University of Washington - Seattle Campus Business Programs

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The location of UW Seattle is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

University of Washington - Seattle Campus Rankings

We have ranked UW Seattle as #81 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #1 out of 24 schools in Washington.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

UW Seattle has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#41	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#100	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UW Seattle.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#25	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#35	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#39	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#74	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UW Seattle has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#6	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools	College Factual
#15	Best Marketing Schools	College Factual
#32	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#34	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#44	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#96	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is University of Washington - Seattle Campus?

Contact details for UW Seattle are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1400 Ne Campus Parkway, Seattle, WA 98195-4550
Phone:	206-543-2100
Website:	www.washington.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/UofWA
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/UW

How Do I Get Into UW Seattle?

You can apply to UW Seattle online at: admit.washington.edu/admission/

Admission Requirements for UW Seattle

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UW Seattle?

The acceptance rate at UW Seattle is 56%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 50%, and the acceptance rate for women is 61%.

Average Test Scores

About 81% of students accepted to UW Seattle submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 700. Math scores were between 610 and 753.

UW Seattle received ACT scores from 28% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 35. Math scores were between 26 and 32. Composite scores were between 27 and 33.

Can I Afford University of Washington - Seattle Campus?

The overall average net price of UW Seattle is $44,416. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UW Seattle, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $5,776 a year. That adds up to $23,104 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UW Seattle is 2.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Washington - Seattle Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 32,244 undergraduate students at UW Seattle, with 29,350 being full-time and 2,894 being part-time.

There are also 15,905 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 29,350 full-time undergraduates at UW Seattle, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Washington - Seattle Campus students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7,733
Black or African American	961
Hispanic or Latino	2,713
White	10,421
International Students	4,578
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,944

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 120 countries are represented at UW Seattle. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

In 2019-2020, 5,389 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UW Seattle has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of UW Seattle

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Washington - Seattle Campus was -4.5%. This is the #1,664 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UW Seattle regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Washington - Seattle Campus Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	25	318	0	343
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	283	14	12	309
Finance	303	0	0	303
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	224	0	0	224
Management Science	57	105	9	171
Accounting	133	0	0	133
Entrepreneurship	46	23	0	69
Auditing	0	56	0	56
Taxation	0	52	0	52
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	8	42	0	50
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	37	0	0	37
Tax Law/Taxation	0	25	0	25
International Business, Trade, & Tax Law	0	5	0	5
Real Estate Development	0	0	0	0
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	0
Transportation/Mobility Management	0	0	0	0
Construction Management	0	0	0	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	0	0
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Political Communication	0	0	0	0
General Economics	0	0	0	0
International Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,116	640	21	1,777

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.