PublicFour-year

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$14,091
Academic year 2023-24
In-state tuition
$12,973
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
85.2%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$78,466
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$32,446
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$12,973
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$43,209
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$18,405
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$18,405
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$900
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,0006,384
$30,001–48,0007,039
$48,001–75,0008,110
$75,001–110,00014,328
$110,001+30,019

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
85.2%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
85.2%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
94.7%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$62,979
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$78,466
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$14,615
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$154.94
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
79.0%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $78,466 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
39.1%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
Not reported
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
Not reported
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
31,942
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
20:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
32.7%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
14.9%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
14.9%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$39,205
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White33%
Hispanic10%
Black4%
Asian27%
Two or more races8%
Nonresident / international12%

Other Four-year institutions in WA

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Antioch University-SeattleNot reportedNot reported$51,541
Bastyr UniversityNot reportedNot reported$49,364
Bates Technical College$6,29243.4%$50,051
Bellevue College$11,43035.8%$56,310
Bellingham Technical College$5,99741.7%$49,748
Big Bend Community College$12,21041.5%$43,814
Cascadia College$12,28132.1%$54,133
Central Washington University$18,47653.6%$61,580
Centralia College$9,86241.7%$43,140
City University of SeattleNot reportedNot reported$69,460
Clark College$11,46539.0%$42,356
Clover Park Technical College$9,86442.8%$41,787

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.$230,603$235,700Not reported
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.$201,168$82,527Not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$194,296$103,485Not reported
Dentistry.$193,009$170,812Not reported
Educational Administration and Supervision.$184,940$100,573Not reported
Human Computer Interaction.$176,151$115,403Not reported
Computer Science.$175,616$107,009$16,118
Computer and Information Sciences, General.$170,194$124,201Not reported
Computer Engineering.$169,570$109,015$16,127
Industrial Engineering.$168,188$119,184Not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$150,811$70,786$31,625
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$150,681$129,214Not reported
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$149,976$138,348Not reported
Applied Mathematics.$149,209$116,060Not reported
Medicine.$147,912$112,460Not reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering.$146,735$133,654Not reported
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering.$142,946$122,434Not reported
Information Science/Studies.$142,909$112,705Not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$137,533$120,193Not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$135,401$138,131Not reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10