Enrollment Trends at UW

The student population at University of Washington-Seattle Campus is 56,997 (40,684 undergraduate and 16,313 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 11,589 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UW is 71.38% which is increased by 9,621 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,968 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 0.93 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

1,656 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 89.91% since 2015.

Trends by Subject

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 49,766 where 56,997 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

71.38% of total students is undergraduate students and 28.62% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 9,621 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,968 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.93 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in UW.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Washington-Seattle Campus since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1645,40831,06314,80316,26014,3456,8027,543
2016-1745,591
183
30,933
-130
14,737
-66
16,196
-64
14,658
313
6,848
46
7,810
267
2017-1846,166
575
31,331
398
14,772
35
16,559
363
14,835
177
6,917
69
7,918
108
2018-1947,400
1,234
32,099
768
14,955
183
17,144
585
15,301
466
7,034
117
8,267
349
2019-2047,576
176
32,046
-53
14,645
-310
17,401
257
15,530
229
7,019
-15
8,511
244
2020-2148,149
573
32,244
198
14,448
-197
17,796
395
15,905
375
7,016
-3
8,889
378
2021-2252,434
4,285
36,201
3,957
15,687
1,239
20,514
2,718
16,233
328
6,939
-77
9,294
405
2022-2352,319
-115
36,213
12
17,831
2,144
18,382
-2,132
16,106
-127
7,000
61
9,106
-188
2023-2455,620
3,301
39,515
3,302
21,134
3,303
18,381
-1
16,105
-1
7,108
108
8,997
-109
2024-2556,997
1,377
40,684
1,169
22,246
1,112
18,438
57
16,313
208
7,331
223
8,982
-15
Average49,76634,23316,52617,70715,5337,0018,532
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 34,233 where 40,684 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Washington-Seattle Campus since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1631,06328,37713,46014,9172,6861,3431,343
2016-1730,93328,38013,45814,9222,5531,2791,274
2017-1831,33128,75913,51115,2482,5721,2611,311
2018-1932,09929,49613,65615,8402,6031,2991,304
2019-2032,04629,33213,34815,9842,7141,2971,417
2020-2132,24429,35013,10316,2472,8941,3451,549
2021-2236,20129,62612,84916,7776,5752,8383,737
2022-2336,21329,22612,56016,6666,9875,2711,716
2023-2439,51529,86312,83517,0289,6528,2991,353
2024-2540,68430,37113,12017,25110,3139,1261,187
Average34,23334,23313,19016,08834,2333,3361,619
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 15,533 where 16,313 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Washington-Seattle Campus since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1614,34511,6965,4056,2912,6491,3971,252
2016-1714,65811,9215,3866,5352,7371,4621,275
2017-1814,83511,9915,4276,5642,8441,4901,354
2018-1915,30112,3765,5256,8512,9251,5091,416
2019-2015,53012,6025,5337,0692,9281,4861,442
2020-2115,90512,7055,4577,2483,2001,5591,641
2021-2216,23313,1035,4647,6393,1301,4751,655
2022-2316,10613,2065,6447,5622,9001,3561,544
2023-2416,10513,2555,6967,5592,8501,4121,438
2024-2516,31313,2815,7817,5003,0321,5501,482
Average15,53315,5335,5327,08215,5331,4701,450
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 29.74% and the percentage of black students is 3.48% at University of Washington-Seattle Campus. 20.19% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 8.23% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 46.35% to 29.74%. Asian enrollment grew from 19.68% to 20.19%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.43% to 3.48%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.74% to 8.23%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8590 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7381 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Washington-Seattle Campus over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-162208,9361,1023,05916321,0462,566
2016-172199,2561,1683,18816720,6942,705
2017-182209,3701,3333,39516120,3452,892
2018-192149,9211,3883,57214819,9422,989
2019-2019710,1571,3943,79915919,1933,055
2020-2121410,6521,5174,04416319,0993,205
2021-2220811,2561,7144,29515118,9303,280
2022-2318911,3161,7364,34513417,4583,196
2023-2417211,2161,8264,43612617,1043,322
2024-2519811,5051,9854,69114516,9533,491
Average20510,3591,5163,88215219,0763,070
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,656 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 3% of total students. The number of online students has increased 89.91% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Washington-Seattle Campus from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1645,4088723,50941,027
2016-1745,5911,0963,04441,451
2017-1846,1667933,37941,994
2018-1947,4007363,49043,174
2019-2047,5767683,16343,645
2020-2148,1498644,52542,760
2021-2252,4341,3368,81542,283
2022-2352,3191,2078,65842,454
2023-2455,6201,4768,35645,788
2024-2556,9971,6568,70446,637
Average49,7661,0805,56443,121

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