Get Your Feet Wet
- Seattleites are literate, book loving, and well educated. More
- You Like Us, You Really Like Us! More
- The Sustainability Dashboard More
- Seattle's Most Seattle-y Shops More
- International trade supports 1 in 3 jobs in our economy. More
- Some of the cleanest tap water in the nation More
- One of most beautiful U.S. college campuses More
- The Territorial University More
- When the rhododendrons bloom More
- Ivar’s, founded in Seattle in 1938 (Keep Clam!) More
- Orca sightings in the Salish Sea More
- A summer that doesn't need AC More
- We are America's #1 green campus. More
Academic Life
- Alternative Spring Break — because anyone can party on a beach More
- Automobili Lamborghini Advanced Composite Structures Lab More
- Determination More
- Service Learning on the Rise More
- Exploring the Digital Divide More
- UW School of Nursing #1 since 1984 More
- What Can I Do with a Major In... More
- 9 study & tutoring centers offer free assistance. More
- Undergrads Presenting Their Research More
- UW 13th in world for scientific prowess More
- Studying in the inspiring Suzzallo Reading Room More
- We teach 50 world languages including Urdu, Finnish, and Sanskrit.
Student Life
- The U Book Store, serving UW students since 1900 More
- Hey Marseilles, a local indie-pop band of UW alumni More
- The UW Farm More
- One Bus Away, created by Brian Ferris Ph.D. '11 More
- Husky Cycling, top collegiate team in the Northwest More
- 40 Years of Women's Sports More
- Yogis at UW, a Registered Student Organization More
- SafeCampus, everyone's responsibility More
- Our Peace Corps tradition (we're #2!) More
- Our mascot, Dubs More
- Krochet Kids intl. CEO Kohl Crecelius UW '08 More
- Our 150th B-Day More
- Rainy Dawg Radio, run by students on the Internet More
Paying for College
Visit
- Experience Music Project: music, science fiction, popular culture More
- Our campus on Google Street View More
- Viewing the wonders of the universe through a 1895 telescope More
- Seattle 47º 39' N = 16 hours of daylight in the summer.
- We're #10: America's Best Bike Cities More
- Seattle Int'l Film Festival: 3 weeks, 400 films More
- Cherry blossoms on the Quad More
- When the Mountain is Out More
- The Four Columns: Loyalty, Industry, Faith, Efficiency (L.I.F.E.) More
Admissions
- Freshmen: Not having to ask for letters of recommendation! More
- Being evaluated as an individual in the review process More
- Freshmen: not having to declare a major when you apply More
- Enjoying winter break with the freshman application done More
- Freshmen: Knowing you'll know March 15-31, 2013 More
- 93% of freshmen return for their sophomore year.
- UW Summer Quarter, the mix of school and sun More
- Freshman from 50 states & 90 countries More
