Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UW

At University of Washington-Seattle Campus, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 50.49%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 43.00%. UW's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 3 years. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of Washington-Seattle Campus than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 31.63%, and the 2024 yield is 26.00%. The number of UW applicants increased by 18.94% (9,940 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 50.49%, and this year's acceptance rate is 43.00% at University of Washington-Seattle Campus. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 47.10% and women students' rate is 53.23%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of Washington-Seattle Campus than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of Washington-Seattle Campus over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	55.23%	53.28%	56.93%
2014-15	55.21% -0.02%	53.83% -0.50%	56.43% -0.50%
2015-16	53.33% -1.88%	50.97% -1.06%	55.36% -1.06%
2016-17	45.35% -7.98%	43.43% -8.44%	46.93% -8.44%
2017-18	46.42% 1.08%	44.37% 1.21%	48.14% 1.21%
2018-19	48.69% 2.26%	46.36% 2.48%	50.63% 2.48%
2019-20	51.76% 3.08%	49.70% 2.90%	53.53% 2.90%
2020-21	55.86% 4.10%	50.48% 7.04%	60.57% 7.04%
2021-22	53.00% -2.86%	46.00% -1.57%	59.00% -1.57%
2022-23	47.52% -5.48%	41.69% -7.03%	51.97% -7.03%
2023-24	43.00% -4.52%	38.00% -5.97%	46.00% -5.97%
Average	50.49%	47.10%	53.23%

University of Washington-Seattle Campus Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 31.63% where the current academic year yield is 26.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of Washington-Seattle Campus from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	37.49%	39.68%	35.70%
2014-15	36.44% -1.05%	39.04% -1.45%	34.25% -1.45%
2015-16	34.56% -1.89%	36.36% -1.13%	33.12% -1.13%
2016-17	32.81% -1.74%	35.56% -2.41%	30.71% -2.41%
2017-18	32.61% -0.21%	34.06% 0.77%	31.48% 0.77%
2018-19	32.04% -0.57%	33.05% -0.22%	31.27% -0.22%
2019-20	29.64% -2.40%	29.25% -1.32%	29.94% -1.32%
2020-21	28.73% -0.90%	29.40% -1.70%	28.24% -1.70%
2021-22	28.00% -0.73%	30.00% -1.24%	27.00% -1.24%
2022-23	29.61% 1.61%	32.00% 1.15%	28.15% 1.15%
2023-24	26.00% -3.61%	29.00% -4.15%	24.00% -4.15%
Average	31.63%	33.40%	30.35%

University of Washington-Seattle Campus Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 44,188, the average number of admitted is 22,037, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 6,860. The number of UW applicants increased by 18.94% (9,940 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of Washington-Seattle Campus from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	30,199	16,679	6,253
2014-15	31,611 1,412	17,451 107	6,360 107
2015-16	36,840 5,229	19,646 429	6,789 429
2016-17	43,517 6,677	19,733 -314	6,475 -314
2017-18	44,877 1,360	20,833 318	6,793 318
2018-19	45,907 1,030	22,350 368	7,161 368
2019-20	45,579 -328	23,592 -169	6,992 -169
2020-21	43,778 -1,801	24,456 35	7,027 35
2021-22	48,840 5,062	25,885 221	7,248 221
2022-23	52,488 3,648	24,942 138	7,386 138
2023-24	62,428 9,940	26,844 -407	6,979 -407
Average	44,188	22,037	6,860

University of Washington-Seattle Campus Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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