University of Washington-Seattle Campus

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Washington-Seattle Campus

University of Washington-Seattle Campus operates as a public institution located in Seattle, Washington (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 31,942 students of which 42,451 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Washington-Seattle Campus is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 39.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,091, with published in-state tuition of $12,973 and a Pell grant recipient share of 14.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $14,615, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 84.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 94.7%. Graduates earn a median of $78,466 ten years after enrolling, compared with $62,979 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1078600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 77.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.