University of Washington - Bothell

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 3,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,169 (5% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (9% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,243
Men / Women 54% / 46%
From State 98%
From Region 0%

Racial/Ethnic

Asian 35%
White 27%
Black 11%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 7%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 351 60% 25% 43% 7% 11% 5% $78,572 68 -0.08 79 94%
Accounting 69 — 58% 20% 45% 9% 9% 6% $83,778 47 -0.21 84 95% — — — —
Business Administration 197 +1 68% 26% 43% 7% 10% 4% $74,267 58 -0.17 74 94% — — — —
Business Analytics 20 +1 65% 15% 40% 5% 10% 10% $87,933 43 -0.26 87 96% — — — —
Finance 3 +1 33% 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% $86,300 35 -0.44 86 — — — — —
Marketing 62 +1 39% 31% 39% 6% 13% 6% $83,069 70 +0.43 83 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Educational Studies 49 10% 57% 14% 6% 10% 2% $64,762 25 +1.14 56 92%
Educational Studies 49 +1 10% 57% 14% 6% 10% 2% $64,762 88 +1.14 56 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences 308 39% 34% 24% 12% 16% 5% $59,848 10 +0.00 44 91%
Environmental Studies 8 — 62% 50% 25% 0% 12% 12% $56,944 43 -0.21 36 94% — — — —
Law, Economics, and Public Policy 36 +7 47% 28% 25% 19% 14% 3% $69,444 8 -1.07 66 94% — — — —
American and Ethnic Studies 6 — 50% 50% 17% 0% 33% 0% $61,295 62 +0.16 47 87% — — — —
Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $56,926 57 +0.08 35 93% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 13 — 31% 54% 8% 8% 0% 0% $50,454 19 -0.66 19 85% — — — —
Science, Technology, and Society 17 — 65% 12% 18% 29% 29% 0% $59,107 50 -0.18 42 — — — — —
Society, Ethics, and Human Behavior 7 +1 14% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $58,783 48 -0.20 41 95% — — — —
Culture, Literature, and the Arts 19 — 47% 37% 11% 5% 26% 5% $50,454 25 -0.58 19 85% — — — —
Global Studies 13 +1 38% 62% 15% 15% 0% 8% $51,083 3 -1.13 20 82% — — — —
Media and Communication Studies 79 +8 41% 25% 32% 13% 14% 10% $64,074 63 +0.21 55 95% — — — —
Psychology 90 +7 26% 34% 23% 12% 19% 2% $59,285 78 +0.64 42 91% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Arts 16 +1 50% 38% 56% 0% 0% 0% $49,367 65 +0.27 17 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing and Health Studies 203 21% 30% 27% 26% 9% 0% $80,846 75 -0.04 81 96%
Health Studies 94 — 23% 14% 31% 35% 15% 0% $68,845 55 +0.03 65 94% — — — —
Nursing 109 — 19% 44% 24% 17% 5% 0% $91,196 53 -0.10 89 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 557 66% 29% 41% 6% 8% 4% $120,048 99 +0.39 99 95%
Computer Engineering 13 — 85% 46% 38% 0% 0% 8% $173,260 99 +2.65 100 94% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 34 — 88% 21% 47% 6% 15% 3% $113,774 53 -0.15 98 97% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 32 — 84% 22% 41% 3% 25% 0% $97,305 43 -0.24 93 98% — — — —
Computer Science and Software Engineering 221 +1 76% 27% 46% 5% 4% 6% $167,813 90 +1.25 100 95% — — — —
Computing and Software Systems 46 — 67% 20% 61% 4% 2% 9% $111,956 39 -0.38 97 94% — — — —
Data Visualization 38 +1 53% 24% 34% 16% 11% 3% $97,907 21 -0.60 93 — — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $70,128 46 -0.14 67 91% — — — —
Earth System Science 8 — 50% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $68,684 69 +0.33 64 91% — — — —
Mathematics 27 — 59% 48% 19% 11% 11% 0% $84,093 59 -0.05 84 95% — — — —
Physics 7 — 43% 0% 71% 0% 14% 0% $81,581 45 -0.14 82 92% — — — —
Biochemistry 13 — 46% 38% 23% 0% 15% 8% $65,628 21 -0.52 58 94% — — — —
Biology 97 — 40% 31% 33% 10% 10% 3% $63,715 36 -0.32 54 94% — — — —
Environmental Science 11 — 36% 55% 0% 9% 9% 0% $56,944 43 -0.21 36 94% — — — —
Interactive Media Design 6 — 33% 50% 33% 0% 17% 0% $57,371 64 +0.12 37 97% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,573
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $45,911
Est. In-State Cost $17,558
Est. Out-of-State Cost $59,390
ROI Percentile 89th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 49%
6-Year Graduation Rate 65%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 26.4% 387 59% 25% 41% 8% 11% 5% $77,724 47 -0.17 78 94% —
Computer Science 20.8% 305 72% 25% 47% 6% 4% 6% $150,679 87 +0.78 100 95% —
Health Sciences 13.8% 203 21% 30% 27% 26% 9% 0% $80,846 65 -0.04 81 96% —
Social Sciences 13.7% 201 34% 33% 25% 12% 16% 6% $59,802 54 +0.24 43 91% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.5% 110 41% 32% 32% 9% 11% 4% $63,941 32 -0.34 54 94% —
Engineering 5.4% 79 86% 25% 43% 4% 16% 3% $116,892 92 +0.27 98 97% —
Education 3.3% 49 10% 57% 14% 6% 10% 2% $64,762 93 +1.14 56 92% —
Humanities 3.2% 47 43% 43% 11% 15% 19% 0% $56,759 61 -0.25 35 89% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.1% 46 59% 46% 26% 7% 11% 0% $79,817 50 -0.01 80 94% —
Arts 1.5% 22 45% 41% 50% 0% 5% 0% $51,550 51 +0.23 21 97% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.3% 19 47% 53% 11% 5% 11% 5% $56,944 37 -0.21 36 94% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.9M #295 86% $0 — — — —
Education $1.1M #227 84% $0.0M — — — —
Health Sciences $0.9M #255 72% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.6M #257 80% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #460 0% $0.1M — — — —
Engineering $0.2M #353 77% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #241 100% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.0M #521 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Total $5.1M #382 78% $0.1M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 86%
Yield (non-ED) 24%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 86% 86% 86%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 17%
SAT Range 1030 – 1360
SAT Math Range 510 – 690
SAT RW Range 520 – 670