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{{Short description|Public university in Seattle, Washington, US}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = University of Washington
 | image_name             = University of Washington seal.svg
 | image_upright          = .7
 | motto                  = ''[[Physics:Let there be light|Lux sit]]'' ([[Social:Latin language|Latin]])<ref name="Buhain-1999">{{cite news |last=Buhain |first=Venice |title=But what does it mean? |newspaper=The Daily |date=May 25, 1999 |url=http://dailyuw.com/archive/1999/05/25/imported/what-does-it-mean#.VJr4-aAEAA |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20140719192527/http://dailyuw.com/archive/1999/05/25/imported/what-does-it-mean#.VJr4-aAEAA |archive-date=July 19, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref>
 | former_name            = Territorial University of Washington (1861–1889)
 | mottoeng               = "[[Physics:Let there be light|Let there be light]]"
 | established            = {{start date and age|November 4, 1861}}
 | type                   = Public research university
 | academic_affiliations  = {{hlist|AAU|[[Organization:Association of Pacific Rim Universities|APRU]]|COP<ref>{{cite web|url=https://councilofpresidents.org/about/|title=About -Council of Presidents}}</ref>|[[Organization:University of the Arctic|UArctic]]|URA|USU|Space-grant|Sea-grant}}
 | endowment              = $6.62 billion (2022)<ref name="University of Washington Investment Management Company-2021"> {{cite report |url=https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.uw.edu/dist/6/250/files/2022/01/Qtr_Inv-Rpt_2021-09-30.pdf |title=University of Washington Quarterly Investment Performance Report |publisher=University of Washington Investment Management Company |date=September 30, 2021 |access-date=February 12, 2022 |archive-date=February 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212191615/https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.uw.edu/dist/6/250/files/2022/01/Qtr_Inv-Rpt_2021-09-30.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
 | budget                 = $8.82 billion (FY 2021)<ref name="University of Washington-4"/>
 | president              = Ana Mari Cauce
 | provost                = Tricia Serio
 | faculty                = 5,803
 | administrative_staff   = 16,174
 | total_staff            = 34,668<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washington.edu/news/2015/01/08/study-university-of-washington-generates-12-5-billion-nearly-80000-jobs-for-the-state/|title=Study: University of Washington generates $12.5 billion, nearly 80,000 jobs for the state|access-date=October 10, 2021|archive-date=October 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010115657/https://www.washington.edu/news/2015/01/08/study-university-of-washington-generates-12-5-billion-nearly-80000-jobs-for-the-state/|url-status=live}}</ref> campus & health system employees
 | students               = 49,025 (2021)<ref name="University of Washington-4">{{cite web |title=Fast Facts 2021 |publisher=University of Washington |url=https://www.washington.edu/opb/uw-data/fast-facts/fast-facts-html-only/ |access-date=February 12, 2021 |archive-date=February 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212224122/https://www.washington.edu/opb/uw-data/fast-facts/fast-facts-html-only/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 32,779 (2021)<ref name="University of Washington-4"/>
 | postgrad               = 16,246 (2021)<ref name="University of Washington-4"/>
 | city                   = Seattle
 | state                  = {{wipe|Washington (state)}}
 | country                = United States
 | coordinates            = {{Coord|47.6541|N|122.3080|W|type:edu_region:US-WA|display=inline,title}}
 | campus                 = Large city<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Washington&s=all&pg=2&id=236948|title=College Navigator – University of Washington-Seattle Campus|website=nces.ed.gov|access-date=November 7, 2021|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107110044/https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Washington&s=all&pg=2&id=236948|url-status=live}}</ref>
 | campus_size            = {{convert|807|acre|km2|1}} (total)
 | colors                 = Purple and gold<ref>{{cite web|title=Colors {{!}} UW Brand|url=https://www.washington.edu/brand/graphic-elements/primary-color-palette/|access-date=April 28, 2020|archive-date=December 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205064355/http://www.washington.edu/brand/graphic-elements/primary-color-palette/|url-status=live}}</ref><br />{{color box|#4B2E83}}&nbsp;{{color box|#B7A57A}}
 | nickname               = Huskies
 | mascot                 = {{hlist|Harry the Husky|Dubs (live Malamute)}}
 | sporting_affiliations  = {{hlist|NCAA Division I FBS – Pac-12 (until 2024)|Big Ten (starting 2024)|IRA}}
 | website                = {{official URL}}
 | logo                   = University of Washington signature.svg
 | logo_upright           = 1.2
 | accreditation          = [[Organization:Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities|NWCCU]]
 | free_label2            = Newspaper
 | free2                  = ''The Daily of the University of Washington''
 | free_label             = Other campuses
 | free                   = {{hlist|[[Organization:University of Washington Bothell|Bothell]]|Tacoma}}
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The '''University of Washington''' ('''UW''' or informally '''U-Dub''')<ref>"Dub" being a phonetic shorthand for "W" ("double-you").</ref> is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, approximately a decade after the founding of Seattle, the University of Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the United States. 

The university has a {{convert|703|acre|ha|adj=on}} main campus located in the city's University District. It also has satellite campuses in nearby cities of Tacoma and [[Organization:University of Washington Bothell|Bothell]]. Overall, UW encompasses more than 500 buildings and over 20 million gross square footage of space, including one of the largest library systems in the world with more than 26 university libraries, art centers, museums, laboratories, lecture halls, and stadiums.

Washington is the flagship institution of the six public universities in Washington state. It is known for its medical, engineering, and scientific research. Washington is a member of the Association of American Universities.<ref name="carnegieclassifications.iu.edu">{{cite web|title=Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup|url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=236948|access-date=July 26, 2020|website=carnegieclassifications.iu.edu|publisher=Center for Postsecondary Education|archive-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726231448/https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=236948|url-status=live}}</ref> According to the [[Organization:National Science Foundation|National Science Foundation]], UW spent $1.48 billion on research and development in 2021, ranking it 5th in the nation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Universities Report Largest Growth in Federally Funded R&D Expenditures since FY 2011 {{!}} NSF - National Science Foundation |url=https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23303 |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=ncses.nsf.gov}}</ref> Its 22 varsity sports teams compete as the Huskies in the Pac-12 Conference of the NCAA Division I, representing the United States at the [[Social:Olympic Games|Olympic Games]], and other competitions.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Olympians – Washington Rowing|language=en-US|work=Washington Rowing|url=http://washingtonrowing.com/about/olympians/|url-status=live|access-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403051652/http://washingtonrowing.com/about/olympians/|archive-date=April 3, 2018}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Territorial University of Washington - c1870.jpg|left|thumb|The original University building, {{circa|1870}}.]]

===Founding===
In 1854, territorial governor Isaac Stevens recommended the establishment of a university in the Washington Territory. Prominent Seattle-area residents, including Methodist preacher Daniel Bagley, saw this as a chance to add to the city's potential and prestige. Bagley learned of a law that allowed United States territories to sell land to raise money in support of public schools. At the time, Arthur A. Denny, one of the founders of Seattle and a member of the territorial legislature, aimed to increase the city's importance by moving the territory's capital from Olympia to Seattle. However, Bagley eventually convinced Denny that the establishment of a university would assist more in the development of Seattle's economy. Two universities were initially chartered, but later the decision was repealed in favor of a single university in Lewis County provided that locally donated land was available. When no site emerged, Denny successfully petitioned the legislature to reconsider Seattle as a location in 1858.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kuow.org/post/founding-university-washington-one-student-time |title=Founding The University Of Washington, One Student At A Time |last=Banel |first=Feliks |date=October 8, 2012 |website=KUOW.org |publisher=KUOW-FM |access-date=December 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101194300/http://kuow.org/post/founding-university-washington-one-student-time |archive-date=January 1, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Speidel-1967">{{cite book |last1=Speidel |first1=William |title=Sons of the Profits |date=1967 |publisher=Nettle Creek Publishing Company |location=Seattle |pages=81–103}}</ref>

[[File:Territorial University students, Seattle, 1864 (PEISER 89).jpeg|thumb|Territorial University students in 1864]]
In 1861, scouting began for an appropriate {{convert|10|acre|ha|0}} site in Seattle to serve as a new university campus. Arthur and Mary Denny donated eight acres, while fellow pioneers Edward Lander, and Charlie and Mary Terry, donated two acres on Denny's Knoll in downtown Seattle.<ref name="Bhatt-2013">{{citation|last=Bhatt|first=Sanjay|title=UW has big plans for its prime downtown Seattle real estate|date=October 3, 2013|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2021960534_mettractxml.html|newspaper=The Seattle Times|access-date=October 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005022707/http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2021960534_mettractxml.html|archive-date=October 5, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> More specifically, this tract was bounded by 4th Avenue to the west, 6th Avenue to the east, Union Street to the north, and Seneca Streets to the south.

John Pike, for whom Pike Street is named, was the university's architect and builder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2017/01/chs-retake-pikes-place-on-capitol-hill/|title=CHS Re:Take – Pike's place on Capitol Hill|date=January 15, 2017|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030205827/http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2017/01/chs-retake-pikes-place-on-capitol-hill/|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> It was opened on November 4, 1861, as the Territorial University of Washington. The legislature passed articles incorporating the university, and establishing its Board of Regents in 1862. The school initially struggled, closing three times: in 1863 for low enrollment, and again in 1867 and 1876 for shortage of funds. Washington awarded its first graduate Clara Antoinette McCarty Wilt in 1876, with a bachelor's degree in science.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historylink.org/File/222|title=Clara McCarty becomes first person to graduate from the Territorial University (of Washington) in June 1876.|access-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref>

===19th century relocation===
By the time {{wipe|Washington (state)}} entered the {{wipe|United States}} in 1889, both Seattle and the university had grown substantially. Washington's total undergraduate enrollment increased from 30 to nearly 300 students, and the campus's relative isolation in downtown Seattle faced encroaching development. A special legislative committee, headed by UW graduate Edmond Meany, was created to find a new campus to better serve the growing student population and faculty. The committee eventually selected a site on the northeast of downtown Seattle called Union Bay, which was the land of the Duwamish, and the legislature appropriated funds for its purchase and construction.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historylink.org/File/278|title=University of Washington moves from downtown Seattle to present University District campus in 1895.|access-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref> In 1895, the university relocated to the new campus by moving into the newly built Denny Hall. The University Regents tried and failed to sell the old campus, eventually settling with leasing the area. This later became one of the university's most valuable pieces of real estate in modern-day Seattle, generating millions in annual revenue with what is now called the Metropolitan Tract. The original Territorial University building was torn down in 1908, and its former site now houses the Fairmont Olympic Hotel.

The sole-surviving remnants of Washington's first building are four {{convert|24|ft|adj=on}}, white, hand-fluted cedar, Ionic columns. They were salvaged by Edmond S. Meany, one of the university's first graduates and former head of its history department. Meany and his colleague, Dean Herbert T. Condon, dubbed the columns as "Loyalty," "Industry," "Faith", and "Efficiency", or "LIFE." The columns now stand in the Sylvan Grove Theater.<ref>{{cite book |chapter=The University of Washington's Early Years |title=No Finer Site: The University of Washington's Early Years On Union Bay |chapter-url=http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/collections/exhibits/site/early |publisher=University of Washington |access-date=April 29, 2015 |archive-date=February 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204022757/http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/collections/exhibits/site/early |url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition - Rainier Vista.jpg|thumb|Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition on the UW campus toward Mount Rainier in 1909]]

===20th century expansion===
Organizers of the 1909 Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition eyed the still largely undeveloped campus as a prime setting for their world's fair. They came to an agreement with Washington's Board of Regents that allowed them to use the campus grounds for the exposition, surrounding today's Drumheller Fountain facing towards [[Earth:Mount Rainier|Mount Rainier]]. In exchange, organizers agreed Washington would take over the campus and its development after the fair's conclusion. This arrangement led to a detailed site plan and several new buildings, prepared in part by John Charles Olmsted. The plan was later incorporated into the overall UW campus master plan, permanently affecting the campus layout.

Both World Wars brought the military to campus, with certain facilities temporarily lent to the federal government. In spite of this, subsequent post-war periods were times of dramatic growth for the university.<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Washington|url=http://depts.washington.edu/depress/university_washington.shtml|publisher=Great Depression in Washington State Project|access-date=August 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925014239/http://depts.washington.edu/depress/university_washington.shtml|archive-date=September 25, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[History:Interwar period|period between the wars]] saw a significant expansion of the upper campus. Construction of the Liberal Arts Quadrangle, known to students as "The Quad," began in 1916 and continued to 1939. The university's architectural centerpiece, Suzzallo Library, was built in 1926 and expanded in 1935.

In 1942, all persons of Japanese ancestry in the Seattle area were forced into inland internment camps as part of Executive Order 9066 following the attack on Pearl Harbor. During this difficult time, university president Lee Paul Sieg took an active and sympathetic leadership role in advocating for and facilitating the transfer of Japanese American students to universities and colleges away from the Pacific Coast to help them avoid the mass incarceration.<ref name="Phase II">{{cite web |title=Phase II — A Place for Some of Our Best Students |url=https://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/collections/exhibits/harmony/interrupted/phase2 |access-date=May 17, 2020 |archive-date=October 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027042739/https://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/collections/exhibits/harmony/interrupted/phase2 |url-status=live}}</ref> Nevertheless, many Japanese American students and "soon-to-be" graduates were unable to transfer successfully in the short time window or receive diplomas before being incarcerated. It was only many years later that they were recognized for their accomplishments, during the University of Washington's Long Journey Home ceremonial event that was held in May 2008.

In October 2, 1946, the University of Washington formally opened a medical school as part of a School of Health Sciences against the Washington State Medical Association's oppositions, who did not wish to create a competitive surplus of physicians. The operation was spearheaded by President Henry Suzzallo based on plans created by Gideon Weed, Rufus Willard, and Thomas Minor earlier in 1884. The G.I. Bill was later created and passed, establishing the School of Health Sciences while providing $3.75 million for buildings and $450,000 for salaries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historylink.org/File/3332|title=University of Washington opens its medical school on October 2, 1946.|access-date=June 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historylink.org/File/10177|title=University of Washington Health Sciences Building is dedicated on October 9, 1949.|access-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref> This was the foundation for the University of Washington Medical Center, ranked by ''U.S. News & World Report'' as one of the top ten hospitals in the nation. The School of Health Sciences was later renamed the School of Medicine in 1946, which is now consistently ranked as the top medical school in the United States. The University of Washington's role as a medical school sharply drew more attention after the [[Social:World War II|World War II]] boom in wartime industry and economics.

[[Biography:J. Robert Oppenheimer|J. Robert Oppenheimer]] was nominated in 1954 by the University of Washington's Physics Department to lecture physics students for one week, but was unable to attend because of loyalty checks asked for by the US Federal Government. Oppenheimer never accepted the invitations, and President Dr. Henry Schmitz disapproved of his nomination.<ref name="University of Washington President Henry Schmitz disapproves nomination of J">{{Cite web|url=https://www.historylink.org/File/3701|title=University of Washington President Henry Schmitz disapproves nomination of J. Robert Oppenheimer as Walker-Ames Lecturer on December 10, 1954.|access-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref>

From 1958 to 1973, the University of Washington saw a tremendous growth in student enrollment, its faculties and operating budget, and also its prestige under the leadership of Charles Odegaard. During this period, the faculty was sharply divided over the issues of the role of the faculty in faculty appointments, and the conflict of who should run the University, the faculty or the parents and taxpayers. Henry Schmitz characterized the matter as "an internal power struggle."<ref name="University of Washington President Henry Schmitz disapproves nomination of J" /> UW student enrollment had more than doubled to 34,000 as the baby boom generation came of age.

The University of Washington has a long history with civil rights starting from 1874,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historylink.org/File/1606|title=African American student at the UW stirs racism and a defense of civil rights in January 1874.|access-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref> through 1899<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historylink.org/File/261|title=University of Washington School of Law admits its first Black graduate in 1899.|access-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref> with civil activism and through 1968<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historylink.org/File/1452|title=Black Student Union presents additional demands to University of Washington on May 17, 1968.|access-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historylink.org/File/1454|title=Black Student Union stages sit-in at University of Washington on May 20, 1968.|access-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historylink.org/File/1455|title=University of Washington endorses Black Studies curriculum on May 23, 1968.|access-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/BSU_intro.htm|title=The Black Student Union at UW: Black Power on Campus|publisher=Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project|access-date=August 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007071347/http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/BSU_intro.htm|archive-date=October 7, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> to 1975. This era was also marked by high levels of [[Social:Student activism|student activism]], as was the case at many American universities. Much of the unrest focused around civil rights, actively seen when football coach Jim Owens suspended four Black football players on October 30, 1969, for "[a] lack of commitment to the team," after which activists demanded Owen's resignation and the rest of the black football players on the team refused to play.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historylink.org/File/3645|title=University of Washington coach Jim Owens suspends four Black football players on October 30, 1969.|access-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref> For a time, activists had been passionate as to incite a response from school administration to occupy the campus after the activists harmed 17 persons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historylink.org/File/2194|title=Police from Seattle and King County occupy University of Washington on March 12, 1970, after demonstrations injure 17 persons.|access-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref> African American Dr. Robert Flennaugh was appointed to the UW Board of Regents on March 25, 1970<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historylink.org/File/2202|title=Governor Dan Evans appoints Dr. Robert Flennaugh, first African American to serve on UW Board of Regents, on March 25, 1970.|access-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref> and later on June 22 the ''University of Washington Daily'' eliminated gender-based help ads.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historylink.org/File/1285|title=University of Washington Daily eliminates gender-based help wanted ads on June 22, 1970.|access-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref> Activism peaked in 1975 when 2,000 students protested university hiring practices on the campus through May 13 and 14.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historylink.org/File/8301|title=Some 2,000 students protest university hiring practices in front of the University of Washington Administration Building on May 13 and 14, 1975.|access-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref> Further opposition to the Vietnam War occurred,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://depts.washington.edu/antiwar/vietnam_student.shtml|title=Student Activism at UW, 1948–1970|last=Kindig|first=Jesse|publisher=Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project|access-date=August 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424200237/http://depts.washington.edu/antiwar/vietnam_student.shtml|archive-date=April 24, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> and in response to anti-Vietnam War protests by the late 1960s, the University Safety and Security Division became the University of Washington Police Department<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washington.edu/admin/police/about/history.html|title=UW Police Department: History|access-date=August 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101112410/http://www.washington.edu/admin/police/about/history.html|archive-date=November 1, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> whose administrative change would be well founded as on June 29, 1969, a bomb detonated on campus, causing $100,000 damages and no injuries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historylink.org/File/1248|title=Bomb explodes at UW on June 29, 1969.|access-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref> No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

Odegaard instituted a vision of building a "community of scholars", convincing the Washington State legislatures to increase investment in the university. Washington senators, such as Henry M. Jackson and Warren G. Magnuson, also used their political clout to gather research funds for UW. The results included an increase in the operating budget from $37 million in 1958 to over $400 million in 1973, solidifying UW as a top recipient of federal research funds in the United States. The establishment of technology giants such as [[Company:Microsoft|Microsoft]], [[Company:Boeing|Boeing]] and Amazon in the local area also proved to be highly influential in the UW's fortunes, not only improving graduate prospects<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paysa.com/blog/2017/06/05/top-colleges-in-tech/|title=Top Colleges in Tech {{!}} Paysa Blog|website=www.paysa.com|language=en-US|access-date=August 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803132603/https://www.paysa.com/blog/2017/06/05/top-colleges-in-tech/|archive-date=August 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/26/how-long-youll-need-to-go-to-school-to-work-at-top-tech-companies.html|title=Here's how much education you need to work at top tech companies|last=Hess|first=Abigail|website={{wipe|CNBC}}|date=July 26, 2017|access-date=August 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803134340/https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/26/how-long-youll-need-to-go-to-school-to-work-at-top-tech-companies.html|archive-date=August 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> but also helping to attract millions of dollars in university and research funding through its distinguished faculty and extensive alumni network.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washington.edu/giving/recognition/gates-volunteer-service-award/about-the-gates-family/|title=About the Gates family {{!}} Give to the UW|website=www.washington.edu|language=en|access-date=August 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801231844/https://www.washington.edu/giving/recognition/gates-volunteer-service-award/about-the-gates-family/|archive-date=August 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Drumhellerfountain.jpg|thumb|Mount Rainier viewed from Drumheller Fountain]]

===21st century===
In 1990, the University of Washington opened its additional campuses in [[Organization:University of Washington Bothell|Bothell]] and Tacoma. Although originally intended for students who have already completed two years of higher education, both schools have since become four-year universities with the authority to grant degrees. The first freshman classes at these campuses started in the fall of 2006. Today both Bothell and Tacoma also offer a selection of master's degree programs.

In 2012, the university began exploring plans and governmental approval to expand the main Seattle campus, including significant increases in student housing, teaching facilities for the growing student body and faculty, as well as expanded public transit options. The University of Washington light rail station was completed in March 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/university-link-light-rail-service-starts-march-19/|title=University Link light-rail service starts March 19|date=January 26, 2016|work=The Seattle Times|access-date=August 1, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713045342/http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/university-link-light-rail-service-starts-march-19/|archive-date=July 13, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> connecting Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood to the UW Husky Stadium within five minutes of rail travel time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://seattle.curbed.com/2016/3/17/11251862/uw-capitol-hill-light-rail-stations-open-on-saturday|title=UW & Capitol Hill Light Rail Stations Are Ready|last=Keeley|first=Sean|date=March 17, 2016|website=Curbed Seattle|access-date=August 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801233448/https://seattle.curbed.com/2016/3/17/11251862/uw-capitol-hill-light-rail-stations-open-on-saturday|archive-date=August 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> It offers a previously unavailable option of transportation into and out of the campus, designed specifically to reduce dependence on private vehicles, bicycles and local King County buses.

