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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Computer Science (6% of graduates). 20 students for every faculty member, more than at 90% of colleges. 80% of faculty are full-time. Spends $24,064 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

8,715 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 22% of graduates; 133 programs in 23 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Computer Science 11.07016.4% 561
    Graduates in this field earn $175,616 4 years out
  2. Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 42.27995.1% 446
    Graduates in this field earn $57,718 4 years out
  3. Informatics 11.01044.3% 373
    Graduates in this field earn $114,798 4 years out
  4. Speech Communication and Rhetoric 09.01013.4% 293
    Graduates in this field earn $64,153 4 years out
  5. Biochemistry 26.02023.3% 285
    Graduates in this field earn $58,818 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 4.4% → 13% of graduates since 2014–15 (1,136 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer Science$175,616 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $128,887

    4 years after completion$175,616
    National median: $107,009Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $137,397 · Non-Pell: $166,650(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $15,351 · 989 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer Engineering$169,570 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $141,588

    4 years after completion$169,570
    National median: $109,015Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $178,655 · Non-Pell: $174,093(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $15,422 · 89 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$150,811 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $135,384

    4 years after completion$150,811
    National median: $70,786Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $151,700 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $28,625 · 3 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$116,010 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $81,989

    4 years after completion$116,010
    National median: $100,647Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $90,144 · Non-Pell: $107,201(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $14,000 · 453 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Computer and Information Sciences, General$114,798 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $73,385

    4 years after completion$114,798
    National median: $92,374Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $99,650 · Non-Pell: $109,295(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $15,127 · 1,187 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college20 to 1
20 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 90% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 21 to 1 in its Common Data Set (48,220 students, 2,278 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

29%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 29% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–921210%
10–1941119%
20–2951924%
30–3924611%
40–491728%
50–9936016%
100+26412%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Cross-registration
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • English as a Second Language
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, humanities, intensive writing, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty80%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$137,062

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$24,064
$24,064
← Lessmore than 93% of 557More →
Endowment per student$103,562
$103,562
← Lessmore than 95% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;University of Washington-Seattle Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of Washington-Seattle Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)