Editing University of Washington (section)

==Academics==
The university offers bachelor's, master's and [[Doctoral degree|doctoral]] degrees through its 140 departments, themselves organized into various colleges and schools.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washington.edu/home/departments/departments.html |title=Academic Departments |publisher=University of Washington |access-date=September 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124024935/http://www.washington.edu/home/departments/departments.html |archive-date=January 24, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> It also continues to operate a [[Transition School and Early Entrance Program]] on campus, which first began in 1977.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://depts.washington.edu/cscy/ |title=The Halbert and Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars |access-date=May 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090721223107/http://depts.washington.edu/cscy/ |archive-date=July 21, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Rankings and reputation===

{{Infobox US university ranking
| THE_WSJ = 82
| Forbes = 44
| QS_W = 76
| THES_W = 25
| Wamo_NU = 17
| USNWR_NU = 46
| USNWR_W = 7 <small>(tie)</small>
| ARWU_W = 18
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed floatright" "text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=4 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|University of Washington Huskies|color=purple}}" |National Program Rankings<ref name="U.S. News & World Report">{{cite magazine |title=University of Washington – U.S. News Best Grad School Rankings |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=October 22, 2020 |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/university-of-washington-seattle-campus-236948/overall-rankings |archive-date=July 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730151656/https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/university-of-washington-seattle-campus-236948/overall-rankings |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! Program
! Ranking
|-
| Audiology || 36
|-
| Biological Sciences || 23
|-
| Business || 20
|-
| Chemistry|| 24
|-
| Clinical Psychology || 5
|-
| Earth Sciences || 10
|-
| Economics || 35
|-
| Education || 14
|-
| Engineering || 24
|-
| English || 35
|-
| Fine Arts || 32
|-
| Health Care Management || 15
|-
| History || 23
|-
| Law || 42
|-
| Library & Information Studies || 2
|-
| Mathematics || 26
|-
| Medical: Primary Care || 2
|-
| Medical: Research || 13
|-
| Nursing: Doctorate || 1
|-
| Nursing: Masters || 6
|-
| Nursing: Midwifery || 8
|-
| Occupational Therapy || 23
|-
| Pharmacy || 7
|-
| Physical Therapy || 25
|-
| Physician Assistant || 14
|-
| Physics || 22
|-
| Political Science || 33
|-
| Psychology || 26
|-
| Public Affairs || 6
|-
| Public Health || 7
|-
| Social Work || 3
|-
| Sociology || 17
|-
| Speech-Language Pathology || 10
|-
| Statistics || 3
|}

UW is an elected member of the [[American Association of Universities]], and has been listed as a "[[Public Ivy]]" in [[Public Ivy#Greenes' Guides list (2001)|Greene's Guides]] since 2001.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greene |first1=Howard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lV8QJDzrcSoC |title=Public Ivies |last2=Greene |first2=Matthew W. |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2001 |isbn=978-0-06-093459-0 |series=Greenes' Guide to Educational Planning |access-date=June 16, 2015 |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125212016/https://books.google.com/books?id=lV8QJDzrcSoC |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Association of American Universities |url=http://www.aau.edu/about/article.aspx?id=5476 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521132512/http://www.aau.edu/about/article.aspx?id=5476 |archive-date=May 21, 2012 |access-date=March 16, 2012 }}</ref>

The ''[[Academic Ranking of World Universities]] (ARWU)'' has consistently ranked UW as one of the top 20 universities worldwide every year since its first release.<ref name="Academic Ranking of World Universities">{{cite web |url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/World-University-Rankings/University-of-Washington.html |title=Academic Ranking of World Universities——University of Washington |access-date=August 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822014321/http://www.shanghairanking.com/World-University-Rankings/University-of-Washington.html |archive-date=August 22, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, UW ranked 14th worldwide out of 500 by the ''ARWU'', 26th worldwide out of 981 in the ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]'', and 28th worldwide out of 101 in the ''Times'' [[World Reputation Rankings]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2019/reputation-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats |title=World Reputation Rankings 2016 |work=Times Higher Education |date=July 2019 |access-date=October 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919185922/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2019/reputation-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats |archive-date=September 19, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Meanwhile, ''[[QS World University Rankings]]'' ranked it 68th worldwide, out of over 900.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-washington |title=University of Washington – QS Ranking |access-date=February 28, 2020 |archive-date=February 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228165548/https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-washington |url-status=live }}</ref>