[[File:University of Washington Quad, Spring 2007.jpg|thumb|The UW Quad pictured in 2007]]

===Controversies===
In January 23, 1939, the University of Washington was criticized for hiring Economics Professor Harold J. Laski, a British [[Finance:Marxian economics|Marxist]], as a visiting lecturer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historylink.org/File/2083|title=State Representative criticizes UW for hiring Marxist Harold Laski as visiting lecturer on January 23, 1939.|access-date=June 1, 2023}}</ref> in between the First Red Scare and Second Red Scare. The University of Washington was highly suspect by the Truman Administration in 1948 and 1949. Thomas H. Bienz, a Democratic State senator, declared that "At least 150 [University faculty members] are [[Social:Communism|Communists]]" and soon thereafter two investigations were started by the Canwell Committee and the University. Professor of philosophy Herbert Phillips, professor of old English literature Joe Butterworth and professor of [[Social:Social psychology|social psychology]] Ralph Gundlach were dismissed after the investigations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historylink.org/File/1483|title=University of Washington is said on March 24, 1948, to have more than 150 Communists or sympathizers.|access-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref> A year after, another second investigation was commenced by the Joint Legislative Fact-finding Committee on Un-American Activities in the State of Washington, leading to investigations into other professors with a response of "One hundred and three professors [signing] an open letter to the University of Washington Board of Regents that stated the firings were based on guilt by association. The letter also declared that faculty morale and the University's reputation was damaged."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historylink.org/File/1482|title=University of Washington sees Red and fires three faculty members on January 22, 1949.|access-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref>

On June 14, 2023, UW was accused of poor conduct. 2,400 [[Social:Postdoctoral researcher|postdocs]] and researchers committed a series of strikes because of an "impasse in contract negotiations around issues such as pay, child care support and sexual harassment protections." One of the biggest sources of tension between the parties was over the classification of postdocs. The university wanted to change classifications of certain employees as eligible for overtime, opting them out from the state's $65,000 minimum salary for overtime-exempt employees. The union representing the workers, UAW Local 4121, also wants postdocs' minimum wage to rise further to $72,000 in 2024, to match high living costs, something that the university has been unwilling to accept. The union also got support from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, who canceled his planned June 10 commencement speech at the last minute in solidarity with the strike.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/postdocs-researchers-university-of-washington-strike/281-89ffccb8-28a6-476b-bf56-0070c18915e3|title=Hundreds of UW researchers, postdocs now on strike|date=June 7, 2023 |access-date=June 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/postdocs-researchers-university-of-washington-strike/281-89ffccb8-28a6-476b-bf56-0070c18915e3|title=Postdocs, researchers at University of Washington initiate strike|date=June 7, 2023 |access-date=June 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/uw-reaches-deal-with-postdocs-and-researchers-ending-strike|title=UW reaches deal with postdocs and researchers, ending strike|date=June 15, 2023 |access-date=June 21, 2023}}</ref>

The union also alleged that the university tried to intimidate international researchers working on visas into not participating in the strike. In guidance to several departments, They claimed that the university had written, "We are required to notify the Department of Labor in the event of a strike by visa holders." UAW 4121 wrote that this language is a blatant misrepresentation of labor law, which only requires an employer to notify the federal agency that a strike is happening that includes people on visas, but does not require any reporting of individual workers. Workers denounced the rhetoric, holding a rally June 9 to protest the perceived targeting of international workers. June 12 and 13 had another scheduled round of talks, but the impasse remained.<ref name="UW accused of poor conduct as 2" />

The original proposal of the University included increases for research scientists of about 10% over three years plus changes in the pay structure and a catch-up increase of 3.25% for those who did not get a merit raise last year. For postdocs, the original UW offer was an average 15% total wage increase in 2023, including 13% in January when new minimums were introduced, plus higher minimum salaries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washington.edu/news/2023/06/07/uw-statement-regarding-ongoing-contract-negotiations-with-postdocs-research-scientists-june-7-2023/|title=UW statement regarding ongoing contract negotiations with postdocs, research scientists — June 7, 2023|access-date=June 21, 2023}}</ref> Negotiations settled on June 16 when a new contract was set to increase worker pay and improve the working conditions of the 2,400 union members at the institution. Under the negotiated contract, Postdoctorate Scholars will see their pay increased by 28% by January 1, 2024, and their compensation will be re-negotiated before the next increase by January 1, 2025. Researchers will see a pay increase of 33%, along with future wage increases that keep up with the costs of living.<ref name="UW accused of poor conduct as 2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.realchangenews.org/news/2023/06/14/uw-accused-poor-conduct-2400-postdocs-and-researchers-strike|title=UW accused of poor conduct as 2,400 postdocs and researchers strike|access-date=June 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestand.org/2023/06/uw-postdocs-researchers-are-on-strike/|title=Univ. of Washington Postdocs, Researchers are on STRIKE!|date=June 7, 2023 |access-date=June 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mynorthwest.com/3893579/striking-researchers-postdocs-reach-tentative-agreement-with-uw/|title=Striking researchers, postdocs reach tentative agreement with UW|date=June 16, 2023 |access-date=June 21, 2023}}</ref>
==Campus==

UW's main campus is situated in Seattle, by the shores of Union and Portage Bays with views of the Cascade Range to the east, and the Olympic Mountains to the west. The site encompasses {{convert|703|acre|km2|sp=us}} bounded by N.E. 45th Street on the north, N.E. Pacific Street on the south, Montlake Boulevard N.E. on the east, and 15th Avenue N.E. on the west.

Red Square is the heart of the campus, surrounded by landmark buildings and artworks, such as Suzzallo Library, the ''Broken Obelisk'', and the statue of George Washington. It functions as the central hub for students and hosts a variety of events annually. University Way, known locally as "The Ave", lies nearby and is a focus for much student life at the university.

[[File:Uwaerial1922.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of campus, {{Circa|1922}}.]]

[[File:Suzzallo Reading Room, May 2016.jpg|thumb|upright|The university's landmark reading room, inside Suzzallo Library.]]

=== North Campus ===
North Campus features some of UW's most recognized landscapes as well as landmarks, stretching from the signature University of Washington Quad directly north of Red Square to N.E. 45th Street,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/ekkf45i/university-of-washington-seattle-wash/#5f0b73e7cabb|title=University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. – pg.5|last=Lyttle|first=Bethany|website=Forbes|access-date=April 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411030538/https://www.forbes.com/pictures/ekkf45i/university-of-washington-seattle-wash/#5f0b73e7cabb|archive-date=April 11, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and encompasses a number of the university's most historical academic, research, housing, parking, recreational and administrative buildings. With UW's continued growth, administrators proposed a new, multimillion-dollar, multi-phase development plan in late 2014 to refine portions of the North Campus, renovating and replacing old student housing with new [[Engineering:Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED-certified]] complexes, introducing new academic facilities, sports fields, open greenery, and museums.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hfs.uw.edu/Housing-Master-Plan|title=Housing Master Plan – UW HFS|website=hfs.uw.edu|language=en-us|access-date=April 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411025801/https://hfs.uw.edu/Housing-Master-Plan|archive-date=April 11, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/uw-plan-to-raze-old-dorms-raise-rents-in-new-ones-worries-students/|title=UW plan to raze old dorms, raise rents in new ones worries students|last=Long|first=Katherine|date=October 10, 2014|website=seattletimes.com|language=en-us|access-date=April 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411025941/https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/uw-plan-to-raze-old-dorms-raise-rents-in-new-ones-worries-students/|archive-date=April 11, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The UW Foster School of Business, School of Law, and the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, which houses a significant number of exhibits including a 66-million-year-old [[Biology:Tyrannosaurus|Tyrannosaurus rex]] fossil skull – one of only 15 known to exist in the world today and part of an ongoing excavation, are also located in North Campus.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.burkemuseum.org/blog/burke-museum-team-discovers-t-rex|title=Burke Museum team discovers a T. rex|date=August 17, 2016|work=Burke Museum|access-date=April 10, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411110222/http://www.burkemuseum.org/blog/burke-museum-team-discovers-t-rex|archive-date=April 11, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/researchers-excavate-t-rex-skull-at-uws-burke-museum/281-513949069|title=Researchers excavate T. rex skull at UW's Burke Museum|work=KING|access-date=April 10, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410032323/http://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/researchers-excavate-t-rex-skull-at-uws-burke-museum/281-513949069|archive-date=April 10, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/sep/20/as-visitors-watch-burke-museum-preps-its-t-rex-exh/#/0|title=As visitors watch, Burke Museum preps its T. rex exhibit|work=Spokesman.com|access-date=April 10, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411174532/http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/sep/20/as-visitors-watch-burke-museum-preps-its-t-rex-exh/#/0|archive-date=April 11, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== South Campus ===
South Campus occupies the land between Pacific Street and the Lake Washington Ship Canal. The land was previously the site of the University Golf Course but was given up to construct a building for the School of Medicine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns/march99/back_pages0399.html|title=Our Back Pages: The UW Golf Course|website=www.washington.edu|access-date=March 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724013749/https://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns/march99/back_pages0399.html|archive-date=July 24, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Today, South Campus is the location of UW's health sciences and natural sciences facilities, including the UW Medical Center and the Magnuson Health Sciences Center as well as locations for instruction and research in oceanography, bioengineering, biology, genome sciences, hydraulics, and comparative medicine. 

===East Campus===
The East Campus area stretches east of Montlake Boulevard to Laurelhurst and is largely taken up by [[Earth:Wetland|wetland]]s<ref name="Ma-2016">{{cite web|title = Completed boardwalk trail in Yesler Swamp offers access to wildlife, natural areas|last = Ma|first = Michelle|url = https://www.washington.edu/news/2016/10/26/completed-boardwalk-trail-in-yesler-swamp-offers-access-to-wildlife-natural-areas/|publisher = UW News|date = October 26, 2016|accessdate = May 13, 2022|archive-date = April 16, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220416060219/https://www.washington.edu/news/2016/10/26/completed-boardwalk-trail-in-yesler-swamp-offers-access-to-wildlife-natural-areas/|url-status = live}}</ref> and Huskies sports facilities and recreation fields, including Husky Stadium, Hec Edmundson Pavilion, and Husky Ballpark. The area directly north of the sports facilities is home to UW's computer science and engineering programs, which includes computer labs once used by [[Biography:Paul Allen|Paul G. Allen]] and [[Biography:Bill Gates|Bill Gates]] for their [[Company:Traf-O-Data|prior venture]] before establishing Microsoft.<ref name="Entering a Golden Age of Innovation in Computer Science-2017">{{Cite news |date=March 9, 2017 |title=Entering a Golden Age of Innovation in Computer Science |language=en |url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/entering-golden-age-innovation-computer-science-paul-g-allen/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308115821/https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/entering-golden-age-innovation-computer-science-paul-g-allen/ |archive-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref> In 2019, the Bill & Melinda Gates Center For Computer Science & Engineering opened in East Campus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holtz |first=Jackson |date=February 28, 2019 |title=Bill & Melinda Gates Center opens a new era of computer science education and innovation at the University of Washington |url=https://www.washington.edu/news/2019/02/28/gates-center-open/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018173551/https://www.washington.edu/news/2019/02/28/gates-center-open/ |archive-date=October 18, 2021 |access-date=October 18, 2021 |website=UW News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=UW Campus Map |url=https://www.washington.edu/maps/#!/cse2 |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=Campus Maps}}</ref> The area northeast of the sports facilities is occupied by components of the UW Botanic Gardens, such as the Union Bay Natural Area, the UW Farm, and the Center for Urban Horticulture. Further east is the Ceramic and Metal Arts Building and Laurel Village, which provides family housing for registered full-time students. East Campus is also the location of the UW light rail station.

