How UW's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 51.89%, and this year's acceptance rate is 47.52% at University of Washington-Seattle Campus. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 48.70% and women students' rate is 54.58%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of Washington-Seattle Campus than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of Washington-Seattle Campus over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	58.44%	55.55%	60.87%
2013-14	55.23% -3.20%	53.28% -3.94%	56.93% -3.94%
2014-15	55.21% -0.02%	53.83% -0.50%	56.43% -0.50%
2015-16	53.33% -1.88%	50.97% -1.06%	55.36% -1.06%
2016-17	45.35% -7.98%	43.43% -8.44%	46.93% -8.44%
2017-18	46.42% 1.08%	44.37% 1.21%	48.14% 1.21%
2018-19	48.69% 2.26%	46.36% 2.48%	50.63% 2.48%
2019-20	51.76% 3.08%	49.70% 2.90%	53.53% 2.90%
2020-21	55.86% 4.10%	50.48% 7.04%	60.57% 7.04%
2021-22	53.00% -2.86%	46.00% -1.57%	59.00% -1.57%
2022-23	47.52% -5.48%	41.69% -7.03%	51.97% -7.03%
Average	51.89%	48.70%	54.58%

University of Washington-Seattle Campus Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 32.94% where the current academic year yield is 29.61%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of Washington-Seattle Campus from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	40.36%	42.83%	38.46%
2013-14	37.49% -2.87%	39.68% -2.76%	35.70% -2.76%
2014-15	36.44% -1.05%	39.04% -1.45%	34.25% -1.45%
2015-16	34.56% -1.89%	36.36% -1.13%	33.12% -1.13%
2016-17	32.81% -1.74%	35.56% -2.41%	30.71% -2.41%
2017-18	32.61% -0.21%	34.06% 0.77%	31.48% 0.77%
2018-19	32.04% -0.57%	33.05% -0.22%	31.27% -0.22%
2019-20	29.64% -2.40%	29.25% -1.32%	29.94% -1.32%
2020-21	28.73% -0.90%	29.40% -1.70%	28.24% -1.70%
2021-22	28.00% -0.73%	30.00% -1.24%	27.00% -1.24%
2022-23	29.61% 1.61%	32.00% 1.15%	28.15% 1.15%
Average	32.94%	34.66%	31.67%

University of Washington-Seattle Campus Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 40,743, the average number of admitted is 20,901, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 6,752. The number of UW applicants increased by 7.47% (3,648 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of Washington-Seattle Campus from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	24,540	14,340	5,788
2013-14	30,199 5,659	16,679 465	6,253 465
2014-15	31,611 1,412	17,451 107	6,360 107
2015-16	36,840 5,229	19,646 429	6,789 429
2016-17	43,517 6,677	19,733 -314	6,475 -314
2017-18	44,877 1,360	20,833 318	6,793 318
2018-19	45,907 1,030	22,350 368	7,161 368
2019-20	45,579 -328	23,592 -169	6,992 -169
2020-21	43,778 -1,801	24,456 35	7,027 35
2021-22	48,840 5,062	25,885 221	7,248 221
2022-23	52,488 3,648	24,942 138	7,386 138
Average	40,743	20,901	6,752

University of Washington-Seattle Campus Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UW

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

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