University of Washington-Bothell Campus — College Profile

About

The University of Washington Bothell is highly regarded for its exceptional return on investment and high-demand degree programs across its School of STEM, School of Business, and School of Nursing & Health Studies. Offering a collaborative, close-knit community characterized by small class sizes and personal faculty mentorship, the campus serves a diverse student body that enjoys direct recruiting pipelines into the greater Seattle area’s thriving tech and healthcare sectors. A distinctive feature of the university is its 58-acre restored wetland, which serves as a vibrant living laboratory for undergraduate fieldwork and environmental research right on campus.

Wikipedia:The University of Washington Bothell is a campus of the University of Washington and is located in Bothell, Washington. It was founded in 1989 and is one of the three campuses of the University of Washington, alongside the Seattle main campus and UW Tacoma. The campus is located near the junction of Interstate 405 and State Route 522; it is shared with Cascadia College, a public community college.

Location

Bothell, WA, 98011-8246 · Suburb campus

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Nearest airport from college

SEA · Seattle

22 mi away

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Cost & aid

Cost of attendance

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition & fees$12,919$43,155

Housing & food (on campus)$17,538$17,538

Books & supplies$900$900

Cost of attendance$26,908$68,925

Average net price$12,319Not published

Out-of-state prices

Tuition & fees$43,155

In-state: $12,919

Housing & food (on campus)$17,538

Books & supplies$900

Cost of attendance$68,925

In-state: $26,908

Average net priceNot published

In-state: $12,319

Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: www.uwb.edu

How it’s made up · out-of-state, 2026-27

University of Washington-Bothell Campus’s own figures for 2026-2027, newer than the 2024-25 federal figures above, so the amounts differ.

Tuition$45,822

Fees$425

Housing$12,021

Food$6,534

Books & supplies$900

Personal expenses$2,508

Transportation$1,074

Total published by the school$68,925

Source: www.uwb.edu · checked Sep 13, 2026

Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24

$0–30k

$5,573

$30–48k

$6,350

$48–75k

$8,415

$75–110k

$15,215

$110k+

$25,993

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Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Merit aid · 2025-26

Awarded without financial need. Students with financial need can get merit awards too; they're counted as need-based aid.

Average award$4,399

Share of first-years who get one9%

Source: University of Washington-Bothell Campus's Common Data Set — the school's own yearly report of its admissions and aid figures (PDF).

Outcomes

Completion

Within 6 yrs

67%

Entered 2017–18

Within 4 yrs

49%

Back for yr 2

86%

Transferred

8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students

69% graduated · 18% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 13% left or unknown

Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021

6 yrs after entry$62,979

10 yrs after entry$78,466

Debt

Median at graduation$14,615

Monthly payment$155

Middle 50% owe$6k–$21.6k

90th percentile$28,000

Green marks a figure above the typical Master's (larger programs): 54% graduate within 6 yrs, $55,177 earned 10 yrs after entry.

Admissions

Getting in · applied for fall 2024

Admit rate

91%

Test policy

Test optional

Per College Scorecard

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Essay prompts

How much essays count at University of Washington-Bothell Campus: Very important (one of four levels: very important · important · considered · not considered)

Source: University of Washington-Bothell Campus's Common Data Set for 2025-26 — the school's own yearly report of its admissions and aid figures (PDF).

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Student Body

Gender

Men 54%Women 46%

Who enrolls

Faculty ratio

22 : 1

Pell grant

29%

First-gen

33%

Family income

$39,205

Independent

26%

Veterans

Age at entry

22.0

Part-time

13%

Race & ethnicity

White

28%

Hispanic

11%

Black

11%

Asian

35%

Two or more

Non-resident

Unknown

Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Programs & Earnings

Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings

Median earnings, all programs · measured 2020 & 2021

After 6 yrs

$62,979

After 10 yrs

$78,466

Business Administration, Management and Operations227

Computer Science202

Biology, General124

Public Health122

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing116

Communication and Media Studies101

Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology78

Accounting and Related Services72

Education, General68

Marketing58

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering53

Political Science and Government47

Mechanical Engineering45

Philosophy43

Computer and Information Sciences, General38

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods35

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Institutional

Resources

Endowment

$111M

Full-time faculty

62%

Faculty salary

$13,164/mo

Teaching spend

$4,757

per student

Federal loans

20%

Classification

Carnegie type

Master's (larger programs)

Research activity

Research college or university

$6M research spending

Undergraduate profile

Four-year, selective admissions