===West Campus===
West Campus consists of mainly modernist structures located on city streets, and stretches between 15th Avenue and Interstate 5 from the Ship Canal, to N.E. 41st Street. It is home to the College of Built Environments, School of Social Work, Fishery Sciences Building, UW Police Department as well as many of the university's apartments such as Stevens Court and Mercer Court and residence halls Alder, Lander, Maple and Elm Hall. Also near the campus is the U District Station.

==Organization and administration==
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{{See also|List of presidents of the University of Washington}}[[File:Gerberding Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.jpg|thumb|The Gothic-revival Gerberding Hall houses offices, including that of the President and Provost.]]

===Governance===
University of Washington's President Ana Mari Cauce was selected by the Board of Regents, effective October 13, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Office of the President|url=http://www.washington.edu/president/|website=www.washington.edu|access-date=November 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110150750/http://www.washington.edu/president/|archive-date=November 10, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 12, 2015, the Board of Regents approved a five-year contract for Cauce, awarding her yearly compensation of $910,000. Cauce's compensation package includes an annual salary of $697,500, $150,000 per year in deferred compensation, an annual $50,500 contribution into a retirement account, and a $12,000 annual automobile allowance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washington.edu/news/2015/11/12/uw-regents-approve-contract-for-president-ana-mari-cauce/|title=UW Regents approve contract for President Ana Mari Cauce|work=UW News|access-date=May 10, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525181128/https://www.washington.edu/news/2015/11/12/uw-regents-approve-contract-for-president-ana-mari-cauce/|archive-date=May 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> She was the Interim President before her appointment, fulfilling the position left vacant by the previous President Michael K. Young when he was announced to be Texas A&M University's next President on February 3, 2015.<ref name="Regents-2015">{{cite news|url=http://www.theeagle.com/news/regents-two-time-university-president-expected-to-serve-at-helm/article_e8cca324-abd7-11e4-97cb-f704a6d2f049.html|title=Regents: Two-time university president expected to serve at helm of Texas A&M|date=February 3, 2015|access-date=February 3, 2015|publisher=theeagle.com|archive-date=April 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425011823/https://theeagle.com/news/regents-two-time-university-president-expected-to-serve-at-helm/article_e8cca324-abd7-11e4-97cb-f704a6d2f049.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Phyllis Wise, who had served at UW as Provost and Executive Vice President, and as Interim President for a year, was named the Chancellor of the [[Organization:University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign]] in August 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oc.illinois.edu/bio.html |title=Biography – Phyllis Wise |publisher=University of Illinois |access-date=October 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028030550/http://oc.illinois.edu/bio.html |archive-date=October 28, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The university is governed by eleven Regents, one of whom is a student, and one a faculty member. Its most notable former regent is likely William H. Gates, Sr., the father of [[Biography:Bill Gates|Bill Gates]]. The undergraduate student government is the Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW) and the graduate student government is the Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS).

===Finances===
In 2017 the university reported $4.893 billion in revenues and $5.666 billion in expenses, resulting in an operating loss of $774 million. This loss was offset by $342 million in state appropriations, $443 million in investment income, $166 million in gifts, and $185 million of other non-operating revenues.<ref name="2017 Bondholder Report">{{Cite web|url=https://finance.uw.edu/treasury/sites/default/files/2017%20Bondholders%20Report.pdf|title=2017 Bondholder Report|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511012734/https://finance.uw.edu/treasury/sites/default/files/2017%20Bondholders%20Report.pdf|archive-date=May 11, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Thus, the university's net position increased by $363 million in 2017.<ref name="2017 Bondholder Report" />

==== Donors ====
The university is funded in part by donations from philanthropists, foundations, and corporations, as well as individual donors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Recognition |url=https://www.washington.edu/giving/recognition/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610172724/https://www.washington.edu/giving/recognition/ |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |access-date=June 10, 2022 |website=University of Washington |language=en}}</ref> Bill Gates Sr. and his son [[Biography:Bill Gates|Bill Gates]], as well as Melinda French Gates and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, are described as having an "unmatched" impact across the entire university.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the Gates family |url=https://www.washington.edu/giving/recognition/gates-volunteer-service-award/about-the-gates-family/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801231844/https://www.washington.edu/giving/recognition/gates-volunteer-service-award/about-the-gates-family/ |archive-date=August 1, 2017 |access-date=June 10, 2022 |website=University of Washington |language=en }}</ref>

As of 2020, the university's Honor Roll of Donors recognized top contributors as including Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, [[Company:Microsoft|Microsoft]], the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the late Paul G. Allen.<ref name="University of Washington; Amazon Web Services-2020">{{Cite web |date=October 2020 |title=Honor Roll of Donors |url=https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/83/2020/10/29094302/RTC_HonorRoll_2020.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610164520/https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/83/2020/10/29094302/RTC_HonorRoll_2020.pdf |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |access-date=June 10, 2022 |website=University of Washington; [[Company:Amazon Web Services|Amazon Web Services]]}}</ref> Additional notable donors include [[Company:Amazon|Amazon]], [[Company:AstraZeneca|AstraZeneca]], [[Company:Bayer|Bayer]], [[Company:BlackRock|BlackRock]], [[Company:Boeing|Boeing]], Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, China Medical Board, [[Company:Eli Lilly and Company|Eli Lilly and Company]], [[Company:Gilead Sciences|Gilead Sciences]], [[Company:GlaxoSmithKline|GlaxoSmithKline]], Merck, Monsanto, [[Company:Novartis|Novartis]], Open Philanthropy, Open Society Foundations, [[Company:Pfizer|Pfizer]], Rockefeller Foundation, and Wellcome Trust.<ref name="University of Washington; Amazon Web Services-2020"/>

====Endowment====
Endowed gifts are commingled in the university's Consolidated Endowment Fund, managed by an internal investment company at an annual cost of approximately $6.2 million.<ref name="2017 Bondholder Report" /> The university reported $443.383 million of investment income in fiscal year 2017.<ref name="2017 Bondholder Report" /> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://finance.uw.edu/treasury/sites/default/files/Quarterly%20Investment%20Performance%20Report%20as%20of%20December%2031%2C%202017.pdf|title=University of Washington Quarterly Investment Performance Report|last=University of Washington Investment Management Company|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511013316/http://finance.uw.edu/treasury/sites/default/files/Quarterly%20Investment%20Performance%20Report%20as%20of%20December%2031%2C%202017.pdf|archive-date=May 11, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Major projects====
In 2018, the university claimed to have nearly $1 billion in new construction underway.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/uw-has-1-billion-in-buildings-going-up-or-planned-in-seattle/|title=UW has $1 billion in buildings going up or planned in Seattle|date=April 29, 2018|work=The Seattle Times|access-date=May 10, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511013741/https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/uw-has-1-billion-in-buildings-going-up-or-planned-in-seattle/|archive-date=May 11, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Sustainability===
Environmental sustainability has long been a major focus of the university's Board of Regents and Presidents. In February 2006, the UW joined a partnership with Seattle City Light as part of their Green Up Program, ensuring that all of Seattle campus' electricity is supplied by and purchased from renewable sources.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattle.gov/news/detail.asp?ID=5867&Dept=40|title=Mayor Announces UW Green Energy Purchase|date=February 2006|publisher=City of Seattle|access-date=February 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070116004704/http://www.seattle.gov/news/detail.asp?ID=5867&Dept=40|archive-date=January 16, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, then UW President Emmert furthered the university's efforts with a host of other universities across the U.S., and signed the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/html/signatories.php|title=Who's Who |work=American College & University|publisher=Presidentsclimatecommitment.org|access-date=September 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726041616/http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/html/signatories.php|archive-date=July 26, 2009}}</ref> UW created a Climate Action Team,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washington.edu/news/archive/id/46996|title=UW seeks to deepen its commitment to sustainability|last=Roseth|first=Robert|date=February 5, 2009|access-date=September 16, 2010|archive-date=May 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515233156/https://www.washington.edu/news/2009/02/05/uw-seeks-to-deepen-its-commitment-to-sustainability/|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as an Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee (ESAC) which keeps track of UW's greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprint.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washington.edu/about/environmentalstewardship/UW_GHG_inventory_2005.pdf|title=About the Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee (ESAC)|date=August 10, 2004|publisher=Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee|access-date=September 16, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305002357/http://www.washington.edu/about/environmentalstewardship/UW_GHG_inventory_2005.pdf|archive-date=March 5, 2009}}</ref> Policies were enacted with environmental stewardship in mind, and institutional support was provided to assist with campus sustainability.<ref name="University of Washington-3">{{cite web|url=http://www.washington.edu/about/environmentalstewardship/|title=Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee|publisher=University of Washington|access-date=May 21, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517051607/http://www.washington.edu/about/environmentalstewardship/|archive-date=May 17, 2008}}</ref>

Overall, the University of Washington was one of several universities to receive the highest grade, "A−", on the Sustainable Endowments Institute's College Sustainability Report Card in 2011.<ref name="Sustainable Endowments Institute">{{cite web|url=http://www.endowmentinstitute.org/|title=College Sustainability Report Card 2008|publisher=Sustainable Endowments Institute|access-date=May 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080717115307/http://www.endowmentinstitute.org/|archive-date=July 17, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Academics==
The university offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees through its 140 departments, themselves organized into various colleges and schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washington.edu/home/departments/departments.html|title=Academic Departments|publisher=University of Washington|access-date=September 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124024935/http://www.washington.edu/home/departments/departments.html|archive-date=January 24, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> It also continues to operate a Transition School and Early Entrance Program on campus, which first began in 1977.<ref name="The Halbert and Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars">{{cite web|url=http://depts.washington.edu/cscy/|title=The Halbert and Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars|access-date=May 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090721223107/http://depts.washington.edu/cscy/|archive-date=July 21, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Rankings and reputation ===

{{Infobox US university ranking
| ARWU_W = 18
| ARWU_NU = 14
| THE_WSJ = 45
| Forbes = 26
| QS_W = 63
| THES_W = 26
| Wamo_NU = 14
| USNWR_NU = 40
| USNWR_W = 6
}}

