University of Washington - Seattle Campus Computer Science Programs

Located in Seattle, Washington, University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

University of Washington - Seattle Campus Rankings

UW Seattle landed the #45 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 758 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 21 colleges in Washington, it is ranked at #4.

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#22	Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#49	Best Computer Science 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
#7	Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Best Value Computer Science 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
#2	Best Information Technology Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#7	Best Information Science Schools	College Factual
#12	Best Computer Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#16	Best Computer Science Schools	College Factual
#26	Best Computer & Information Sciences 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?

With an acceptance rate of 56%, UW Seattle does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

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

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 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.

This school is the most popular in Washington for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UW Seattle

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Washington - Seattle Campus was $11,745 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $39,114. The following table shows how UW Seattle is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Information Science	#28	#52
General Information Science	#28	#52

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 #1,398 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UW Seattle regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UW Seattle ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UW Seattle.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Information Science	#111
General Information Science	#111

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 Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	417	53	0	470
Information Technology	286	130	9	425
Informatics	289	0	0	289
General Information Science	0	203	9	212
General Computer & Information Sciences	0	141	39	180
Information Technology Management	0	88	0	88
Artificial Intelligence	0	51	0	51
TOTAL	992	666	57	1,715

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

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