University of Washington-Seattle Campus Student Population

How many students at UW?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Washington-Seattle Campus has a total enrollment of 56,997 students, including 40,684 undergraduate and 16,313 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 29,577 male students (51.9%) and 27,420 female students (48.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 16,953 White students (29.7%) and 11,505 Asian students (20.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 40,684 undergraduate students (71.4%) and 16,313 graduate students (28.6%).
• Class Delivery: 1,656 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 8,704 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - UW's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 29,577 male (51.89%) and 27,420 female (48.11%) students are attending University of Washington-Seattle Campus. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 107.87.

By class level, 40,684 (71.38%) are undergraduate students and 16,313 (28.62%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 54.68% are male and 45.32% are female, while among graduate students, 44.94% are male and 55.06% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 16,953 White, 1,985 Black, and 11,505 Asian students out of a total of 56,997 are attending at University of Washington-Seattle Campus. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Washington-Seattle Campus is highly diverse with a diversity index of 82.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UW has 1,862 students under 18 years old and 30 students over 65 years old. There are 36,341 students under 25 years old, and 13,795 students over 25 years old out of 55,620 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,862 students are younger than 18 and 18 students are older than 65. UW has 31,931 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,100 students aged 25 and over.

It has 4,410 graduate students aged under 25 and 11,695 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Washington-Seattle Campus, 1,656 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 8,704 students are enrolled in some online courses.

921 students who live in Washington or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 735 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 40,684 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,585 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.90%.1,462 students have transferred in as full-time status and 123 students transferred in as part-time status.