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 (25.52%) over the past decade.

Class Level: 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.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 108 male students for every 100 female students, up from 91 in 2015.
1,656 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 89.91% since 2015.

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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.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 56,997 students in 2025 and was lowest at 45,408 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 45,408 to 56,997 students, a net gain of 11,589 (25.5%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	45,408	31,063	14,803	16,260	14,345	6,802	7,543
2016-17	45,591 183	30,933 -130	14,737 -66	16,196 -64	14,658 313	6,848 46	7,810 267
2017-18	46,166 575	31,331 398	14,772 35	16,559 363	14,835 177	6,917 69	7,918 108
2018-19	47,400 1,234	32,099 768	14,955 183	17,144 585	15,301 466	7,034 117	8,267 349
2019-20	47,576 176	32,046 -53	14,645 -310	17,401 257	15,530 229	7,019 -15	8,511 244
2020-21	48,149 573	32,244 198	14,448 -197	17,796 395	15,905 375	7,016 -3	8,889 378
2021-22	52,434 4,285	36,201 3,957	15,687 1,239	20,514 2,718	16,233 328	6,939 -77	9,294 405
2022-23	52,319 -115	36,213 12	17,831 2,144	18,382 -2,132	16,106 -127	7,000 61	9,106 -188
2023-24	55,620 3,301	39,515 3,302	21,134 3,303	18,381 -1	16,105 -1	7,108 108	8,997 -109
2024-25	56,997 1,377	40,684 1,169	22,246 1,112	18,438 57	16,313 208	7,331 223	8,982 -15
Average	49,766	34,233	16,526	17,707	15,533	7,001	8,532

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.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	31,063	28,377	13,460	14,917	2,686	1,343	1,343
2016-17	30,933	28,380	13,458	14,922	2,553	1,279	1,274
2017-18	31,331	28,759	13,511	15,248	2,572	1,261	1,311
2018-19	32,099	29,496	13,656	15,840	2,603	1,299	1,304
2019-20	32,046	29,332	13,348	15,984	2,714	1,297	1,417
2020-21	32,244	29,350	13,103	16,247	2,894	1,345	1,549
2021-22	36,201	29,626	12,849	16,777	6,575	2,838	3,737
2022-23	36,213	29,226	12,560	16,666	6,987	5,271	1,716
2023-24	39,515	29,863	12,835	17,028	9,652	8,299	1,353
2024-25	40,684	30,371	13,120	17,251	10,313	9,126	1,187
Average	34,233	34,233	13,190	16,088	34,233	3,336	1,619

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.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	14,345	11,696	5,405	6,291	2,649	1,397	1,252
2016-17	14,658	11,921	5,386	6,535	2,737	1,462	1,275
2017-18	14,835	11,991	5,427	6,564	2,844	1,490	1,354
2018-19	15,301	12,376	5,525	6,851	2,925	1,509	1,416
2019-20	15,530	12,602	5,533	7,069	2,928	1,486	1,442
2020-21	15,905	12,705	5,457	7,248	3,200	1,559	1,641
2021-22	16,233	13,103	5,464	7,639	3,130	1,475	1,655
2022-23	16,106	13,206	5,644	7,562	2,900	1,356	1,544
2023-24	16,105	13,255	5,696	7,559	2,850	1,412	1,438
2024-25	16,313	13,281	5,781	7,500	3,032	1,550	1,482
Average	15,533	15,533	5,532	7,082	15,533	1,470	1,450

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).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	220	8,936	1,102	3,059	163	21,046	2,566
2016-17	219	9,256	1,168	3,188	167	20,694	2,705
2017-18	220	9,370	1,333	3,395	161	20,345	2,892
2018-19	214	9,921	1,388	3,572	148	19,942	2,989
2019-20	197	10,157	1,394	3,799	159	19,193	3,055
2020-21	214	10,652	1,517	4,044	163	19,099	3,205
2021-22	208	11,256	1,714	4,295	151	18,930	3,280
2022-23	189	11,316	1,736	4,345	134	17,458	3,196
2023-24	172	11,216	1,826	4,436	126	17,104	3,322
2024-25	198	11,505	1,985	4,691	145	16,953	3,491
Average	205	10,359	1,516	3,882	152	19,076	3,070

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.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	45,408	872	3,509	41,027
2016-17	45,591	1,096	3,044	41,451
2017-18	46,166	793	3,379	41,994
2018-19	47,400	736	3,490	43,174
2019-20	47,576	768	3,163	43,645
2020-21	48,149	864	4,525	42,760
2021-22	52,434	1,336	8,815	42,283
2022-23	52,319	1,207	8,658	42,454
2023-24	55,620	1,476	8,356	45,788
2024-25	56,997	1,656	8,704	46,637
Average	49,766	1,080	5,564	43,121

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Enrollment Trends at UW

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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