How hard is UW to get into?
University of Washington-Seattle Campus (UW) acceptance rate is 42.53% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 62,428 students applied and 26,552 were admitted to the school. It means that your chances of getting into UW is not low.
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.
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-24, UW's acceptance rate 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 UW (Fall 2023).
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: July 3, 2024)
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 shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at UW.
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 .
General Admissions Information
The application fee is $80 for applying undergraduate schools and $85 for for applying graduate schools at University of Washington-Seattle Campus. The following table provides general admission information for applying to UW.