University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Computer Science Programs

Located in Tacoma, Washington, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a public institution. Tacoma is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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

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How Do I Get Into UW Tacoma?

You can apply to UW Tacoma online at: https://www.applyweb.com/uwtf/index.ftl

Admission Requirements for UW Tacoma

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UW Tacoma?

Since UW Tacoma has an acceptance rate of 88%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

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 26% of students took out student loans averaging $4,335 a year. That adds up to $17,340 over four years for those students.

University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,327 undergraduate students at UW Tacoma, with 3,825 being full-time and 502 being part-time.

There are also 700 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,825 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	881
Black or African American	397
Hispanic or Latino	602
White	1,352
International Students	99
Other Races/Ethnicities	494

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 2022-2023, 1,966 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.

University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Computer & Information Sciences	187	52	239
Information Technology	89	37	126
Computer & IS Security	0	35	35
Computer Science	0	3	3
TOTAL	276	127	403

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

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