Profile: University of Washington

Fast Facts

Location:Seattle
Setting:Urban
Population:3,440,000
Enrollment:43,000
On Campus:60%
Language:English
Calendar:Quarter
Approximate:
  • Fall 09/28
  • Winter 01/03
  • Spring 03/26

Tuition & Payments

PLAN A: UNEVEN
You will pay in-state/in province tuition/fees directly to your host campus.
UNEVEN - Host campus accepts a few more students than it sends out.

PLAN B: EVEN
You will pay your normal tuition/fees to your home campus.
EVEN - Host campus accepts no more students than it sends out.

Estimated Per Quarter
Costs For Plan A Tuition & Fees:
$4,121

Estimated Per Quarter
Costs For Room And Meals:
$2,872

More Info

Receive From Canada
PLAN A, PLAN B

Campus Diversity
51%Caucasian
3%African American
6%Hispanic
23%Asian American
1%Native American
11%International
5%Other


Campus Profile

Founded in 1861, UW is the oldest state-assisted institution of higher education on the Pacific Coast. The 700-acre campus in Seattle is home to 42,000 undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled in over 150 undergraduate majors, graduate, and professional programs. There are numerous organizations, intramural activities, team and club sports, undergraduate research opportunities, a highly diverse arts program, and a strong leadership and public service program. The wide range of campus activities makes it easy for new students to meet people with similar interests and find their own special place on campus.

Campus Location - http://www.gonorthwest.com/Washington/seattle/description.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle

Helpful Information - Work closely with you home school's coordinator to plan for your exchange. The University of Washington is one of the most academically rigorous institutions in the NSE consortium, simultaneously incredibly challenging and immensely rewarding.

Programs
Undergraduate Majors Open to NSE Students

Anthropology: American Indian Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, Ethnic Studies

Area Studies: African Studies, Afro-American Studies, Asian American Studies, Asian/Oriental Studies, Canadian Studies, Chicano/Mexican American Studies, Chinese Studies, Cinema and Cultural Studies, East Asian Literature/Studies, European Studies, India Studies, International Studies, Japanese Studies, Judaic Studies, Korean Studies, Latin American Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Native American Studies, Near Eastern Studies, Russian Studies, Scandinavian Studies, Slavic Studies

Art/Design/Fine Art: Art History

Biological Sciences: Biology/Life Science, Botany/Plant Sciences, Cell Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Wildlife Biology

Business: Business Administration, Human Resource Management, International Business, Marketing

Chemistry: Biochemistry, Chemistry

Earth Sciences: Astronomy, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth Science, Geology, Planetary and Space Sciences

Economics: Economics

Education: Early Childhood

English: Classical Studies, Comparative Literature, Creative Writing, English, Film Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Technical Writing

Environmental Studies: Conservation, Conservation Biology, Ecology, Energy/Environmental Policy, Environmental Biology, Environmental Geology, Environmental Health and Safety, Environmental Health Sciences, Environmental Management, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Studies, Fisheries Science, Natural Resources/Science/Management, Sustainability Studies

Foreign Language: African Languages, Arabic, Chinese, Classical Languages, Danish, English as a Foreign Language, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi-Urdu, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romance Languages, Russian, Slavic, Swedish

General Studies: Classical Studies, Gender Studies

Geography and Urban Studies: Cartography, Geography, Human Geography, Planning, Regional Analysis/Planning, Spatial Geographic Information Science, Urban Planning

Geology: Geology

Health and Safety Sciences: Communication Disorders, Environmental Health, Public Health

History: History

International Studies: International Relations, International Studies

Marine Sciences: Marine Biology, Oceanography

Mathematics: Applied Mathematics, Mathematics, Statistics

Performing Arts: Acting, Dance, Ethnomusicology, Theater Arts/Drama

Philosophy/Religious Studies: Ethics, Philosophy, Religious Studies

Physics: Physics

Political Science: International Affairs/Relations, International Studies, Political Economy, Political Science

Psychology: Psychology

Sociology/Social Work: Gender Studies, Sociology, Women and Gender Studies, Womens Studies

Speech Pathology and Audiology: Speech Pathology and Audiology

Theater: Performance and Directing

Closed Programs
All College of Built Environment majors, Communication, Computer Science, All College of Engineering Majors, All Health Science Majors, Informatics, Photography, Upper Division Social Welfare, Visual Communication Design

Limitations
Art, Biology, Business, Music, and Law, Societies, and Justice is very limited.

Conditions
GPA and Other Academic Requirements Exchange Preferences Mid-Year Exchange Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Students Summer Exchange International Students (Visa Students)
Tuition/Fees
Tuition and Fees Per Quarter - Plan A Students Tuition and Fees - Plan B Students
Maximum Credit Hours Per Quarter
Miscellaneous Fees - Per Quarter
Figures are current as of 7/9/2012.

Purpose Amount Period Plan Status
NSE Program Fee: $100 Year Plan A & B Mandatory
Housing Deposit: $500 Year Plan A & B Mandatory
Health Insurance: $628 Quarter Plan A & B Optional
Transportation Fee: $76 Year Plan A & B Mandatory

Exchange with Canada - Health Insurance
Students must purchase campus health insurance at $628 per quarter.

Financial Aid
Plan A
For Plan A U.S. students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your host campus. Students apply for federally funded financial aid by using the FAFSA code of their host campus. Host campuses award aid to incoming Plan A students on a first-come, first-served basis as long as funds are available. Ask your home campus NSE coordinator if your campus awards aid to their own outgoing students. If so, do not apply for aid from your host campus.

For eligible Plan A applicants U.S. federal financial aid may be available in the following programs:

Use FAFSA CODE: 003798

Plan B
For Plan B students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your home campus.

Canada
Regardless of Plan A or Plan B, students exchanging to or from Canada, apply for financial aid at their home campus.
Room/Meals
On-Campus Housing Per Quarter Off-Campus Housing Meal Plans Per Quarter


All data in this document is the responsibility of the campus and has been provided by the campus NSE coordinator.