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! colspan=4 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|University of Washington Huskies|color=purple}}" |National Program Rankings<ref name="U.S. News & World Report">{{cite magazine|title=University of Washington – U.S. News Best Grad School Rankings|magazine=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=October 22, 2020|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/university-of-washington-seattle-campus-236948/overall-rankings|archive-date=July 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730151656/https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/university-of-washington-seattle-campus-236948/overall-rankings|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! Program
! Ranking
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| Audiology || 36
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| Biological Sciences || 23
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| Business || 20
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| Chemistry|| 24
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| Clinical Psychology || 5
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| Earth Sciences || 10
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| Economics || 35
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| Education || 14
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| Engineering || 24
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| English || 35
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| Fine Arts || 32
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| Health Care Management || 15
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| History || 23
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| Law || 42
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| Library & Information Studies || 2
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| Mathematics || 26
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| Medical: Primary Care || 2
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| Medical: Research || 13
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| Nursing: Doctorate || 1
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| Nursing: Masters || 6
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| Nursing: Midwifery || 8
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| Occupational Therapy || 23
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| Pharmacy || 7
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| Physical Therapy || 25
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| Physician Assistant || 14
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| Physics || 22
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| Political Science || 33
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| Psychology || 26
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| Public Affairs || 6
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| Public Health || 7
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| Social Work || 3
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| Sociology || 17
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| Speech-Language Pathology || 10
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| Statistics || 3
|}

UW is an elected member of the American Association of Universities, and has been listed as a "Public Ivy" in Greene's Guides since 2001.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Greene|first1=Howard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lV8QJDzrcSoC|title=Public Ivies|last2=Greene|first2=Matthew W.|publisher=HarperCollins|year=2001|isbn=978-0-06-093459-0|series=Greenes' Guide to Educational Planning|access-date=June 16, 2015|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125212016/https://books.google.com/books?id=lV8QJDzrcSoC|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Association of American Universities|url=http://www.aau.edu/about/article.aspx?id=5476|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521132512/http://www.aau.edu/about/article.aspx?id=5476|archive-date=May 21, 2012|access-date=March 16, 2012}}</ref>

The ''Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)'' has consistently ranked UW as one of the top 20 universities worldwide every year since its first release.<ref name="Academic Ranking of World Universities">{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/World-University-Rankings/University-of-Washington.html|title=Academic Ranking of World Universities——University of Washington|access-date=August 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822014321/http://www.shanghairanking.com/World-University-Rankings/University-of-Washington.html|archive-date=August 22, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>  In 2019, UW ranked 14th worldwide out of 500 by the ''ARWU'',  26th worldwide out of 981 in the ''Times Higher Education World University Rankings'', and 28th worldwide out of 101 in the ''Times'' World Reputation Rankings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2019/reputation-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats|title=World Reputation Rankings 2016|work=Times Higher Education|date=July 2019|access-date=October 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919185922/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2019/reputation-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats|archive-date=September 19, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Meanwhile, ''QS World University Rankings'' ranked it 68th worldwide, out of over 900.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-washington|title=University of Washington – QS Ranking|access-date=February 28, 2020|archive-date=February 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228165548/https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-washington|url-status=live}}</ref>

''U.S. News & World Report'' ranked UW 6th out of nearly 1,500 universities worldwide for 2024, with UW's undergraduate program tied for 40th among 389 national universities in the U.S. and tied for 19th among 209 public universities.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-washington-3798/overall-rankings|title=University of Washington Rankings|magazine=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=October 22, 2020|archive-date=May 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525194306/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-washington-3798/overall-rankings|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019, it ranked 10th among the universities around the world by SCImago Institutions Rankings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scimagoir.com/rankings.php?sector=Higher%20educ.&country=all|title=SCImago Institutions Rankings – Higher Education – All Regions and Countries – 2019 – Overall Rank|website=www.scimagoir.com|access-date=June 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422183813/https://www.scimagoir.com/rankings.php?sector=Higher%20educ.&country=all|archive-date=April 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019, ''Kiplinger'' magazine's review of "top college values" named UW 5th for in-state students and 10th for out-of-state students among U.S. public colleges, and 84th overall out of 500 schools.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-best-college-values-college-finder/end_page.php?school=9445 |magazine=Kiplinger's Personal Finance |title=College Finder |date=July 2019 |access-date=July 30, 2019 |archive-date=May 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515233157/https://www.kiplinger.com/article/college/t014-c000-s002-best-college-values-2019.html?school=9445 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the ''Washington Monthly'' National University Rankings UW was ranked 15th domestically in 2018, based on its contribution to the public good as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2018college-guide/national |title=2018 National University Rankings |access-date=July 30, 2019 |magazine=Washington Monthly |date=May 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604060903/https://washingtonmonthly.com/2018college-guide/national |archive-date=June 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2017, the [[CWTS Leiden Ranking|''Leiden Ranking'']], which focuses on science and the impact of scientific publications among the world's 500 major universities, ranked UW 12th globally and 5th in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cairns|first=Eva|title=University Rankings: How Important Are They?|language=en|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/evacairns/2013/10/17/university-rankings-how-important-are-they-an-interview-with-nello-angerilli-avp-university-of-waterloo-canada/#29bd94147d3c|url-status=live|access-date=August 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814150200/https://www.forbes.com/sites/evacairns/2013/10/17/university-rankings-how-important-are-they-an-interview-with-nello-angerilli-avp-university-of-waterloo-canada/#29bd94147d3c|archive-date=August 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Leiden Ranking 2017 by Leiden University|url=http://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2017/list|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223071037/http://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2017/list|archive-date=December 23, 2017|access-date=October 7, 2017|publisher=Leidenranking.com}}</ref>

Among the faculty as of 2012, there have been 151 members of American Association for the Advancement of Science, 68 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 67 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 53 members of the Institute of Medicine, 29 winners of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, 21 members of the National Academy of Engineering, 15 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators, 15 MacArthur Fellows, 9 winners of the Gairdner Foundation International Award, 5 winners of the National Medal of Science, 7 Nobel Prize laureates, 5 winners of Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research, 4 members of the American Philosophical Society, 2 winners of the National Book Award, 2 winners of the National Medal of Arts, 2 Pulitzer Prize winners, 1 winner of the Fields Medal, and 1 member of the National Academy of Public Administration.<ref>{{cite web|year=2012|title=Faculty & Staff, University of Washington|url=http://www.washington.edu|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225192933/http://www.washington.edu/|archive-date=February 25, 2011|access-date=May 3, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=University of Washington|title=Faculty Memberships and Awards|url=http://www.washington.edu/research/main.php?page=facultyAwards|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531011305/http://www.washington.edu/research/main.php?page=facultyAwards|archive-date=May 31, 2012|access-date=June 10, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Trujillo|first=Joshua|date=May 7, 2010|title=Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden honors local Nobel Laureates|newspaper=The Seattle Post Intelligencer|url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2010/05/07/crown-princess-victoria-of-sweden-honors-local-nobel-laureates/|url-status=live|access-date=October 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130195857/http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2010/05/07/crown-princess-victoria-of-sweden-honors-local-nobel-laureates/|archive-date=November 30, 2012}}</ref> Among UW students by 2012, there were 136 Fulbright Scholars, 35 Rhodes Scholars, 7 Marshall Scholars and 4 Gates Cambridge Scholars.<ref>{{cite web|year=2012|title=Future Students, University of Washington|url=http://www.washington.edu/discover|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412090338/http://www.washington.edu/discover/|archive-date=April 12, 2010|access-date=December 6, 2009}}</ref> UW is recognized as a top producer of Fulbright Scholars, ranking 2nd in the US in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|year=2018|title=University of Washington is a top producer of Fulbright scholars Students|url=https://www.washington.edu/news/2018/02/20/university-of-washington-is-a-top-producer-of-fulbright-scholars/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426181202/http://www.washington.edu/news/2018/02/20/university-of-washington-is-a-top-producer-of-fulbright-scholars/|archive-date=April 26, 2018|access-date=April 11, 2018}}</ref>

=== Admissions ===

==== Undergraduate ====

{{Infobox U.S. college admissions
|year              = 2022
|admit rate        = 47.5
|admit rate change = 1.1
|yield rate        = 29.7
|yield rate change = -2.9
|SAT Total         = 1320–1500<br />(among 17% of [[Social:Freshman|FTFs]])
|SAT Total change  = 
|ACT               = 29–34<br />(among 7% of [[Social:Freshman|FTFs]])
|ACT change        = 
|float             = right
|ref               = <ref name="University of Washington">{{cite web |url=https://www.washington.edu/opb/uw-data/external-reporting/common-data-set/ |title=University of Washington Common Data Set 2022–2023|publisher=University of Washington |access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref>
|change ref        = <ref name="University of Washington-2">{{cite web |url=http://depts.washington.edu/opbfiles/web/CDS_2016-2017_Seattle.xlsx?_ga=2.141985841.262295183.1669884502-2059315055.1669884502 |title=University of Washington Common Data Set 2016–2017|publisher=University of Washington |access-date=December 1, 2022}}</ref>
}}

The university's undergraduate admissions process is rated 91/99 by the Princeton Review,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/college-ratings#admissions_selectivity|title=The Princeton Review's College Ratings {{!}} The Princeton Review|website=www.princetonreview.com|language=en|access-date=August 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903052920/https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/college-ratings#admissions_selectivity|archive-date=September 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.princetonreview.com/schools/1023567/college/university-washington?ceid=best-colleges|title=University of Washington – The Princeton Review College Rankings & Reviews|website=princetonreview.com|language=en|access-date=August 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205130011/https://www.princetonreview.com/schools/1023567/college/university-washington?ceid=best-colleges|archive-date=February 5, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and is classified "more selective" by the ''U.S. News & World Report''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/university-of-washington-3798|title=University of Washington|magazine=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=January 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111012627/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/university-of-washington-3798|archive-date=January 11, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> For the Class of 2025 (enrolled fall 2021), UW received 48,840 applications and accepted 26,121 (53.5%). Of those accepted, 7,252 enrolled, a yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who choose to attend the university) of 27.8%.<ref name="University of Washington-5">{{cite web |url=https://www.washington.edu/opb/uw-data/external-reporting/common-data-set/cds_2021-2022_seattle/ |title=University of Washington Common Data Set 2021–2022|publisher=University of Washington |access-date=December 1, 2022}}</ref> UW's freshman retention rate is 93%, with 84% going on to graduate within six years.<ref name="University of Washington-5" />

Of the 19% of the incoming freshman class who submitted SAT scores; the middle 50 percent Composite scores were 1240–1450.<ref name="University of Washington-5" /> Of the 8% of enrolled freshmen in 2021 who submitted ACT scores; the middle 50 percent Composite score was between 29 and 34.<ref name="University of Washington-5" /> In the 2020–2021 academic year, 24 freshman students were National Merit Scholars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalmerit.org/s/1758/images/gid2/editor_documents/annual_report.pdf|title=National Merit Scholarship Corporation 2019–20 Annual Report|publisher=National Merit Scholarship Corporation|access-date=December 7, 2022}}</ref>

