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Enrollment

Seattle Campus, Autumn 2011

Total enrollment 42,428

Undergraduates 27,868 / 66% Women 52% Men 48%

Graduate & Professional Students 13,081

Non-Matriculated (non-degree) 1,479
Admission

Autumn 2011 (freshmen only)

Applied 25,540

Offered 14,340 (56%)

Enrolled 5,793

Autumn 2010 (freshmen only)

Applied 22,843

Offered 12,964

Enrolled 5,497
Achievement

High School GPA (Middle 50%), Autumn 2011

3.64-3.92

Test Scores (Middle 50%), Autumn 2011

SAT

Critical Reading 510-650

Math 570-700

Writing 520-640

ACT

Composite 24-30

English 24-30

Math 25-31

Retention and Graduation

Retention

93.5% of freshmen return for their sophomore year.
Freshman Class of 2010

Graduation Rates

Average Time to Graduate

4.4 years
Students graduating in academic year 2009-10

Graduation Rates

Entering Freshman Class of 2005
6 years	5 years	4 years
80%	76%	54%

Comparative Perspective

6 years	5 years	4 years
67%	63%	43%	All Washington
56%	52%	36%	All Oregon
63%	56%	37%	All California
63%	56%	37%	All U.S.

Total Cost of Attendance

2011-12

Annual Student Budget for Washington Residents
	Lives Away from Home	Lives With Parents	Non- Traditional
Tuition & Fees	$10,346	$10,346	$10,346
Room & Board	$9,771	$3,318	$13,812
Books & Supplies	$1,035	$1,035	$1,035
Personal Expenses	$2,265	$2,265	$2,265
Transportation	$642	$642	$1,524
Total	$24,059	$17,606	$28,982

Annual Student Budget for Nonresidents
	Lives Away from Home	Lives With Parents	Non- Traditional
Tuition & Fees	$27,830	$27,830	$27,830
Room & Board	$9,771	$3,318	$13,812
Books & Supplies	$1,035	$1,035	$1,035
Personal Expenses	$2,265	$2,265	$2,265
Transportation	$642	$642	$1,524
Total	$41,543	$35,090	$46,466

International students: please refer to the International Student Budget.

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Majors

A World of Choices

We offer 165 majors.* Explore.

* This figure includes curricular options within a major, such as the eight options within ACMS; and degree options, such as the B.A., B.S. and ACS certified-B.S. offered by the Chemistry Department.
Faculty
2010-11
3,752 instructional faculty (82% full time)

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Seattle

Population, 2010 Census

City population: 609,000, 23rd most populous place in the U.S.

Metro population (King-Pierce-Snohomish counties): 3.4 million
Transfer Admission

Autumn 2011

Applied 5,023

Offered 2,006

Enrolled 1,441 | 90% from community colleges

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2011-12

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