The College of Engineering utilizes a Direct to College admission model where a large cohort of first-year students are admitted to the college as Engineering Undeclared (ENGRUD) students.
After completion of the placement requirements, ENGRUD students request placement in an engineering major. Below is a summary of each incoming cohort’s placement cycles and outcomes. Please note, starting with the Autumn 2020 incoming cohort and beyond, ENGRUD students have one placement cycle in summer at the end of their first year.
The sixth Direct to College cohort of 958 Engineering Undeclared (ENGRUD) students entered the UW in autumn 2023. The placement round for this cohort was in summer 2024.
For more information, see Placement requirements for ENGRUDs.
Summer 2024 placement cycle
| 845 | ENGRUD students requested placement |
| 845 | ENGRUD students were placed in engineering majors |
| 801 | ENGRUD students placed in their first or second choice majors |
| 12 | ENGRUD students admitted to Computer Science or Computer Engineering through the Allen School competitive application process |
Summer 2024 placement cycle: placements compared to 1st choice placement requests
| Major | Placements | Number of 1st choice requests |
|---|---|---|
| Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering | 76 | 82 |
| Bioengineering | 71 | 85 |
| Bioresource Science & Engineering | 3 | 3 |
| Chemical Engineering | 50 | 36 |
| Civil Engineering | 85 | 62 |
| Electrical & Computer Engineering | 205 | 205 |
| Environmental Engineering | 20 | 16 |
| Human Centered Design & Engineering | 62 | 51 |
| Industrial Engineering | 50 | 34 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 47 | 27 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 176 | 244 |
| Grand total | 845 | 845 |
The fifth Direct to College cohort of 951 Engineering Undeclared (ENGRUD) students entered the UW in autumn 2022. The placement round for this cohort was in summer 2023.
For more information, see Placement requirements for ENGRUDs.
Summer 2023 placement cycle
| 833 | ENGRUD students requested placement |
| 833 | ENGRUD students were placed in engineering majors |
| 792 | ENGRUD students placed in their first or second choice majors |
| 21 | ENGRUD students admitted to Computer Science or Computer Engineering through the Allen School competitive application process |
Summer 2023 placement cycle: placements compared to 1st choice placement requests
| Major | Placements | Number of 1st choice requests |
|---|---|---|
| Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering | 69 | 114 |
| Bioengineering | 78 | 90 |
| Bioresource Science & Engineering | 2 | 2 |
| Chemical Engineering | 49 | 41 |
| Civil Engineering | 66 | 55 |
| Electrical & Computer Engineering | 224 | 204 |
| Environmental Engineering | 19 | 13 |
| Human Centered Design & Engineering | 80 | 71 |
| Industrial Engineering | 30 | 23 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 32 | 19 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 184 | 201 |
| Grand total | 833 | 833 |
The fourth Direct to College cohort of 827 Engineering Undeclared (ENGRUD) students entered the UW in autumn 2021. The placement round for this cohort was in summer 2022.
Summer 2022 placement cycle
| 720 | ENGRUD students requested placement |
| 717 | ENGRUD students were placed in engineering majors |
| 692 | ENGRUD students placed in their first or second choice majors |
| 7 | ENGRUD students admitted to Computer Science or Computer Engineering through the Allen School competitive application process |
Summer 2022 placement cycle: placements compared to 1st choice placement requests
| Major | Placements | Number of 1st choice requests |
|---|---|---|
| Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering | 60 | 64 |
| Bioengineering | 56 | 89 |
| Bioresource Science & Engineering | 3 | 3 |
| Chemical Engineering | 51 | 37 |
| Civil Engineering | 51 | 42 |
| Electrical Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering | 188 | 161 |
| Environmental Engineering | 23 | 22 |
| Human Centered Design & Engineering | 60 | 73 |
| Industrial Engineering | 43 | 26 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 30 | 17 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 152 | 186 |
| Grand total | 717 | 720 |
The third Direct to College cohort of 785 Engineering Undeclared (ENGRUD) students entered the UW in autumn 2020. The placement round for this cohort was in summer 2021.
For more information, see Placement requirements for ENGRUDs entering Fall 2020.