''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked UW 6th out of nearly 1,500 universities worldwide for 2024, with UW's undergraduate program tied for 40th among 389 national universities in the U.S. and tied for 19th among 209 public universities.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-washington-3798/overall-rankings |title=University of Washington Rankings |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=October 22, 2020 |archive-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525194306/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-washington-3798/overall-rankings |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2019, it ranked 10th among the universities around the world by [[SCImago Institutions Rankings]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scimagoir.com/rankings.php?sector=Higher%20educ.&country=all |title=SCImago Institutions Rankings – Higher Education – All Regions and Countries – 2019 – Overall Rank |website=www.scimagoir.com |access-date=June 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422183813/https://www.scimagoir.com/rankings.php?sector=Higher%20educ.&country=all |archive-date=April 22, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2019, ''[[Kiplinger]]'' magazine's review of "top college values" named UW 5th for in-state students and 10th for out-of-state students among U.S. public colleges, and 84th overall out of 500 schools.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-best-college-values-college-finder/end_page.php?school=9445 |magazine=Kiplinger's Personal Finance |title=College Finder |date=July 2019 |access-date=July 30, 2019 |archive-date=May 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515233157/https://www.kiplinger.com/article/college/t014-c000-s002-best-college-values-2019.html?school=9445 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the ''[[Washington Monthly]]'' National University Rankings UW was ranked 15th domestically in 2018, based on its contribution to the public good as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2018college-guide/national |title=2018 National University Rankings |access-date=July 30, 2019 |magazine=Washington Monthly |date=May 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604060903/https://washingtonmonthly.com/2018college-guide/national |archive-date=June 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2017, the [[CWTS Leiden Ranking|''Leiden Ranking'']], which focuses on science and the impact of scientific publications among the world's 500 major universities, ranked UW 12th globally and 5th in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cairns |first=Eva |title=University Rankings: How Important Are They? |language=en |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/evacairns/2013/10/17/university-rankings-how-important-are-they-an-interview-with-nello-angerilli-avp-university-of-waterloo-canada/#29bd94147d3c |url-status=live |access-date=August 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814150200/https://www.forbes.com/sites/evacairns/2013/10/17/university-rankings-how-important-are-they-an-interview-with-nello-angerilli-avp-university-of-waterloo-canada/#29bd94147d3c |archive-date=August 14, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Leiden Ranking 2017 by Leiden University |url=http://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2017/list |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223071037/http://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2017/list |archive-date=December 23, 2017 |access-date=October 7, 2017 |publisher=Leidenranking.com }}</ref>

=== Undergraduate admissions===
{{Infobox U.S. college admissions
| year              = 2024
| admit rate        = 39.5%
| admit rate change = -6.2
| yield rate        = 26.4%
| yield rate change = -6.2
| test optional     = yes
| SAT Total         = 1280–1490<br />(among 14% of [[freshman|FTFs]])
| SAT Total change  = 
| ACT               = 30–34<br />(among 5% of [[freshman|FTFs]])
| ACT change        = 
| GPA               = 3.82
| float             = right
| ref               = <ref name="University of Washington">{{cite web |url=https://www.washington.edu/opb/uw-data/external-reporting/common-data-set/ |title=University of Washington Common Data Set 2022–2023 |publisher=University of Washington |access-date=July 19, 2023 |archive-date=May 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518223927/https://www.washington.edu/opb/uw-data/external-reporting/common-data-set/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| change ref        = <ref name="University of Washington-2">{{cite web |url=http://depts.washington.edu/opbfiles/web/CDS_2016-2017_Seattle.xlsx?_ga=2.141985841.262295183.1669884502-2059315055.1669884502 |title=University of Washington Common Data Set 2016–2017 |publisher=University of Washington |access-date=December 1, 2022 |archive-date=December 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201094218/http://depts.washington.edu/opbfiles/web/CDS_2016-2017_Seattle.xlsx?_ga=2.141985841.262295183.1669884502-2059315055.1669884502 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