The university uses capacity constrained majors,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/finding-help/commonterms/capacity-constrained-majors/ |title=Capacity-constrained majors |access-date=April 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410091337/http://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/finding-help/commonterms/capacity-constrained-majors/ |archive-date=April 10, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> a gate-keeping process that requires most students to apply to an internal college or faculty. New applications are usually considered once or twice annually, and few students are admitted each time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://admit.washington.edu/apply/transfer/tools/capacity-constrained-major/|title=Applying for a capacity-constrained major?|access-date=April 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419053402/http://admit.washington.edu/apply/transfer/tools/capacity-constrained-major/|archive-date=April 19, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The screening process is based on cumulative academic performance, recommendation letters and extracurricular activities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/advisers/majors-and-minors/ |title=UW Undergraduate Advising: Majors and Minors |access-date=April 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320141736/http://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/advisers/majors-and-minors/ |archive-date=March 20, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; font-size:90%; margin:10px;"
|+ '''Fall First-Time Freshman Statistics'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Common Data Set |url=https://www.washington.edu/opb/uw-data/external-reporting/common-data-set/ |access-date=July 19, 2023 |website=Office of Planning & Budgeting |language=en}}</ref>
<ref name="University of Washington-5" />
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washington.edu/opb/uw-data/external-reporting/common-data-set/cds_2020-2021_seattle-3/ |title=University of Washington Common Data Set 2020–2021|publisher=University of Washington |access-date=December 1, 2022}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/162/2018/10/12161233/CDS_2019-2020_seattle.xlsx |title=University of Washington Common Data Set 2019–2020|publisher=University of Washington |access-date=December 1, 2022}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/162/2018/10/11151933/2018-2019-Common-Data-Set_Seattle_updated.xlsx |title=University of Washington Common Data Set 2018–2019|publisher=University of Washington |access-date=December 1, 2022}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://depts.washington.edu/opbfiles/web/CDS_2017-2018_Seattle.xlsx?_ga=2.141985841.262295183.1669884502-2059315055.1669884502 |title=University of Washington Common Data Set 2017–2018|publisher=University of Washington |access-date=December 1, 2022}}</ref>
<ref name="University of Washington-2" />
|-
! 
!2022
! 2021 !! 2020 !! 2019 !! 2018 !! 2017 !! 2016
|-
! Applicants
|52,488
| 48,840 || 43,778 || 45,579 || 45,907 || 44,877 || 43,517
|-
! Admits
|24,942
| 26,121 || 24,467 || 23,592 || 22,350 || 20,833 || 19,733
|-
! Admit rate
|47.5
| 53.5 || 55.9 || 51.8 || 48.7 || 46.4 || 45.3
|-
! Enrolled
|7,415
| 7,252 || 7,027 || 6,992 || 7,167 || 6,793 || 6,475
|-
! Yield rate
|29.7
| 27.8 || 28.7 || 29.6 || 32.1 || 32.6 || 32.8
|-
! ACT composite*<br /><small>(out of 36)</small>
|29–34<br /><small>(7%<sup>†</sup>)</small>
| 29–34<br /><small>(8%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 27–33<br /><small>(28%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 27–33<br /><small>(30%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 27–32<br /><small>(31%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 27–32<br /><small>(40%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 26–32<br /><small>(40%<sup>†</sup>)</small>
|- 
! SAT composite*<br /><small>(out of 1600)</small>
|1320–1500<br /><small>(17%<sup>†</sup>)</small>
| 1240–1450<br /><small>(19%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 1220–1430<br /><small>(81%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 1240–1440<br /><small>(81%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 1220–1460<br /><small>(80%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 1190–1420<br /><small>(75%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || {{sdash}}
|-
| colspan="8" | * middle 50% range<br /> <sup>†</sup> percentage of first-time freshmen who chose to submit
|}

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=== Research ===
UW's research budget consistently ranks among the top 5 in both public and private universities in the United States.<ref name="University of Washington Annual Report 2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.washington.edu/admin/finacct/office/annualreport2005.pdf|title=University of Washington Annual Report 2005|access-date=June 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625151451/http://www.washington.edu/admin/finacct/office/annualreport2005.pdf|archive-date=June 25, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Mup.asu.edu">{{cite web|url=http://mup.asu.edu/research.html|title=The Top American Research Universities (December 2005)|publisher=Mup.asu.edu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617210050/http://mup.asu.edu/research.html|archive-date=June 17, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=June 30, 2012}}</ref> It surpassed the $1.0 billion research budget milestone in 2012,<ref name="Uwnews.washington.edu">{{cite web|url=http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=35716|title=UW passed $1 billion research budget mark |publisher=Uwnews.washington.edu|access-date=June 30, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531011313/http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=35716|archive-date=May 31, 2012}}</ref> and university endowments reached almost $5.0 billion by 2021.<ref>As of June 30, 2016. {{cite web|url=http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2016-Endowment-Market-Values.pdf|title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2015 to FY 2016|year=2017|publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund Institute|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402170057/http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2016-Endowment-Market-Values.pdf|archive-date=April 2, 2017}}</ref> UW is the largest recipient of federal research funding among public universities, and currently ranks top 2nd among all public and private universities in the nation.<ref>{{citation|title=Annual Report Of Awards And Expenditures Related To Research, Training, Fellowships, and Other Sponsored Programs|url=http://www.washington.edu/research/.SITEPARTS/.documents/.reportsAnnual/Prior_Years/Annual_Report_-_Fiscal_Year_2008.pdf|year=2008|author=University of Washington|publisher=University of Washington|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103131810/http://www.washington.edu/research/.SITEPARTS/.documents/.reportsAnnual/Prior_Years/Annual_Report_-_Fiscal_Year_2008.pdf|archive-date=November 3, 2013}}</ref>

In 2014, the University of Washington School of Oceanography and the UW Applied Physics Laboratory completed the construction of the first [[Regional Scale Nodes|high-power underwater cabled observatory]] in the United States. Gabrielle Rocap, one of the researchers who discovered arsenic-breathing microbes in the Pacific, is part of the department's faculty.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arsenic-breathing life discovered in the tropical Pacific Ocean |url=https://www.washington.edu/news/2019/05/01/arsenic-breathing-life-discovered-in-the-tropical-pacific-ocean/ |access-date=March 18, 2022 |website=UW News |language=en |archive-date=February 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217233911/https://www.washington.edu/news/2019/05/01/arsenic-breathing-life-discovered-in-the-tropical-pacific-ocean/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

To promote equal academic opportunity, especially for people of low income, UW launched ''Husky Promise'' in 2006. Families of income up to 65 percent of state median income or 235 percent of the federal poverty level are eligible. With this, up to 30 percent of undergraduate students may be eligible. The cut-off income level that UW set is the highest in the nation, making top-quality education available to more people. UW President Mark Emmert said that being "elitist is not in our DNA".<ref name="Jaschik-2006">{{cite web |last=Jaschik |first=Scott |url=http://insidehighered.com/news/2006/10/13/aid |title=Inside HigherEd Husky Promise |publisher=Insidehighered.com |date=October 13, 2006 |access-date=June 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729000445/http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/10/13/aid |archive-date=July 29, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Depts.washington.edu-2006">{{cite web |url=http://depts.washington.edu/mediarel/news/promise.shtml |title=UW Husky Promise |publisher=Depts.washington.edu |date=October 11, 2006 |access-date=June 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531011316/http://depts.washington.edu/mediarel/news/promise.shtml |archive-date=May 31, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

UW was the host university of ResearchChannel program (now defunct), the only TV channel in the United States dedicated solely for the dissemination of research from academic institutions and research organizations.<ref name="ResearchChannel contact UW">{{cite web |url=http://www.researchchannel.org/contact/|title=ResearchChannel contact UW |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060621231937/http://www.researchchannel.org/contact/|archive-date=June 21, 2006}}</ref> Participation of ResearchChannel included 36 universities, 15 research organizations, two corporate research centers and many other affiliates.<ref name="ResearchChannel participants">{{cite web |url=http://www.researchchannel.org/prog/inst.asp |title=ResearchChannel participants |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060829044759/http://www.researchchannel.org/prog/inst.asp|archive-date=August 29, 2006 }}</ref>

{{anchor|Pacific Coast Architecture Database}}
Alan Michelson, now Head of the Built Environments Library at UW Seattle, manages the '''Pacific Coast Architecture Database''' (PCAD), which Michelson started in 2002 while he worked as Architecture and Design Librarian at the [[Organization:University of California, Los Angeles|University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA). The PCAD serves as a searchable public database detailing significant but importantly, also lesser-known and -lauded designers, buildings and structures, and partnerships, with links including to bibliographic literature.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/about/|title=PCAD – Pacific Coast Architecture Database|website=pcad.lib.washington.edu|access-date=August 12, 2020|archive-date=June 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629103455/http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/about/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019, {{Proper name|iDefense}} reported that [[Cyberwarfare by China|Chinese hackers]] had launched cyberattacks on dozens of academic institutions in an attempt to gain information on technology being developed for the United States Navy.<ref name="Sekine-2019">{{cite news |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Chinese-hackers-target-North-American-and-Asian-universities |newspaper=Nikkei Asian Review |title=Chinese hackers target North American and Asian universities |first=Sara |last=Sekine |date=March 6, 2019 |access-date=May 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527182141/https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Chinese-hackers-target-North-American-and-Asian-universities |archive-date=May 27, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Some of the targets included the University of Washington.<ref name="Sekine-2019"/> The attacks have been underway since at least April 2017.<ref name="Sekine-2019"/>

==Student life==
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2020
|-
! Race and ethnicity<ref>{{cite web|title=College Scorecard: University of Washington-Seattle|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?236948-University-of-Washington-Seattle-Campus|publisher=United States Department of Education|access-date=May 8, 2022|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111205529/https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?236948-University-of-Washington-Seattle-Campus|url-status=live}}</ref>
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
|-
| [[Social:Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|36|%|2||background:gray}}
|-
| Asian
|align=right| {{bartable|26|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| Foreign national
|align=right| {{bartable|15|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
| Other{{efn|Other consists of Multiracial Americans & those who prefer to not say.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|10|%|2||background:brown}}
|-
| Hispanic
|align=right| {{bartable|9|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| Black
|align=right| {{bartable|3|%|2||background:mediumblue}}
|-
! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Social:Economic diversity|Economic diversity]]
|-
| Low-income{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|20|%|2||background:red}}
|-
| Affluent{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|80|%|2||background:black}}
|}
University of Washington had 47,571 total enrollments as of Autumn 2019, making it the largest university on the West Coast by student population in spite of its selective admissions process.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://admit.washington.edu/QuickFacts#enrollment|title=Office of Admissions. University of Washington|date=May 1, 2012|publisher=Admit.washington.edu|access-date=June 30, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628011330/http://admit.washington.edu/quickfacts#enrollment|archive-date=June 28, 2012}}</ref> It also boasts one of the most diverse student bodies within the US, with more than 50% of its undergraduate students self-identifying with minority groups.<ref>"[http://www.washington.edu/newsroom/profile/undergraduates.html Undergraduates]." Office of News and Information. University of Washington. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905130941/http://www.washington.edu/newsroom/profile/undergraduates.html|date=September 5, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://dailyuw.com/2007/4/24/uw-admissions-more-competitive/|title=UW admissions more competitive|last=Shelley|first=Anthony|date=April 24, 2007|newspaper=The Daily of the University of Washington|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707210436/http://dailyuw.com/2007/4/24/uw-admissions-more-competitive/|archive-date=July 7, 2012|access-date=May 29, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washington.edu/opb/uw-data/external-reporting/common-data-set/|title=Common Data Set|access-date=May 5, 2020|archive-date=May 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518223927/https://www.washington.edu/opb/uw-data/external-reporting/common-data-set/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://admit.washington.edu/apply/freshman/by-the-numbers/|title=Freshmen by the numbers &#124; Office of Admissions|access-date=November 28, 2019|archive-date=July 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704205543/https://admit.washington.edu/apply/freshman/by-the-numbers/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Organizations===
[[File:Husky Union Building, northwest entrance, 2014-10-13.jpg|thumb|The Husky Union Building, one of many facilities for student resources.]]