Summer 2021 placement cycle
| 703 | ENGRUD students requested placement |
| 703 | ENGRUD students were placed in engineering majors |
| 672 | ENGRUD students placed in their first or second choice majors |
| 31 | ENGRUD students admitted to the Computer Science major through the Allen School competitive application process |
Summer 2021 placement cycle: placements compared to 1st choice placement requests
| Major | Placements | Number of 1st choice requests |
|---|---|---|
| Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering | 57 | 66 |
| Bioengineering | 59 | 82 |
| Bioresource Science & Engineering | 2 | 1 |
| Chemical Engineering | 33 | 23 |
| Civil Engineering | 41 | 37 |
| Computer Engineering | 50 | 130 |
| Electrical Engineering | 192 | 111 |
| Environmental Engineering | 27 | 16 |
| Human Centered Design & Engineering | 61 | 49 |
| Industrial Engineering | 19 | 10 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 31 | 19 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 131 | 159 |
| Grand total | 703 | 703 |
The second Direct to College cohort of 785 Engineering Undeclared (ENGRUD) students entered the UW in autumn 2019. Students with an extensive amount of completed college credit had an opportunity to request placement in winter 2020 (P0). The primary placement cycles for this cohort were: summer 2020 (P1), winter 2021 (P2), and the final placement cycle in summer 2021 (P3).
P3 Summer 2021 placement cycle
| 13 | ENGRUD students requested placement |
| 11 | ENGRUD students were placed in engineering majors |
| 8 | ENGRUD students placed in their first or second choice majors |
| 0 | ENGRUD students admitted to the Computer Science major through the Allen School competitive application process |
P3 Summer 2021 placement cycle: placements compared to 1st choice placement requests
| Major | Placements | Number of 1st choice requests |
|---|---|---|
| Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering | 2 | 2 |
| Bioengineering | 0 | 0 |
| Bioresource Science & Engineering | 0 | 0 |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 | 1 |
| Civil Engineering | 0 | 0 |
| Computer Engineering | 0 | 2 |
| Electrical Engineering | 3 | 0 |
| Environmental Engineering | 0 | 0 |
| Human Centered Design & Engineering | 0 | 5 |
| Industrial Engineering | 3 | 2 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 0 | 0 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 2 | 1 |
| Grand total | 11 | 13 |
P2 Winter 2021 placement cycle
| 284 | ENGRUD students requested placement |
| 273 | ENGRUD students were placed in engineering majors |
| 236 | ENGRUD students placed in their first or second choice majors |
| 1 | ENGRUD students admitted to the Computer Science major through the Allen School competitive application process |
P2 Winter 2021 placement cycle: placements compared to 1st choice placement requests
| Major | Placements | Number of 1st choice requests |
|---|---|---|
| Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering | 19 | 28 |
| Bioengineering | 16 | 37 |
| Bioresource Science & Engineering | 1 | 1 |
| Chemical Engineering | 13 | 4 |
| Civil Engineering | 31 | 15 |
| Computer Engineering | 10 | 47 |
| Electrical Engineering | 74 | 34 |
| Environmental Engineering | 7 | 3 |
| Human Centered Design & Engineering | 19 | 30 |
| Industrial Engineering | 23 | 6 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 12 | 3 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 48 | 76 |
| Grand total | 273 | 284 |
P1 Summer 2020 placement cycle
| 537 | ENGRUD students requested placement |
| 373 | ENGRUD students were placed in engineering majors |
| 367 | ENGRUD students placed in their first or second choice majors |
| 26 | ENGRUD students admitted to the Computer Science major through the Allen School competitive application process |
P1 Summer 2020 placement cycle: placements compared to 1st choice placement requests
| Major | Placements | Number of 1st choice requests |
|---|---|---|
| Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering | 28 | 54 |
| Bioengineering | 34 | 72 |
| Chemical Engineering | 21 | 20 |
| Civil Engineering | 33 | 23 |
| Computer Engineering | 40 | 112 |
| Electrical Engineering | 64 | 40 |
| Environmental Engineering | 7 | 6 |
| Human Centered Design & Engineering | 34 | 46 |
| Industrial Engineering | 26 | 22 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 15 | 14 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 71 | 128 |
| Grand total | 373 | 537 |
P0 Winter 2020 placement cycle
| 28 | ENGRUD students requested placement |
| 22 | ENGRUD students were placed in engineering majors |
| 22 | ENGRUD students placed in their first or second choice majors |
| 0 | ENGRUD students admitted to the Computer Science major through the Allen School competitive application process |
P0 Winter 2020 placement cycle: placements compared to 1st choice placement requests
| Major | Placements | Number of 1st choice requests |
|---|---|---|
| Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering | 5 | 5 |
| Bioengineering | 3 | 3 |
| Chemical Engineering | 2 | 2 |
| Civil Engineering | 3 | 3 |
| Computer Engineering | 1 | 7 |
| Electrical Engineering | 3 | 3 |
| Environmental Engineering | 0 | 0 |
| Human Centered Design & Engineering | 1 | 1 |
| Industrial Engineering | 0 | 0 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 2 | 2 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 2 | 2 |
| Grand total | 22 | 28 |
The first Direct to College cohort of 905 Engineering Undeclared (ENGRUD) students entered the UW in autumn 2018. The placement cycles for this cohort were: summer 2019 (P1), winter 2020 (P2), and the final placement cycle in summer 2020 (P3). Here are the results of those cycles.
