University of Washington acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of Washington admitted 30,446 of 72,933 first-year applicants in its 2025-26 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 41.7%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into University of Washington counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
University of Washington acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 72,933 | 30,446 | 41.7% | 7,129 | 23.4% |
| 2024-25 | 69,166 | 27,076 | 39.1% | 7,195 | 26.6% |
| 2023-24 | 62,428 | 26,552 | 42.5% | 7,006 | 26.4% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at University of Washington
Early decision counts: Not published. University of Washington’s Common Data Set prints no early decision applicant or admit counts (section C21) for any year shown.
University of Washington waitlist
University of Washington SAT and ACT scores
What University of Washington says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors University of Washington rated in the top two tiers.
- 2025-26
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Application essay, State residency
- Important: Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, First generation, Volunteer work, Work experience
- 2024-25
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Application essay
- Important: Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, First generation, Volunteer work, Work experience
- 2023-24
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Application essay
- Important: Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, First generation, Volunteer work, Work experience
University of Washington testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
SAT/ACT not required. UW Seattle permanently removed the SAT/ACT requirement and describes itself as technically test-optional.
From University of Washington’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
Figures are for the Seattle campus; Bothell and Tacoma publish separate Common Data Sets. 2023-24 totals are the residency table totals. The share submitting an SAT is printed as a decimal in 2024-25 and 2023-24 and shown as a percent. UW has no early decision plan.
University of Washington acceptance rate questions
- What is the University of Washington acceptance rate?
- University of Washington's Common Data Set for 2025-26 reports 72,933 first-year applicants and 30,446 admitted, an acceptance rate of 41.7%. It was 39.1% in 2024-25 and 42.5% in 2023-24.
- What SAT scores do University of Washington students have?
- In 2025-26, the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted the SAT scored 1320 to 1502, and ACT submitters scored 30 to 34. 19.1% of enrolled students submitted an SAT score.
- How many students get off the University of Washington waitlist?
- In 2025-26, University of Washington offered 15,363 applicants a place on the waitlist; 8,350 accepted one, and 2,252 were admitted from it.
- Does University of Washington require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- SAT/ACT not required. UW Seattle permanently removed the SAT/ACT requirement and describes itself as technically test-optional.
Applying to University of Washington?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what University of Washington says it weighs.
Source: University of Washington Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with University of Washington. All official acceptance rates