45.72%	-	-
Yield	26.40%	29.36%	24.45%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

University of Washington-Seattle Campus 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 7,011 first-year students enrolled in UW. The proportion of full-time students is 98.82% and part-time students is 1.18%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 44.34% and women students is 55.66%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at UW.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at UW
	Total	Men	Women
Total	7,011	3,109	3,902
Full-time	6,928	3,071	3,857
Part-time	83	38	45

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at UW. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of Washington-Seattle Campus.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

UW Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Not Considered
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $80 for undergraduate schools and $85 for graduate schools of University of Washington-Seattle Campus. The next table provides general admission information for applying to UW.

Admission Information for Applying to UW
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$80
Graduate Application Fees	$85
Admission Information	https://admit.washington.edu/
Online Application	https://admit.washington.edu/apply/
Calendar System	Quarter
Course for High School Students	Offers within a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice), Doctoral (Other)

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Admission Statistics

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

Application Requirements

General Admissions Information

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