====Registered groups====
The University of Washington boasts over 800 active Registered Student Organizations (RSOs), one of the largest networks of any universities in the world. RSOs are dedicated to a wide variety of interests both in and beyond campus. Some of these interest areas include academic focus groups, cultural exchanges, environmental activities, Greek life, political/social action, religious discussions, sports, international student gatherings by country, and STEM-specific events.[[File:UW Tower from 38th & Eastern.jpg|thumb|upright|UW Tower, a conference space and administrative building.]]

====Student government====
The Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW) is one of two Student Governments at the University of Washington, the other being the Graduate and Professional Student Senate. It is funded and supported by student fees, and provides services that directly and indirectly benefit them. The ASUW employs over 72 current University of Washington students, has over 500 volunteers, and spends $1.03 million annually to provide services and activities to the student body of 43,000 on-campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://depts.washington.edu/safcom/programs/asuw/|title=Associated Students of the University of Washington {{!}} SAF {{!}} Services and Activities Fee|website=depts.washington.edu|access-date=November 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118003658/https://depts.washington.edu/safcom/programs/asuw/|archive-date=November 18, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The Student Senate was established in 1994 as a division of the Associated Students of the University of Washington. Student Senate is one of two official student governed bodies and provides a broad-based discussion of issues. Currently, the ASUW Student Senate has a legislative body of over 150 senators representing a diverse set of interests on and off-campus.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://senate.asuw.org/history/ |title=History |website=senate.asuw.org |access-date=November 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117225445/http://senate.asuw.org/history/ |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

The ASUW was incorporated in the State of Washington in 1906.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/search_results.aspx?search_type=simple&criteria=all&name_type=contains&name=Associated+Students+of+the+University+of+Washington&ubi=|title=Corporations Division|publisher=Washington Secretary of State|access-date=October 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112225349/http://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/search_results.aspx?search_type=simple&criteria=all&name_type=contains&name=Associated+Students+of+the+University+of+Washington&ubi=|archive-date=January 12, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The ASUW Experimental College, part of the ASUW, was created in 1968 by several University of Washington students seeking to provide the campus and surrounding community with a selection of classes not offered on the university curriculum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://depts.washington.edu/asuwxpcl/about.php/|title=Experimental College|access-date=December 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105172357/https://depts.washington.edu/asuwxpcl/about.php|archive-date=January 5, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Publication===
The student newspaper is ''The Daily of the University of Washington''. It is the second-largest{{clarify|date=January 2021}} daily paper in Seattle. In 2010, ''The Daily'' launched a half-hour weekly television magazine show, "The Daily's Double Shot," on UWTV Channel 27. The UW continues to use its proprietary UWTV channel, online and printed publications.<ref name="UWTV">{{cite web|url=http://www.uwtv.org/|title=UWTV|publisher=UWTV|access-date=June 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609230447/http://www.uwtv.org/|archive-date=June 9, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The faculty also produce their own publications for students and alumni.

===Student activism===
Throughout the 20th century, UW student activism centered around a variety of national and international concerns, from [[Physics:Nuclear power|nuclear energy]] to the Vietnam War and civil rights. In 1948, at the beginning of the McCarthyism era, students brought their activism to bear on campus by protesting the firing of three UW professors accused of communist affiliations.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kindig |first1=Jessie |title=Student Activism at UW, 1948–1970 |url=http://depts.washington.edu/antiwar/vietnam_student.shtml |access-date=February 13, 2021 |publisher=UW Civil Rights and Labor History Consortium |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090514024128/http://depts.washington.edu/antiwar/vietnam_student.shtml |archive-date=May 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=McBride |first1=Devon |title=The long history of activism at the UW |url=https://www.dailyuw.com/news/article_0414cc26-439e-11e9-8efb-f353659ce7d7.html |access-date=February 13, 2021 |publisher=The Daily |date=March 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328145032/https://www.dailyuw.com/news/article_0414cc26-439e-11e9-8efb-f353659ce7d7.html |archive-date=March 28, 2019}}</ref>

===University support===
====Housing====
The university operates one of the largest campuses of any higher education institution in the world. Despite this, growing faculty and student count has strained the regional housing supply as well as transportation facilities. Starting in 2012, UW began taking active measures to explore, plan and enact a series of campus policies to manage the annual growth. In addition to new buildings, parking and [[Engineering:Light rail|light rail]] stations, new building construction and renovations have been scheduled to take place through 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cpd.uw.edu/campus-master-plan|title=Campus Master Plan {{!}} Capital Planning and Development|website=cpd.uw.edu|language=en|access-date=August 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802040435/https://cpd.uw.edu/campus-master-plan|archive-date=August 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The plan includes the construction of three six-story residence halls and two apartment complexes in the west section of campus, near the existing Terry and Lander Halls, in Phase I, the renovation of six existing residence halls in Phase II, and additional new construction in Phase III. The projects will result in a net gain of approximately 2,400 beds. The Residence Hall Student Association (student government for the halls) is the second-largest student organization on campus and helps plan fun events in the halls. For students, faculty, and staff looking to live off-campus, they may also explore Off-Campus Housing Affairs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://housing.asuw.org/|title=Off-Campus Housing Affairs |publisher=ASUW |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041215084410/http://housing.asuw.org/|archive-date=December 15, 2004}}</ref>

The Greek System at UW has also been a prominent part of student culture for more than 115 years. It is made up of two organizational bodies, the Interfraternity Council (IFC) and the Panhellenic Association.  The IFC looks over 34 fraternities with 1900+ members and Panhellenic consists of 19 sororities and 1900 members. The school has additional Greek organizations that do not offer housing and are primarily special interest.

====Disability resources====
In addition to the University of Washington's Disability Resources for Students (DRS) office, there is also a campus-wide [[Company:The DO-IT Center|DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) Center]] program that assists educational institutions to fully integrate all students, including those with disabilities, into academic life. DO-IT includes a variety of initiatives, such as the DO-IT Scholars Program, and provides information on the 'universal' design of educational facilities for students of all levels of physical and mental ability.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Programs/ud.html|title=Universal Design: Process, Principles, and Applications|date=June 14, 2012|publisher=Washington.edu|access-date=June 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428030609/http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Programs/ud.html|archive-date=April 28, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> These design programs aim to reduce systemic barriers which could otherwise hinder the performance of some students, and may also be applied to other professional organizations and conferences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washington.edu/doit/CUDE/app_project.html|title=Applications of Universal Design to Projects, Conference Exhibits, Presentations, and Professional Organizations|publisher=Washington.edu|access-date=June 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531051627/http://www.washington.edu/doit/CUDE/app_project.html|archive-date=May 31, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Athletics==
UW students, sports teams, and alumni are called Washington Huskies. The husky was selected as the school mascot by the student committee in 1922, which replaced the "Sun Dodger", an abstract reference to the local weather.

The university participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I FBS. It is a member of the Pac-12 Conference through the 2023–24 academic year, after which it will join the Big Ten Conference.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://bigten.org/news/2023/8/4/general-big-ten.aspx |title=University of Oregon and University of Washington to Join Big Ten Conference in 2024 |publisher=Big Ten Conference |date=August 4, 2023 |access-date=August 4, 2023}}</ref> The football team is traditionally competitive, having won the 1960 and 1991 national title and appeared in the College Football Playoff in 2016 and 2023, to go along with seven Rose Bowl victories and single wins in the Orange Bowl and Sugar Bowl. From 1907 to 1917, Washington football teams were unbeaten in 64 consecutive games, an NCAA record.<ref name="NCAA">{{cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/fbs.pdf |title=2014 NCAA Football Record Book |publisher=NCAA |page=117 |access-date=October 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070611/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/FBS.pdf |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Tailgating by boat has been a Husky Stadium tradition since 1920 when the stadium was first built on the shores of Lake Washington. The Apple Cup game is an annual game against cross-state rival Washington State University that was first contested in 1900 with UW leading the all-time series, 75 wins to 33 losses and 6 ties. This game was last won by the University of Washington, and the Apple Cup trophy currently resides in Seattle. College Football Hall of Fame member Don James is a former head coach.

[[File:Hec Ed.JPG|thumb|The Hec Edmundson Pavilion hosts basketball and volleyball events.]]

The men's basketball team has been moderately successful, though recently the team has enjoyed a resurgence under coach Lorenzo Romar. With Romar as head coach, the team has been to six NCAA tournaments (2003–2004, 2004–2005, 2005–2006, 2008–2009, 2009–2010 and 2010–2011 seasons), 2 consecutive top 16 (sweet sixteen) appearances, and secured a No. 1 seed in 2005. On December 23, 2005, the men's basketball team won their 800th victory in Hec Edmundson Pavilion, the most wins for any NCAA team in its current arena.

Rowing is a longstanding tradition at the University of Washington dating back to 1901. The Washington men's crew gained international prominence by winning the [[Chemistry:Gold medal|gold medal]] at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, defeating the German and Italian crews much to the dismay of Adolf Hitler who was in attendance.<ref>{{cite news|last=Raley|first=Dan|title=Events of the century|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Events-of-the-century-3835569.php|access-date=October 8, 2012|newspaper=Seattle Post Intelligencer|date=December 21, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103161427/http://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Events-of-the-century-3835569.php|archive-date=November 3, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1958, the men's crew deepened their legend with a shocking win over Leningrad Trud's world champion rowers at the Moscow Cup, resulting in the first American sporting victory on Soviet soil,<ref>{{cite news|last=Johns|first=Greg|title=Huskies crew earns return trip to Moscow|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Huskies-crew-earns-return-trip-to-Moscow-1247561.php|access-date=July 7, 2012|newspaper=Seattle PI|date=August 23, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103170939/http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Huskies-crew-earns-return-trip-to-Moscow-1247561.php|archive-date=November 3, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Thiel|first=Art|title=UW crew gets front seat to history|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/UW-crew-gets-front-seat-to-history-1248665.php#page-2|access-date=July 7, 2012|newspaper=Seattle PI|date=September 4, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103163953/http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/UW-crew-gets-front-seat-to-history-1248665.php#page-2|archive-date=November 3, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> and certainly the first time a Russian crowd gave any American team a standing ovation during the [[History:Cold War|Cold War]].<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/features/si50/states/washington/water_world/ Water World] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050925103138/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/features/si50/states/washington/water_world/ |date=September 25, 2005 }}, ''Sports Illustrated'', November 17, 2003.</ref> The men's crew have won 46 national titles<ref name="Raley-2003">{{cite news|last=Raley|first=Dan|title=Crew: UW's most successful, stable athletic enterprise|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Crew-UW-s-most-successful-stable-athletic-1113687.php|access-date=July 7, 2012|newspaper=Seattle PI|date=April 30, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103170129/http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Crew-UW-s-most-successful-stable-athletic-1113687.php|archive-date=November 3, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> (15 Intercollegiate Rowing Association, 1 National Collegiate Rowing Championship), 15 Olympic gold medals, two silver and five bronze. The women have 10 national titles and two Olympic gold medals. In 1997, the women's team won the NCAA championship.<ref name="Raley-2003" /> The Husky men are the 2015 national champions.

