Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares UW's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Washington.
UW has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 41,380 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Washington average (7,968 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
University of Washington-Seattle Campus56,99740,68416,313
Similarly Ranked Schools41,38029,47911,901
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Washington7,9687,2613,182
The below chart compares the student population between University of Washington-Seattle Campus and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 29,577 male and 27,420 female students attending UW. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.08 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UW.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UW
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total40,68430,37110,313
Men22,24613,1209,126
Women18,43817,2511,187
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UW
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total16,31313,2813,032
Men7,3315,7811,550
Women8,9827,5001,482

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 16,953 White students (29.74%) and 11,505 Asian students (20.19%) at University of Washington-Seattle Campus(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Washington-Seattle Campus.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Washington-Seattle Campus
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1145361
Asian8,8463,9014,945
Black or African American1,394558836
Hispanic3,3221,2682,054
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1095554
White10,7444,5826,162
Two or More Races2,6401,0411,599
Race/Ethnicity Unknown9,5918,733858
Total 40,68422,24618,438
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Washington-Seattle Campus
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native843351
Asian2,6591,1521,507
Black or African American591233358
Hispanic1,369598771
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander36531
White6,2092,7493,460
Two or More Races851326525
Race/Ethnicity Unknown475228247
Total 16,3137,3318,982

Online Student Population

At University of Washington-Seattle Campus, 10,360 students (18.18% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,656 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 921 students live in Washington where University of Washington-Seattle Campus is located in and 652 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total56,99740,68416,313
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,656670986
Enrolled Some in Online Classes8,7047,4671,237
Not Enrolled in Online Classes46,63732,54714,090
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,656670986
Washington Residents921393528
Other State in U.S.652267385
Outside of U.S.831073
Unknown000