Is UW Seattle test optional?

We haven't confirmed UW Seattle's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is UW Seattle's acceptance rate?

39% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 27,076 of 69,166 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 88%, from 36,840 in 2015 to 69,166 in 2024, and UW Seattle's admit rate went from 53% to 39%.

What ACT score do you need for UW Seattle?

5% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 30–34, with a median of 32. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1320–1502 works out to about 28–34.

What GPA do you need for UW Seattle?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.84 high school GPA, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

How many students get off the waitlist at UW Seattle?

2,252 of the 8,350 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 27%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26.

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What SAT score do you need for UW Seattle? (Middle 50%: 1320–1502)

First-year students at UW Seattle who sent an SAT scored 1320–1502, with a median of 1440 (Common Data Set 2025–26). UW Seattle admits 39% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at UW Seattle

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1320–1502, median 1440

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UW Seattle by the numbers

Admit rate: 39%
Middle 50% SAT: 1320–1502
Median SAT: 1440
About on the ACT: 28–34
Sent an SAT: 19%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · checked Nov 9, 2026 · UW Seattle admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

UW Seattle admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 88%, from 36,840 in 2015 to 69,166 in 2024, and UW Seattle's admit rate went from 53% to 39%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	69,166	27,076	39%
2023	62,428	26,552	43%
2022	52,488	24,942	48%
2021	48,840	26,121	53%
2020	43,778	24,456	56%
2019	45,579	23,592	52%
2018	45,907	22,350	49%
2017	44,877	20,833	46%
2016	43,517	19,733	45%
2015	36,840	19,646	53%

In fall 2024, 7,196 of the 27,076 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at UW Seattle

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1270Far reachHold
1270–1310ReachHold
1320–1430TargetHold
1440 and upTargetSend

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Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

UW Seattle SAT sections, ACT and GPA

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	650	730	780
SAT Reading and Writing	650	710	740
SAT total	1320	1440	1502
ACT composite	30	32	34

Of enrolled first-year students, 19% sent an SAT and 5% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.84; 100% of new students reported one

UW Seattle waitlist

Waitlist

15,363 applicants were offered a spot, 8,350 took it, and 2,252 were admitted from it.

27%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2025–26.

UW Seattle cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $14,091; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 85%
Median earnings: $78,466; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 44,133

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like UW Seattle

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

More colleges in Washington

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Sources

UW Seattle Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
UW Seattle admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
UW Seattle website
University of Washington-Seattle Campus

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1320–1502, and the median was 1440. At 1440 or higher you're above half of them. UW Seattle admits 39% of applicants.

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