The university does not require submission of either [[SAT]] or [[ACT (test)|ACT]] scores for admission, and the university position is that those scores are "not considered for admission, even if submitted (test blind)".<ref>{{cite web |title=SAT/ACT scores |url=https://admit.washington.edu/apply/transfer/how-to-apply/test-scores/#:~:text=SAT%2FACT%20no%20longer%20required,factors%20considered%20in%20transfer%20admission. |website=admit.washington.edu |publisher=University of Washington |access-date=August 3, 2024 |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913231907/https://admit.washington.edu/apply/transfer/how-to-apply/test-scores/#:~:text=SAT%2FACT%20no%20longer%20required,factors%20considered%20in%20transfer%20admission. |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=admit/> In 2024, newly enrolled students had a median high school [[Academic grading in the United States#Grade conversion|GPA]] of 3.82.<ref name=admit>{{cite web |title=University of Washington Seattle Admission Requirements |url=https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/washington/university-of-washington-seattle-campus/admission/ |website=collegesimply.com |publisher=CollegeSimply {{!}} U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=December 6, 2024 }}</ref> The university's undergraduate admissions process is rated 91/99 by the [[Princeton Review]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/college-ratings#admissions_selectivity |title=The Princeton Review's College Ratings {{!}} The Princeton Review |website=www.princetonreview.com |language=en |access-date=August 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903052920/https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/college-ratings#admissions_selectivity |archive-date=September 3, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.princetonreview.com/schools/1023567/college/university-washington?ceid=best-colleges |title=University of Washington – The Princeton Review College Rankings & Reviews |website=princetonreview.com |language=en |access-date=August 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205130011/https://www.princetonreview.com/schools/1023567/college/university-washington?ceid=best-colleges |archive-date=February 5, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is classified "more selective" by the ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/university-of-washington-3798 |title=University of Washington |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=January 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111012627/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/university-of-washington-3798 |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> For the Class of 2025 (enrolled fall 2021), UW received 48,840 applications and accepted 26,121 (53.5%). Of those accepted, 7,252 enrolled, a [[Yield (college admissions)|yield rate]] (the percentage of accepted students who choose to attend the university) of 27.8%.<ref name="University of Washington-5">{{cite web |url=https://www.washington.edu/opb/uw-data/external-reporting/common-data-set/cds_2021-2022_seattle/ |title=University of Washington Common Data Set 2021–2022 |publisher=University of Washington |access-date=December 1, 2022 |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913231932/https://www.washington.edu/opb/uw-data/external-reporting/common-data-set/cds_2021-2022_seattle/ |url-status=live }}</ref> UW's freshman [[University student retention|retention rate]] is 93%, with 84% going on to graduate within six years.<ref name="University of Washington-5" />

Of the 19% of the incoming freshman class who submitted [[SAT]] scores; the middle 50 percent Composite scores were 1240–1450.<ref name="University of Washington-5" /> Of the 8% of enrolled freshmen in 2021 who submitted [[ACT (test)|ACT]] scores; the middle 50 percent Composite score was between 29 and 34.<ref name="University of Washington-5" /> In the 2020–2021 academic year, 24 freshman students were [[National Merit Scholars]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalmerit.org/s/1758/images/gid2/editor_documents/annual_report.pdf |title=National Merit Scholarship Corporation 2019–20 Annual Report |publisher=National Merit Scholarship Corporation |access-date=December 7, 2022 |archive-date=June 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624044709/http://www.nationalmerit.org/s/1758/images/gid2/editor_documents/annual_report.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

