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Rankings
#4
U.S. Public Institutions
Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2020
#5
World’s Most Innovative University
Reuters, 2019
#1
Public Universities that Pay Off the Most
CNBC, 2019

Academics
At the UW, we see things differently. That goes for majors, too. What ignites your love for learning?

Costs
We believe everyone should have the opportunity to attend the UW. Finances should not be a barrier to getting a world-class education.
Student Life
Your Husky Experience doesn’t end when you leave the classroom. The time you spend outside of class can be just as transformative.
Guam, USA
My vision for the diversifying the environmental sector has inspired me to be a model spokesperson for people in my community. It has prepared me with the resilience to work intentionally and has ...
My vision for the diversifying the environmental sector has inspired me to be a model spokesperson for people in my community. It has prepared me with the resilience to work intentionally and has ...
Celine
Environmental Studies
Centralia, WA
The community I have found here is my reason for persevering in this exclusionary and inherently colonial institution. I owe my ambitions and successes to my colleagues in First Nations at the ...
The community I have found here is my reason for persevering in this exclusionary and inherently colonial institution. I owe my ambitions and successes to my colleagues in First Nations at the ...
Autumn
Environmental Science and Resource Management
Bellevue, WA
My Husky Experience has opened my eyes to systemic inequalities that exist both within academia and healthcare. Additionally, UW Seattle has provided me the opportunity to learn about and work ...
My Husky Experience has opened my eyes to systemic inequalities that exist both within academia and healthcare. Additionally, UW Seattle has provided me the opportunity to learn about and work ...
Lucas
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
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