University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA · public
Official site ↗Admissions
| Admit rate | 39.2% |
| Applicants | 69,166 |
| Middle-50% SAT | 1333–1500 |
| Middle-50% ACT | —–— |
| Avg GPA | 3.83 |
| Test policy | — |
| Avg net price / yr | $13,485 |
| Grad rate | 84% |
| Median earnings (10 yr) | $78,466 |
| Source | cds · 2024 |
Application requirements
- •Personal profile: Name, address, demographics, citizenship.
- •Family: Parent/guardian education and occupation (used for first-gen context).
- •Education: Current school, GPA/rank if reported, courses & grades, planned senior courses.
- •Testing: SAT/ACT scores (self-reported); many schools are test-optional or test-blind — check per school.
- •Activities: Up to 10 activities with role, hours/week, weeks/year.
- •Personal essay: One 250–650 word essay from the Common App prompts.
- •Recommendations: Counselor recommendation + typically 1–2 teacher recommendations.
- •School supplements: Per-school essays and questions (the 'Why us', short-answer, etc.).
Supplemental essays
- Tell a story from your life, describing an experience that either demonstrates your character or helped to shape it.· ~650 words
- Our families and communities often define us and our individual worlds. Community might refer to your cultural group, extended family, religious group, neighborhood or school, sports team or club, co-workers, etc. Describe the world you come from and how you, as a product of it, might add to the diversity of the University of Washington.· ~300 words
- Additional Information About Yourself or Your Circumstances· ~200 words
- Additional Space (Optional)· ~200 words
Copied verbatim from the school's official admissions page (2025-26 cycle).