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The University of Washington, also known as UW, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, U.S. It was founded in the year 1861. The UW Seattle campus covers an area of 643 acres. It also has branch campuses in Tacoma and Bothell. UW offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees through the following academic divisions:
- College of Architecture and Urban Planning
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Education
- College of Engineering
- College of Forest Resources
- College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences
- Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs
- Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
- Information School
- Michael G. Foster School of Business
- School of Dentistry
- School of Law
- School of Medicine
- School of Nursing
- School of Pharmacy
- School of Public Health and Community Medicine
- School of Social Work
- The Graduate School
The 2008 Academic Ranking of World Universities placed UW 16th among the world's top universities. UW's sports teams are known as the Washington Huskies. They participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I-A and in the Pacific Ten Conference. Its teams participate in football, basketball, volleyball, baseball, tennis, track & field, rowing, swimming and golf.
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Campus Location1400 NE Campus Parkway
Seattle, WA 98195-4550
USA
Main Tel: (206) 543-2100
Web Site The campus is in a large city. |
University Of Washington-Seattle Campus HighlightsWhere University Of Washington-Seattle Campus stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in science, liberal arts, religion and philosophy, mathematics, and conservation and resource management.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Large number of students.
- High faculty salary.
- High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- On-campus hospital
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Weekend study option
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 7,020 | 138 | | Master | 2,628 | 125 | | Doctorale | 631 | 92 | | First-professional degree | 499 | 4 |
University Of Washington Seattle StudentsThe student enrollment at University Of Washington Seattle was 40,218 in 2007 (36,120 full-time equivalent). About 46% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 54% of the class. Undergrads are 72% of enrolled students, graduate students are 24%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 4%. About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 6,385 | | Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 22,131 | | Room | $ 4,077 | | Board | $ 5,031 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,008 | | Other | $ 2,661 |
Financial Aid: University Of Washington Seattle participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 1,123 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 309 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 1,958 |
Housing and MealsUniversity Of Washington Seattle provides on-campus housing for 5,895 of its 36,120 (full-time) students (as of 2007).
University Of Washington Seattle AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. University Of Washington Seattle is in the Pacific-10 Conference for major sports. University Of Washington Seattle offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 217 male students received the aid (men were 56% of those receiving aid) and 169 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 44% of students receiving such aid) .
University Of Washington Seattle Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 62% | | Women | 67% | | All | 65% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 520-650 | | Math | 560-670 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (208 awarded) - Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
- City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
- Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)
ART STUDIES (94 awarded) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,093 awarded) - Accounting
- Auditing
- Business Administration and Management
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
- Finance
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing/Marketing Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (289 awarded) - Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Computer and Information Sciences
- Information Science/Studies
- Information Technology
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (195 awarded) - Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
- Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
- Forest Management/Forest Resources Management
- Forest Resources Production and Management
- Forestry
- Natural Resources and Conservation
- Urban Forestry
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
DESIGN (24 awarded) DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (101 awarded) - Acting
- Dance
- Directing and Theatrical Production
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
- Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
- Visual and Performing Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (307 awarded) - Art Teacher Education
- Biology Teacher Education
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Education
- Educational Administration and Supervision
- Educational Leadership and Administration
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Music Teacher Education
- Special Education and Teaching
- Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
ENGINEERING (889 awarded) - Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Materials Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Operations Research
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (404 awarded) - Housing and Human Environments
- Public Administration
- Public Policy Analysis
- Social Work
FINE ARTS (95 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
- Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
- Metal and Jewelry Arts
- Painting
- Sculpture
LAW (350 awarded) - Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)
- Law (LLB, JD)
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
- Legal Studies
- Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)
LIBERAL ARTS (3,064 awarded) - Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
- Anthropology
- Area Studies
- Asian Studies/Civilization
- Chinese Language and Literature
- Chinese Studies
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Comparative Literature
- Creative Writing
- Danish Language and Literature
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
- European Studies/Civilization
- French Language and Literature
- General Studies
- Geography
- German Studies
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
- History
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies
- Italian Language and Literature
- Italian Studies
- Japanese Language and Literature
- Japanese Studies
- Korean Language and Literature
- Korean Studies
- Latin American Studies
- Latin Language and Literature
- Library Science
- Library Science/Librarianship
- Linguistics
- Middle/Near Eastern/Semitic Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Museology/Museum Studies
- Near and Middle Eastern Studies
- Norwegian Language and Literature
- Political Science and Government
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Russian Language and Literature
- Russian Studies
- Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Scandinavian Studies
- Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- South Asian Studies
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Spanish and Iberian Studies
- Swedish Language and Literature
- Technical and Business Writing
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS (198 awarded) - Applied Mathematics
- Computational Mathematics
- Mathematics
- Statistics
MEDIA (448 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
- Journalism
- Political Communication
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (117 awarded) - Environmental Health
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management
- Medical Informatics
- Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (190 awarded) - Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
- Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions
- Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine (Cert, MS, PhD)
- Orthotist/Prosthetist
- Physician Assistant
MEDICINE (436 awarded) - Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
- Endodontics/Endodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
- Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)
- Medicine (MD)
- Oral Biology and Oral Pathology (MS, PhD)
- Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
- Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics (Cert, MS, PhD)
- Periodontics/Periodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
- Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
- Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
- Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
- Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
- Public Health
MUSIC (101 awarded) - Conducting
- Jazz/Jazz Studies
- Music History, Literature, and Theory
- Music Management and Merchandising
- Music Performance
- Music Theory and Composition
- Music
- Musicology and Ethnomusicology
- Piano and Organ
- Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments
- Voice and Opera
NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (214 awarded) - Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (40 awarded) - Nutrition Sciences
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist
PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (12 awarded) REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (53 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (120 awarded) - Islamic Studies
- Jewish/Judaic Studies
- Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (1,270 awarded) - Astronomy
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
- Biochemistry
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Biostatistics
- Biotechnology
- Botany/Plant Biology
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
- Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Chemistry
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology
- Epidemiology
- Genetics
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
- Geology/Earth Science
- Geophysics and Seismology
- Immunology
- Microbiology
- Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
- Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
- Pathology/Experimental Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Physics
- Physiology
- Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences
- Structural Biology
- Zoology/Animal Biology
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (466 awarded) - Clinical Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Physical Therapy/Therapist
- Psychology
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