Washington · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

UW

Seattle, Washington. 31,588 undergraduate students. 392 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at UW

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at University of Washington-Seattle Campus fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.7% → 0.0%).

PEER OUTLIER · TRENDING BETTER+27%

Public bachelor's-predominant peer

10-year earnings at University of Washington-Seattle Campus are 27% above the public bachelor's-predominant peer median ($78.5k vs $61.6k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+13%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at University of Washington-Seattle Campus rose 13% between 2006 and 2009 (47.7% → 53.9%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Washington

Each tile compares this institution to the Washington median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$78,466+25% · 6→10y
Washington median $47,350
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$62,979
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
83.7%+23% · '97→'24
Washington median 46.8%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$12,375+86% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
31,588+28% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
94.9%+3% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
42.5%-50% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$12,643+245% · '00→'24
out-of-state $41,997
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

2.1%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $12,375 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $78,466 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996202431,942
31,94225,01719962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997202485.2%
85%68%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$14,615
$15,000$7,04919972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 19972024+23%

UW · completion · 150% rose

69.5% → 85.2%

COMPLETION · 100% · 19972009+46%

UW · completion · 100% rose

36.9% → 53.9%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962024+28%

UW · undergrad enrollment rose

25,017 → 31,942

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002024+245%

UW · in-state tuition rose

$3,761 → $12,973

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+247%

UW · out-of-state tuition rose

$12,453 → $43,209

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+86%

UW · median debt rose

$7,873 → $14,615

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

UW · cohort default rate fell

3.1% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 20082024-22%

UW · pell share fell

18.9% → 14.9%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 20072020+45%

UW · earnings_median_10yr rose

$54,100 → $78,466

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 20052020+48%

UW · earnings_median_8yr rose

$48,100 → $70,968

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 20032020+53%

UW · earnings_median_6yr rose

$41,200 → $62,979

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.CIP 5105 · Master's Degree$230,42424 gradsComputer Engineering.CIP 1409 · Bachelor's Degree$223,69040 gradsComputer and Information Sciences, General.CIP 1101 · Master's Degree$202,642322 gradsMedicine.CIP 5112 · First Professional Degree$200,146285 gradsEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.CIP 2613 · Master's Degree$184,32759 gradsInformation Science/Studies.CIP 1104 · Master's Degree$178,595203 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Master's Degree$177,513318 gradsComputer/Information Technology Administration and Management.CIP 1110 · Master's Degree$172,77188 gradsComputer Science.CIP 1107 · Bachelor's Degree$162,117417 gradsDentistry.CIP 5104 · First Professional Degree$159,95870 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.CIP 1410 · Master's Degree$158,760150 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.CIP 5109 · Bachelor's Degree$153,55729 gradsPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.CIP 5120 · First Professional Degree$149,655104 gradsHuman Computer Interaction.CIP 3031 · Bachelor's Degree$142,52719 gradsAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.CIP 1402 · Master's Degree$139,98949 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.CIP 5109 · Master's Degree$139,41897 gradsApplied Mathematics.CIP 2703 · Master's Degree$138,586122 gradsPhysics.CIP 4008 · Doctoral Degree$136,42029 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Doctoral Degree$128,724107 gradsCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences.CIP 2604 · Doctoral Degree$127,40923 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Master's Degree$125,17111 gradsComputer and Information Sciences, General.CIP 1101 · Bachelor's Degree$121,341575 gradsEducation, General.CIP 1301 · Doctoral Degree$120,2690 gradsEducational Administration and Supervision.CIP 1304 · Doctoral Degree$119,48634 grads
Showing top 24 of 131 ranked programs.392 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

131 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

EDUCATION · CIP 13

ENGINEERING · CIP 14

FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16

LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

LIBRARY SCIENCE · CIP 25

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30

PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES · CIP 38

PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Medicine.First Professional Degree$200,146285 gradsPublic Health.Bachelor's Degree$65,780277 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Bachelor's Degree$99,042140 gradsPublic Health.Master's Degree$93,841139 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Doctoral Degree$128,724107 gradsPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.First Professional Degree$149,655104 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.Master's Degree$139,41897 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.Master's Degree$112,16174 gradsDentistry.First Professional Degree$159,95870 gradsRehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.Doctoral Degree$89,55759 gradsCommunication Disorders Sciences and Services.Bachelor's Degree$70,87558 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.Bachelor's Degree$70,81850 gradsPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.Master's Degree$119,10740 gradsCommunication Disorders Sciences and Services.Master's Degree$70,86139 gradsRehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.Master's Degree$77,05136 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.Bachelor's Degree$153,55729 gradsClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.Bachelor's Degree$81,46128 gradsAdvanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Master's Degree$230,42424 gradsPublic Health.Doctoral Degree$105,70520 gradsCommunication Disorders Sciences and Services.Doctoral Degree$87,30317 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Master's Degree$125,17111 gradsHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.Bachelor's Degree$63,890

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

HISTORY · CIP 54

NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03

ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04

AREA, ETHNIC & CULTURAL STUDIES · CIP 05

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at UW

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$1,718,891
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 4
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 4year 0year 39
Cost per year
$7,817
HS-only baseline · WA
$41,200
Years to complete
4
CIP family
11

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

UW graduates earn $X” — not “UW makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending UW caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →