Applying to UWT

University of Washington-Tacoma Campus's acceptance rate is 88.35% for 2023 admission. A total of 1,974 students applied and 1,744 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into UWT.

UWT's acceptance rate places 9th out of 21 Washington colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to UWT, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate of University of Washington-Tacoma Campus is 88.35% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 35.84%. 897 men and 1,077 women applied to UWT and 785 men and 959 women students were accepted.

Among them, 314 men and 311 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2022). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at UWT.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at UWT
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	1,974	897	1,077	0	0
Admitted	1,744	785	959	0	0
Enrolled	625	314	311	0	0
Acceptance Rate	88.35%	87.51%	89.04%	-	-
Yield	35.84%	40.00%	32.43%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

University of Washington-Tacoma Campus 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2022-23, total 625 first-year students enrolled in UWT. The proportion of full-time students is 95.36% and part-time students is 4.64%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 50.24% and women students is 49.76%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at UWT.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at UWT
	Total	Men	Women
Total	625	314	311
Full-time	596	303	293
Part-time	29	11	18

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at UWT. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of Washington-Tacoma Campus.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

UWT Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Not Considered
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $60 for undergraduate schools and $85 for graduate schools of University of Washington-Tacoma Campus. The next table provides general admission information for applying to UWT.

Admission Information for Applying to UWT
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$60
Graduate Application Fees	$85
Admission Information	https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/admissions
Online Application	https://www.applyweb.com/uwtf/index.ftl
Calendar System	Quarter
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Other)

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Admission Statistics

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

Application Requirements

General Admissions Information

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