University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Business Programs

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

University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, UW Tacoma is ranked #83 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. UW Tacoma also holds the #2 spot on the Best Colleges in Washington ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#35	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#96	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 Tacoma.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#32	Best Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#34	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#43	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#57	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#138	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#6	Highest Paid Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Graduates	College Factual
#27	Best Schools	Grad Degree
#31	Highest Paid Master’s Degree Business Administration & Management Graduates	College Factual
#32	Highest Paid Master’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing Graduates	College Factual
#34	Highest Paid Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Graduates	College Factual
#69	Highest Paid Finance & Financial Management Graduates	College Factual

Where Is University of Washington - Tacoma Campus?

Contact details for UW Tacoma are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1900 Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402-3100
Phone:	253-692-4400
Website:	www.tacoma.uw.edu/
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/uwtacoma
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/UWTnews

How Do I Get Into UW Tacoma?

You can apply to UW Tacoma online at: www.tacoma.uw.edu/uwt/admissions/how-apply

Admission Requirements for UW Tacoma

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 Tacoma?

With an acceptance rate of 86%, UW Tacoma is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 85%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

About 81% of students accepted to UW Tacoma submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 600. Math scores were between 480 and 580.

UW Tacoma received ACT scores from 10% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 25. Composite scores were between 16 and 24.

Can I Afford University of Washington - Tacoma Campus?

The overall average net price of UW Tacoma is $38,982. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UW Tacoma, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $4,788 a year. That adds up to $19,152 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UW Tacoma 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 - Tacoma Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,567 undergraduate students at UW Tacoma, with 4,034 being full-time and 533 being part-time.

There are also 797 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,034 full-time undergraduates at UW Tacoma, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	868
Black or African American	401
Hispanic or Latino	657
White	1,463
International Students	128
Other Races/Ethnicities	517

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. At this time, 9 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 39 countries are represented at UW Tacoma. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Hong Kong.

Online Learning at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

In 2019-2020, 997 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of UW Tacoma

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus was 7.5%. This is the #1,308 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UW Tacoma 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 - Tacoma Campus Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	102	37	139
Accounting	96	0	96
Finance	69	0	69
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	60	0	60
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	1	1
TOTAL	327	38	365

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.