P3 Summer 2020 placement cycle
The P3 placement cycle is designed for students who may need more time to progress through the engineering coursework. Therefore, students who are placed at P3 are generally on a 5-year graduation timeline.
| 26 | ENGRUD students requested placement |
| 25 | ENGRUD students were placed in engineering majors |
| 25 | ENGRUD students placed in their first or second choice majors |
| 1 | ENGRUD students admitted to the Computer Science major through the Allen School competitive application process |
P3 Summer 2020 placement cycle: placements compared to 1st choice placement requests
| Major | Placements | Number of 1st choice requests |
|---|---|---|
| Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering | 0 | 0 |
| Bioengineering | 1 | 1 |
| Chemical Engineering | 0 | 0 |
| Civil Engineering | 3 | 3 |
| Computer Engineering | 0 | 5 |
| Electrical Engineering | 8 | 5 |
| Environmental Engineering | 0 | 0 |
| Human Centered Design & Engineering | 8 | 7 |
| Industrial Engineering | 3 | 3 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 0 | 0 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 2 | 2 |
| Grand total | 25 | 26 |
P2 Winter 2020 placement cycle
| 326 | ENGRUD students requested placement |
| 308 | ENGRUD students were placed in engineering majors |
| 279 | ENGRUD students placed in their first or second choice majors |
| 8 | ENGRUD students admitted to the Computer Science major through the Allen School competitive application process |
P2 Winter 2020 placement cycle: placements compared to 1st choice placement requests
| Major | Placements | Number of 1st choice requests |
|---|---|---|
| Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering | 18 | 17 |
| Bioengineering | 14 | 24 |
| Chemical Engineering | 13 | 10 |
| Civil Engineering | 42 | 20 |
| Computer Engineering | 11 | 64 |
| Electrical Engineering | 94 | 77 |
| Environmental Engineering | 10 | 3 |
| Human Centered Design & Engineering | 20 | 19 |
| Industrial Engineering | 24 | 20 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 17 | 9 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 45 | 63 |
| Grand total | 308 | 326 |
P1 Summer 2019 placement cycle
| 592 | ENGRUD students requested placement |
| 416 | ENGRUD students were placed in engineering majors |
| 405 | ENGRUD students placed in their first or second choice majors |
| 21 | ENGRUD students admitted to the Computer Science major through the Allen School competitive application process |
P1 Summer 2019 placement cycle: placements compared to 1st choice placement requests
| Major | Placements | Number of 1st choice requests |
|---|---|---|
| Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering | 30 | 49 |
| Bioengineering | 39 | 69 |
| Chemical Engineering | 30 | 28 |
| Civil Engineering | 28 | 22 |
| Computer Engineering | 41 | 154 |
| Electrical Engineering | 92 | 73 |
| Environmental Engineering | 9 | 7 |
| Human Centered Design & Engineering | 29 | 30 |
| Industrial Engineering | 20 | 15 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 19 | 16 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 79 | 129 |
| Grand total | 416 | 592 |