Recent national champions include the softball team (2009), the men's rowing team (2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2007), NCAA Division I women's cross country team (2008), and the women's volleyball team (2005). Individually, Scott Roth was the 2011 NCAA men's Outdoor Pole Vault and 2011 & 2010 NCAA men's Indoor Pole Vault champion. James Lepp was the 2005 NCAA men's golf champion. Ryan Brown (men's 800 meters) and Amy Lia (women's 1500 meters) won individual titles at the 2006 NCAA Track and Field Championships. Brad Walker was the 2005 NCAA men's Outdoor and Indoor Pole Vault champion.

The university has an extensive series of sports facilities, including but not limited to the Husky Stadium (football, track and field), the Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion (basketball, volleyball, and gymnastics), Husky Ballpark (baseball), Husky Softball Stadium, The Bill Quillian Tennis Stadium, The [[Company:Nordstrom|Nordstrom]] Tennis Center, Dempsey Indoor (Indoor track and field, football) and the Conibear Shellhouse (rowing). The golf team plays at the Washington National Golf Club and until recently, the swimming team called the [[Company:Weyerhaeuser|Weyerhaeuser]] Aquatic Center and the Husky pool home. The university discontinued its men's and women's swim teams on May 1, 2009, due to budget cuts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/sports/2009157966_budgetcuts02.html|title=Huskies &#124; UW cuts swimming teams &#124; Seattle Times Newspaper|last=Condotta|first=Bob|date=May 2, 2009|publisher=Seattletimes.com|access-date=January 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105161833/http://seattletimes.com/html/sports/2009157966_budgetcuts02.html|archive-date=November 5, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Husky Stadium===
[[File:Husky Stadium - March 19, 2016.jpg|thumb|The rebuilt Husky Stadium, in 2016.]]
The rebuilt Husky Stadium is the first and primary source of income for the completely remodeled athletic district. The major remodel consisted of a new grand concourse, underground light-rail station which opened on March 19, 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/university-link-light-rail-service-starts-march-19/|title=University Link light-rail service starts March 19|date=January 26, 2016|website=The Seattle Times|access-date=May 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713045342/http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/university-link-light-rail-service-starts-march-19/|archive-date=July 13, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> an enclosed west end design, replacement of bleachers with individual seating, removal of track and Huskytron, as well as the installation of a new press box section, private box seating, football offices, permanent seating in the east end zone that does not block the view of Lake Washington. The project also included new and improved amenities, concession stands, and bathrooms throughout. The cost for renovating the stadium was around $280 million and was designed for a slightly lower seating capacity than its previous design, now at 70,138 seats.

===Mascot===
[[File:Basketball 1.JPG|thumb|upright|The costumed mascot, Harry the Husky, at a basketball game.]]
[[File:Ticket Washington vs Stanford 1930 side1.jpg|right|thumb|1930 football ticket stub depicting the UW Husky mascot]]
The University of Washington's costumed mascot is Harry the Husky. "Harry the Husky" performs at sporting and special events, and a live Alaskan Malamute, currently named Dubs II,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-huskies/10-10-would-cheer-with-uw-introduces-new-live-mascot-dubs-ii-and-he-is-adorable/ |title=10/10, would cheer with: UW introduces new live mascot, Dubs II, and he is adorable |newspaper=The Seattle Times |date=March 23, 2018 |last=Webeck |first=Evan |access-date=November 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101155321/https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-huskies/10-10-would-cheer-with-uw-introduces-new-live-mascot-dubs-ii-and-he-is-adorable/ |archive-date=November 1, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> has traditionally led the UW football team onto the field at the start of games. The school colors of purple and gold were adopted in 1892 by student vote. The choice was inspired by the first stanza of Lord Byron's ''The Destruction of Sennacherib'':<ref name="CBS Interactive">{{cite web|title=School Colors: Purple and Gold|url=http://www.gohuskies.com/trads/020398aab.html|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=July 8, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210005902/http://www.gohuskies.com/trads/020398aab.html|archive-date=December 10, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/research/uw-chronology/|title=University Chronology|publisher=University of Washington|access-date=July 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103131814/http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/research/uw-chronology/|archive-date=November 3, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><poem>
     The [[Place:Assyria|Assyria]]n came down like the wolf on the fold,
     And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold;
     And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea,
     When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee.
</poem>
Additionally, the university has also hosted a long line of Alaskan Malamutes as mascots.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Washington Huskies|url=https://gohuskies.com/sports/2013/4/18/208229209.aspx|access-date=February 18, 2021|website=Washington Huskies|language=en|archive-date=May 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514123538/https://gohuskies.com/sports/2013/4/18/208229209.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Notable alumni and faculty ==

<gallery>
File:Patrick Shanahan.jpg|Patrick M. Shanahan, United States Secretary of Defense
File:SpeakerFoley.jpg|Tom Foley, 49th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
File:Michael P. Anderson.jpg|Michael P. Anderson, NASA Astronaut and [[Engineering:Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disaster]] crew member
File:Sally Jewell official portrait.jpg|Sally Jewell, 51st United States Secretary of the Interior and former CEO of REI
File:Joe Sutter, University of Nova Gorica, June 2006.jpg|Joe Sutter, head of the [[Company:Boeing Commercial Airplanes|Boeing]] 747 design team<ref>{{Cite news|last=SeattlePI|first=Callie Craighead|date=2021-12-27|title=46 famous (and infamous) UW grads and one-time students|url=https://www.seattlepi.com/local/seattlenews/article/famous-university-of-washington-graduates-students-15989799.php|access-date=2022-02-07|newspaper=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|language=en-US|archive-date=February 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207085452/https://www.seattlepi.com/local/seattlenews/article/famous-university-of-washington-graduates-students-15989799.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
File:Bruce Lee 1973.jpg|Bruce Lee, actor and martial artist
File:Kenny G 1998.jpg|Kenny G, Grammy Award-winning jazz musician
File:Kyle MacLachlan by Gage Skidmore.jpg|Kyle MacLachlan, Golden Globe Award-winning actor
File:Rainn Wilson 2011 Shankbone.JPG|Rainn Wilson, actor
File:Jim L Mora 2006-11-19.jpg|Jim L. Mora, former NFL coach
File:Hope Solo USA Training (edited).jpg|Hope Solo, former USWNT goalkeeper
File:William H. Foege.jpg|William Foege, former Director of the CDC, credited for global [[Medicine:Smallpox|smallpox]] eradication strategy
File:Pappy Boyington.jpg|Pappy Boyington, [[Social:World War II|World War II]] combat fighter ace
File:John William Hotson.jpg|John William Hotson, American botanist and a professor of botany at [[Organization:Washington State University|Washington State University]].
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Notable alumni of the University of Washington include U.S. Olympic rower Joe Rantz (1936); architect Minoru Yamasaki (1934); news anchor and Big Sky resort founder Chet Huntley (1934); US Senator Henry M. Jackson (JD 1935); Baskin Robbins co-founder Irv Robbins (1939); former actor, The Hollywood Reporter columnist and TCM host Robert Osborne (1954); glass artist Dale Chihuly (BA 1965); [[Philosophy:Serial killer|serial killer]] Ted Bundy; Nobel Prize-winning biologist [[Biography:Linda B. Buck|Linda B. Buck]]; Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson (PhD 1977), martial artist Bruce Lee; saxophonist Kenny G (1978); MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe (1988); Mudhoney lead vocalist Mark Arm (1985, English);<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~ptn/mudhoney/articles/19990211ud.html |title = Mark Arm Speaks! |last=Moriarity |first=Sean |date=November 2, 1999 |website=The University of Washington Daily |access-date=July 18, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101004205256/http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~ptn/mudhoney/articles/19990211ud.html |archive-date=October 4, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil (Philosophy);<ref>{{cite magazine |url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/soundgarden-rocks-heavy-alternative-243780/ |title=Soundgarden: Rock's Heavy Alternative |last=Neely |first=Kim |date=July 9, 1992 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 18, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190523230511/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/soundgarden-rocks-heavy-alternative-243780/ |archive-date=May 23, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> music manager Susan Silver (Chinese);<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.jaehakim.com/articles/music/backbeat/bb_silver.htm |title = Susan Silver steers careers toward rock stardom |date=April 27, 1997 |access-date=July 18, 2019 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |first=Jae-Ha |last = Kim |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041125052641/http://www.jaehakim.com/articles/music/backbeat/bb_silver.htm |archive-date=November 25, 2004}}</ref> actor Rainn Wilson (BA, Drama 1986); radio and TV personality Andrew Harms (2001, Business and Drama); actor and comedian Joel McHale (BA, History 1995, MFA 2000), actor and Christian personality Jim Caviezel, former soccer player Megan Kufeld, and basketball player Matisse Thybulle.

==In film & television==
{{In popular culture|section|date=June 2023}}
* 1999: ''10 Things I Hate About You'', directed by Gil Junger<ref>{{cite news|last=Holden|first=Stephen|title=10 Things I Hate About You (1999) FILM REVIEW; It's Like, You Know, Sonnets And Stuff|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9501e7db1f30f932a05750c0a96f958260|access-date=July 7, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 31, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104214917/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9501e7db1f30f932a05750c0a96f958260|archive-date=November 4, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 2022: ''The Sex Lives of College Girls'', created by Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble
* 2023: ''The Boys in the Boat'', directed by George Clooney

==See also==
* [[Organization:Friday Harbor Laboratories|Friday Harbor Laboratories]]
* Internationales Kulturinstitut
* List of forestry universities and colleges
* Manastash Ridge Observatory
* [[Astronomy:Theodor Jacobsen Observatory|Theodor Jacobsen Observatory]]
* University Book Store
* University of Washington Educational Outreach
* University of Washington firebombing incident
* University of Washington Information School
* Washington Escarpment – escarpment in Antarctica named for the university

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.gohuskies.com/ University of Washington Athletics website]
* [http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/cdm/search/collection/todd/searchterm/university%20washington/field/all/mode/all/conn/and/cosuppress/ University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections – Calvin F. Todd Photographs Collection] includes images from 1905 to 1930 of the University of Washington campus and scenes from Seattle including the waterfront, various buildings especially apartments, [[Engineering:Regrading|regrading]] activities, and the Pike Place Market.
* [http://content.lib.washington.edu/uwcampusweb/index.html University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections – University of Washington Campus Photographs] Photographs reflecting the early history of the University of Washington campus from its beginnings as the Territorial University through its establishment at its present site on the shores of Lake Washington. The database documents student activities, buildings, departments, and athletics.
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