University of Washington Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at University of Washington is 13:1, and the school has 34.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Washington include: Social Sciences; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Visual and Performing Arts; and Engineering. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 93.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages Mathematics Sciences (biological or physical) English (including composition) Social science
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	13:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Social Sciences 19% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 11% Biological and Biomedical Sciences 10% Visual and Performing Arts 9% Engineering 8%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - other, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	cc transfer 2 + 2
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	93%
4-year graduation rate	59

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data