Student Population at UW

Total Enrollment

52,319

Undergraduate

36,213

Graduate

16,106

Online Enrollment

1,207

Men Students

24,831

Women Students

27,488

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 52,319 students have enrolled at University of Washington-Seattle Campus - 36,213 undergraduate and 16,106 graduate.

By gender, 24,831 male and 27,488 female students are attending University of Washington-Seattle Campus. By attendance status, there are 42,432 full-time students and 9,887 part-time students.

The number of students at University of Washington-Seattle Campus is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Washington. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as North Carolina State University at Raleigh and Purdue University-Main Campus, its population is very large (average population is 36,334).

University of Washington-Seattle Campus offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,207 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between University of Washington-Seattle Campus and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 24,831 male and 27,488 female students attending UW. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.90 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UW.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UW
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	36,213	29,226	6,987
Men	17,831	12,560	5,271
Women	18,382	16,666	1,716

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UW
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	16,106	13,206	2,900
Men	7,000	5,644	1,356
Women	9,106	7,562	1,544

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 17,458 White students (33.37%) and 11,316 Asian students (21.63%) at University of Washington-Seattle Campus(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Washington-Seattle Campus.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Washington-Seattle Campus
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	103	37	66
Asian	8,821	3,839	4,982
Black or African American	1,163	463	700
Hispanic	3,073	1,159	1,914
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	105	45	60
White	10,747	4,629	6,118
Two or More Races	2,402	943	1,459
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	5,333	4,465	868
Total	36,213	17,831	18,382

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Washington-Seattle Campus
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	86	24	62
Asian	2,495	969	1,526
Black or African American	573	228	345
Hispanic	1,272	541	731
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	29	6	23
White	6,711	2,866	3,845
Two or More Races	794	304	490
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	413	187	226
Total	16,106	7,000	9,106

Online Student Population

At University of Washington-Seattle Campus, 9,865 students (18.86% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,207 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 658 students live in Washington where University of Washington-Seattle Campus is located in and 478 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	52,319	36,213	16,106
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	1,207	440	767
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	8,658	7,046	1,612
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	42,454	28,727	13,727

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	1,207	440	767
Washington Residents	658	292	366
Other State in U.S.	478	131	347
Outside of U.S.	71	17	54
Unknown	0	0	0