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WSUniversity of Washington-Seattle Campus
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, United States · Public · Founded 1861
- World ranking
- =92QS 2027Source
- Tuition · international
- $40,878per year · 2023
- Acceptance rate
- 39.2%2024
About University of Washington-Seattle Campus
The University of Washington opened in 1861 as the Territorial University in what was then a small Seattle settlement, and it closed several times in its early decades for lack of students and money. It moved in 1895 to its current site on Union Bay, which later hosted the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Its medical school opened in 1946, and the Seattle campus is the flagship of a three-campus system.
At a glance
- International
- 14.2%
- Founded
- 1861
- Type
- Public
- Campus
- Urban
Seattle, United States47.606, -122.332
Open on mapRankings
- QSQS=92World · 2027Source
- THETHE#25World · 2026Source
- WebometricsWebometrics#5World · 2026United States #4Source
- CWURCWUR#25World · 2026United States #19Source
- ARWUARWU#16World · 2026Source
- NCSES HERDNCSES HERD#8United States and outlying areas · Total R&D expenditures · 2024Source
- URAPURAP#21World · 2025United States #5Source
Admissions & how to apply
- Check the entry requirements for your course and qualifications.
- Apply on the university’s own application page.
- Pay the application fee ($80).
Application fee
- Per application$80Source
Costs & aid
International tuition$40,878per year · 2023
- Fees$1,119
- Room & board2023$17,982
US net price$13,663
What US families pay after grants, by household income. International students usually pay the full price.
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Outcomes
- Admit rate
- 39.1%
- Graduate in 4 years
- 74.6%
- Graduate in 6 years
- 85.2%
- Return after year one
- 94.7%
- Pell grant students
- 18.7%
- Students with federal loans
- 15.2%
- Median debt
- $14,008
Median earnings after starting
Student body
US government and university data. Figures describe past students, not your own chances. Source
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