University of Washington Acceptance Rate & Chances CDS VERIFIED
Seattle, Washington (West) · 36,000 undergrads · ~44 avg class size · 20:1 student-faculty · $12,973/yr sticker
public Tier 3
Median earnings (10yr)
$78K
CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site.
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Acceptance by round
same school, very different odds by round
By application round
Regular Decision43.0%
State residency
In-state56.0%
Out-of-state34.0%
By college within the university
Paul G. Allen School of Computer ScienceAllen School direct admit at UW is sub-15%; one of the strongest CS programs in the country
13.0%Foster School of Business
30.0%College of Engineering
35.0%School of Public Health
50.0%School of Art + Art History + Design
40.0%College of Arts & Sciences
55.0%
Career outcomes · 10 sources
Median graduate earnings · 1.7 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $559K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 10 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).
Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- Tech (Amazon, Microsoft, Google) dominance; strongest pipeline, early recruiting.
- Boeing engineering and supply chain; solid but declining sector.
- Seattle biotech (Juno, Adaptive Biotech); smaller than tech, real growth.
- Finance/consulting middle market; fewer top-tier IB slots than peer schools.
- West Coast startup ecosystem; strong alumni networks in venture capital.
About University of Washington
Pacific Northwest research powerhouse. Strong CS (Allen School), biomedicine, and aerospace pipelines.
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