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Washington · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

UW

Seattle, Washington. 31,588 undergraduate students. 392 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 236948 · OPEID 003798 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at UW

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at University of Washington-Seattle Campus fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.7% → 0.0%).

PEER OUTLIER · TRENDING BETTER+27%

Public bachelor's-predominant peer

10-year earnings at University of Washington-Seattle Campus are 27% above the public bachelor's-predominant peer median ($78.5k vs $61.6k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+13%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at University of Washington-Seattle Campus rose 13% between 2006 and 2009 (47.7% → 53.9%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

UW earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Washington median

Each tile compares this institution to the Washington median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$78,466+25% · 6→10y
Washington median $47,350
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$62,979
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
83.7%+23% · '97→'24
Washington median 46.8%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$12,375+86% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
31,588+28% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
94.9%+3% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
42.5%-50% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$12,643+245% · '00→'24
out-of-state $41,997
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How UW earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings at UW

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

2.1%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $12,375 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $78,466 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

UW enrollment, completion, and debt over time

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–202431,942
31,94225,01719962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–202485.2%
85%68%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$14,615
$15,000$7,04919972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 1997→2024+23%

UW · completion · 150% rose

69.5% → 85.2%

COMPLETION · 100% · 1997→2009+46%

UW · completion · 100% rose

36.9% → 53.9%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2024+28%

UW · undergrad enrollment rose

25,017 → 31,942

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+245%

UW · in-state tuition rose

$3,761 → $12,973

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+247%

UW · out-of-state tuition rose

$12,453 → $43,209

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+86%

UW · median debt rose

$7,873 → $14,615

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%

UW · cohort default rate fell

3.1% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 2008→2024-22%

UW · pell share fell

18.9% → 14.9%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 2007→2020+45%

UW · earnings_median_10yr rose

$54,100 → $78,466

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 2005→2020+48%

UW · earnings_median_8yr rose

$48,100 → $70,968

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 2003→2020+53%

UW · earnings_median_6yr rose

$41,200 → $62,979

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

UW programs ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesCIP 5105 · Master's Degree$230,42424 gradsComputer EngineeringCIP 1409 · Bachelor's Degree$223,69040 gradsComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralCIP 1101 · Master's Degree$202,642322 gradsMedicineCIP 5112 · First Professional Degree$200,146285 gradsEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyCIP 2613 · Master's Degree$184,32759 gradsInformation Science/StudiesCIP 1104 · Master's Degree$178,595203 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsCIP 5202 · Master's Degree$177,513318 gradsComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCIP 1110 · Master's Degree$172,77188 gradsComputer ScienceCIP 1107 · Bachelor's Degree$162,117417 gradsDentistryCIP 5104 · First Professional Degree$159,95870 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringCIP 1410 · Master's Degree$158,760150 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCIP 5109 · Bachelor's Degree$153,55729 gradsPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationCIP 5120 · First Professional Degree$149,655104 gradsHuman Computer InteractionCIP 3031 · Bachelor's Degree$142,52719 gradsAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringCIP 1402 · Master's Degree$139,98949 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCIP 5109 · Master's Degree$139,41897 gradsApplied MathematicsCIP 2703 · Master's Degree$138,586122 gradsPhysicsCIP 4008 · Doctoral Degree$136,42029 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCIP 5138 · Doctoral Degree$128,724107 gradsCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesCIP 2604 · Doctoral Degree$127,40923 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCIP 5138 · Master's Degree$125,17111 gradsComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralCIP 1101 · Bachelor's Degree$121,341575 gradsEducation, GeneralCIP 1301 · Doctoral Degree$120,2690 gradsEducational Administration and SupervisionCIP 1304 · Doctoral Degree$119,48634 grads
Showing top 24 of 131 ranked programs.392 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

131 UW programs with earnings, grouped by field

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$121,341575 gradsComputer ScienceBachelor's Degree$162,117417 gradsComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree$202,642322 gradsInformation Science/StudiesMaster's Degree$178,595203 gradsComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's Degree$172,77188 gradsComputer Software and Media ApplicationsBachelor's Degree$55,787—

EDUCATION · CIP 13

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$76,198106 gradsEducational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$105,908105 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$78,63365 gradsEducational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree$119,48634 gradsSpecial Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$77,70727 gradsCurriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$70,33322 gradsCurriculum and InstructionDoctoral Degree$87,5118 gradsEducation, GeneralMaster's Degree$84,6210 gradsEducation, GeneralDoctoral Degree$120,2690 gradsEducation, OtherBachelor's Degree$57,184—

ENGINEERING · CIP 14

Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$108,406195 gradsCivil EngineeringBachelor's Degree$93,627150 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringMaster's Degree$158,760150 gradsCivil EngineeringMaster's Degree$102,609148 gradsMechanical EngineeringMaster's Degree$111,526130 gradsMechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$94,653114 gradsChemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$96,35378 gradsAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$102,46873 gradsAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringMaster's Degree$139,98949 gradsIndustrial EngineeringBachelor's Degree$109,18546 gradsMaterials EngineeringBachelor's Degree$98,76041 gradsComputer EngineeringBachelor's Degree$223,69040 gradsMechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringBachelor's Degree$97,57633 grads

FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelor's Degree$54,64860 gradsRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree$61,64347 gradsEast Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree$50,97738 grads

LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22

LawFirst Professional Degree$112,445169 gradsNon-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate)Bachelor's Degree$74,073127 gradsLegal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's Degree$115,020100 gradsLegal Professions and Studies, OtherMaster's Degree$100,3800 grads

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$57,169108 gradsRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree$42,37247 gradsEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralDoctoral Degree$62,84512 gradsRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's Degree$115,18811 grads

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$38,69912 grads

LIBRARY SCIENCE · CIP 25

Library Science and AdministrationMaster's Degree$65,466122 grads

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's Degree$72,792281 gradsBiology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$69,087173 gradsCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBachelor's Degree$62,122168 gradsPhysiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree$69,140144 gradsMicrobiological Sciences and ImmunologyBachelor's Degree$68,27378 gradsEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's Degree$45,87867 gradsEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyMaster's Degree$184,32759 gradsNeurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's Degree$64,69652 gradsCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesDoctoral Degree$127,40923 gradsBiology, GeneralDoctoral Degree$79,9859 grads

MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27

MathematicsBachelor's Degree$96,036179 gradsApplied MathematicsMaster's Degree$138,586122 gradsApplied MathematicsBachelor's Degree$116,29792 grads

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30

Museology/Museum StudiesMaster's Degree$43,44734 gradsHuman Computer InteractionBachelor's Degree$142,52719 gradsMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's Degree$44,430—International/Global StudiesBachelor's Degree$59,227—

PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES · CIP 38

PhilosophyBachelor's Degree$51,68560 grads

PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40

PhysicsBachelor's Degree$82,775195 gradsGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's Degree$61,33188 gradsChemistryBachelor's Degree$68,59172 gradsChemistryDoctoral Degree$95,59142 gradsPhysicsDoctoral Degree$136,42029 gradsGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesMaster's Degree$83,48123 grads

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$58,9940 gradsClinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's Degree$54,108—

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$57,2890 grads

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

Public AdministrationMaster's Degree$89,838168 gradsSocial WorkMaster's Degree$73,295123 gradsSocial WorkBachelor's Degree$64,10042 gradsPublic Policy AnalysisMaster's Degree$81,7430 grads

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$68,104407 gradsEconomicsBachelor's Degree$92,399283 gradsSociologyBachelor's Degree$67,391266 gradsGeography and CartographyBachelor's Degree$67,979136 gradsSocial Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$82,65586 gradsAnthropologyBachelor's Degree$61,56959 gradsGeography and CartographyMaster's Degree$79,9193 gradsUrban Studies/AffairsBachelor's Degree$66,334—Social Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree$62,975—

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$45,831135 gradsDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$44,95540 gradsDesign and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$85,35135 gradsMusicDoctoral Degree$39,83616 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

MedicineFirst Professional Degree$200,146285 gradsPublic HealthBachelor's Degree$65,780277 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$99,042140 gradsPublic HealthMaster's Degree$93,841139 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral Degree$128,724107 gradsPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree$149,655104 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$139,41897 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$112,16174 gradsDentistryFirst Professional Degree$159,95870 gradsRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$89,55759 gradsCommunication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree$70,87558 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$70,81850 gradsPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationMaster's Degree$119,10740 gradsCommunication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$70,86139 gradsRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$77,05136 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$153,55729 gradsClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$81,46128 gradsAdvanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesMaster's Degree$230,42424 gradsPublic HealthDoctoral Degree$105,70520 gradsCommunication Disorders Sciences and ServicesDoctoral Degree$87,30317 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$125,17111 gradsHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$63,890—

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$177,513318 gradsFinance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$106,265303 gradsMarketingBachelor's Degree$81,356224 gradsAccounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$87,336133 gradsManagement Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree$93,20065 gradsAccounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$115,27056 gradsHuman Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$92,89737 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$75,22925 gradsManagement Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree$114,328—

HISTORY · CIP 54

HistoryBachelor's Degree$54,198155 grads

NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03

Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree$57,124177 gradsForestryMaster's Degree$75,46516 grads

ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04

Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's Degree$111,99670 gradsCity/Urban, Community and Regional PlanningMaster's Degree$93,94353 gradsArchitectureBachelor's Degree$62,48946 gradsCity/Urban, Community and Regional PlanningBachelor's Degree$70,44746 gradsArchitectureMaster's Degree$80,3580 grads

AREA, ETHNIC & CULTURAL STUDIES · CIP 05

Area StudiesBachelor's Degree$63,860159 gradsEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's Degree$57,84077 gradsArea StudiesMaster's Degree$83,94632 grads

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$68,260404 gradsRadio, Television, and Digital CommunicationMaster's Degree$107,76294 gradsJournalismBachelor's Degree$73,74739 grads
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at UW

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$1,718,891
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 4
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 4year 0year 39
Cost per year
$7,817
HS-only baseline · WA
$41,200
Years to complete
4
CIP family
11

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

Institutions similar to UW in Washington

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

PULLMAN$68.9k

Washington State

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 62% completion
BELLINGHAM$62.6k

Western Washington University

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 66% completion
ELLENSBURG$61.6k

Central Washington University

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 50% completion
CHENEY$57.9k

Eastern Washington University

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 47% completion
OLYMPIA$45.3k

The Evergreen State College

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 44% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“UW graduates earn $X” — not “UW makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending UW caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →