University of Washington (Seattle Campus)
What University of Washington's own numbers say, from its Common Data Set 2025-26.
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Who says yesUniversity of Washington
77% of students admitted to University of Washington go elsewhere.
Only 23% of admits enroll, so University of Washington admits far more students than it has seats.
Enroll23%
Go elsewhere77%
Source: University of Washington's Common Data Set 2025-26
Test scoresUniversity of Washington
At most 24% of University of Washington's first-years sent an SAT or ACT.
19% sent an SAT and 5% an ACT (some sent both), so most enrolled without a score. SAT middle 50% among those who sent: 1320–1502.
Sent an SAT19%
Sent an ACT5%
Source: University of Washington's Common Data Set 2025-26
ApplicationsUniversity of Washington
Applications to University of Washington are up 59%.
From 45,907 in 2018-19 to 72,933 in 2025-26.
2018-1945,907
2025-2672,933
Source: University of Washington's Common Data Set 2025-26
6 more things the data says PRO
- The share of international students in the first-year class has fallen from 16% to 10% since 2019-20, about 1.0 points a year.
- The admit rate has moved down steadily, from 51.8% in 2019-20 to 41.8% in 2025-26. If the trend holds, expect about 36.8% in 2026-27.
- Only 19% of enrolled first-years sent an SAT score, so its SAT range describes a minority of the class.
- 8,350 students stayed on the waitlist and 2,252 were admitted from it (27.0%).
- Applications rose 59% from 2018-19 to 2025-26 (45,907 to 72,933), faster than 73% of colleges here.
- Men were admitted at a lower rate: 44.2% for women against 38.8% for men.
What students say PRO
From students' own posts on Reddit and admissions forums: self-reported, unverified, never used in your odds.
- Most admits who named a round (23 of 28) applied Regular Decision; 5 applied early.
- About 44 admits held a top role built over years: founder, president, captain or editor of a club, team or nonprofit.
- About 49 admits did steady community service, tutoring or nonprofit work, often alongside leadership in the same area.
- About 27 admits built or led technical projects, such as robotics teams, coding clubs, hackathons, apps or startups.
- About 41 admits had a long-running music, art or writing commitment, such as band, orchestra, choir or a published work.
- Students report admission to UW does not guarantee a place in your major: CS and engineering are separate, with direct-admit rates reported near 10-25%.
- Students report UW is harder than expected even for strong in-state applicants, and advise applying to several in-state backup schools.
- Students report UW says it values students who struggled early and then rebounded, while grades still weigh heavily in some colleges.
- Students report waitlist offers at big state flagships like UW tend to go to out-of-state applicants, since in-state yield is easier to predict.
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