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Why UW Engineering?

We are preparing students to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.

54%

Freshman admission rate

For Washington state residents

Admissions by-the-numbers

 

National leader for inclusive excellence

Awarded by The American Society for Engineering Education

Our commitment to DEI

$80,000

Average starting salary for alumni

14% higher than the national average

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Engineering Excellence For The Public Good

Strategic Plan implementation update

As we close out the first two years of our strategic plan, we reflect on our key accomplishments, challenges, and lessons learned. We look forward to building on our successes and exploring new opportunities for innovation and collaboration.

Where we are headed next

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Innovation

Global Innovation Exchange

With a focus on technology innovation, the UW's Global Innovation Exchange fuses engineering and business.

Learn more about GIX

#1 source of UW startups (over half)
123 years of engineering innovation
962 awards in 2019-2020
26.5% female faculty members #1 among the top 50 engineering schools
22 NAE Members
$125M in externally funded research