The university uses capacity constrained majors,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/finding-help/commonterms/capacity-constrained-majors/ |title=Capacity-constrained majors |access-date=April 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410091337/http://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/finding-help/commonterms/capacity-constrained-majors/ |archive-date=April 10, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> a gate-keeping process that requires most students to apply to an internal college or faculty. New applications are usually considered once or twice annually, and few students are admitted each time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://admit.washington.edu/apply/transfer/tools/capacity-constrained-major/ |title=Applying for a capacity-constrained major? |access-date=April 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419053402/http://admit.washington.edu/apply/transfer/tools/capacity-constrained-major/ |archive-date=April 19, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The screening process is based on cumulative academic performance, recommendation letters and extracurricular activities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/advisers/majors-and-minors/ |title=UW Undergraduate Advising: Majors and Minors |access-date=April 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320141736/http://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/advisers/majors-and-minors/ |archive-date=March 20, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; font-size:90%; margin:10px;"
|+ '''Fall First-Time Freshman Statistics'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Washington Common Data Set 2023-2024 |url=https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/162/2024/03/01124227/CDS_Seattle_2023_2024.xlsx |access-date=March 15, 2023 |website=University of Washington }}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Washington Common Data Set 2022-2023 |url=https://www.washington.edu/opb/uw-data/external-reporting/common-data-set/ |access-date=July 19, 2023 |website=University of Washington |language=en |archive-date=May 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518223927/https://www.washington.edu/opb/uw-data/external-reporting/common-data-set/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="University of Washington-5" />
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washington.edu/opb/uw-data/external-reporting/common-data-set/cds_2020-2021_seattle-3/ |title=University of Washington Common Data Set 2020–2021 |publisher=University of Washington |access-date=December 1, 2022 |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913231911/https://www.washington.edu/opb/uw-data/external-reporting/common-data-set/cds_2020-2021_seattle-3/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/162/2018/10/12161233/CDS_2019-2020_seattle.xlsx |title=University of Washington Common Data Set 2019–2020 |publisher=University of Washington |access-date=December 1, 2022 |archive-date=December 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201094218/https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/162/2018/10/12161233/CDS_2019-2020_seattle.xlsx |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/162/2018/10/11151933/2018-2019-Common-Data-Set_Seattle_updated.xlsx |title=University of Washington Common Data Set 2018–2019 |publisher=University of Washington |access-date=December 1, 2022 |archive-date=December 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201094221/https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/162/2018/10/11151933/2018-2019-Common-Data-Set_Seattle_updated.xlsx |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://depts.washington.edu/opbfiles/web/CDS_2017-2018_Seattle.xlsx?_ga=2.141985841.262295183.1669884502-2059315055.1669884502 |title=University of Washington Common Data Set 2017–2018 |publisher=University of Washington |access-date=December 1, 2022 |archive-date=December 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201094223/http://depts.washington.edu/opbfiles/web/CDS_2017-2018_Seattle.xlsx?_ga=2.141985841.262295183.1669884502-2059315055.1669884502 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!
!2023
!2022
! 2021 !! 2020 !! 2019 !! 2018 !! 2017
|-
! Applicants
|62,428
|52,488
| 48,840 || 43,778 || 45,579 || 45,907 || 44,877
|-
! Admits
|26,552
|24,942
| 26,121 || 24,467 || 23,592 || 22,350 || 20,833
|-
! Admit rate
|39.5
|42.5
|47.5
| 53.5 || 55.9 || 51.8 || 48.7 || 46.4
|-
! Enrolled
|7,006
|7,415
| 7,252 || 7,027 || 6,992 || 7,167 || 6,793
|-
! Yield rate
|26.4
|29.7
| 27.8 || 28.7 || 29.6 || 32.1 || 32.6
|-
! ACT composite*<br /><small>(out of 36)</small>
|30–34<br /><small>(5%<sup>†</sup>)</small>
|29–34<br /><small>(7%<sup>†</sup>)</small>
| 29–34<br /><small>(8%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 27–33<br /><small>(28%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 27–33<br /><small>(30%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 27–32<br /><small>(31%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 27–32<br /><small>(40%<sup>†</sup>)</small>
|-
! SAT composite*<br /><small>(out of 1600)</small>
|1280–1490<br /><small>(14%<sup>†</sup>)</small>
|1320–1500<br /><small>(17%<sup>†</sup>)</small>
| 1240–1450<br /><small>(19%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 1220–1430<br /><small>(81%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 1240–1440<br /><small>(81%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 1220–1460<br /><small>(80%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 1190–1420<br /><small>(75%<sup>†</sup>)</small>
|-
| colspan="8"| * middle 50% range<br /> <sup>†</sup> percentage of first-time freshmen who chose to submit
|}
{{clear}}

=== Research===
UW's research budget surpassed the $1.0 billion research budget milestone in 2012,<ref name="Uwnews.washington.edu">{{cite web |url=http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=35716 |title=UW passed $1 billion research budget mark |publisher=Uwnews.washington.edu |access-date=June 30, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531011313/http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=35716 |archive-date=May 31, 2012 }}</ref> and university endowments reached almost $5.0 billion by 2021.<ref>As of June 30, 2016. {{cite web |url=http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2016-Endowment-Market-Values.pdf |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2015 to FY 2016 |year=2017 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund Institute |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402170057/http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2016-Endowment-Market-Values.pdf |archive-date=April 2, 2017 }}</ref>

In 2014, the University of Washington School of Oceanography and the UW Applied Physics Laboratory completed the construction of the first [[Regional Scale Nodes|high-power underwater cabled observatory]] in the United States. [[Gabrielle Rocap]], one of the researchers who discovered arsenic-breathing microbes in the Pacific, is part of the department's faculty.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arsenic-breathing life discovered in the tropical Pacific Ocean |url=https://www.washington.edu/news/2019/05/01/arsenic-breathing-life-discovered-in-the-tropical-pacific-ocean/ |access-date=March 18, 2022 |website=UW News |language=en |archive-date=February 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217233911/https://www.washington.edu/news/2019/05/01/arsenic-breathing-life-discovered-in-the-tropical-pacific-ocean/ |url-status=live |author-first1=Hannah |author-last1=Hickey |date=May 1, 2019 |publisher=University of Washington }}</ref>

To promote equal academic opportunity, especially for people of low income, UW launched ''Husky Promise'' in 2006. Families of income up to 65 percent of state median income or 235 percent of the federal poverty level are eligible. With this, up to 30 percent of undergraduate students may be eligible. The cut-off income level that UW set is the highest in the nation, making top-quality education available to more people. UW President Mark Emmert said that being "elitist is not in our DNA".<ref name="Jaschik-2006">{{cite web |last=Jaschik |first=Scott |url=http://insidehighered.com/news/2006/10/13/aid |title=Inside HigherEd Husky Promise |publisher=Insidehighered.com |date=October 13, 2006 |access-date=June 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729000445/http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/10/13/aid |archive-date=July 29, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Depts.washington.edu-2006">{{cite web |url=http://depts.washington.edu/mediarel/news/promise.shtml |title=UW Husky Promise |publisher=Depts.washington.edu |date=October 11, 2006 |access-date=June 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531011316/http://depts.washington.edu/mediarel/news/promise.shtml |archive-date=May 31, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

UW was the host university of [[ResearchChannel]] program (now defunct), the only TV channel in the United States dedicated solely for the dissemination of research from academic institutions and research organizations.<ref name="ResearchChannel contact UW">{{cite web |url=http://www.researchchannel.org/contact/ |title=ResearchChannel contact UW |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060621231937/http://www.researchchannel.org/contact/ |archive-date=June 21, 2006 }}</ref> Participation of ResearchChannel included 36 universities, 15 research organizations, two corporate research centers and many other affiliates.<ref name="ResearchChannel participants">{{cite web |url=http://www.researchchannel.org/prog/inst.asp |title=ResearchChannel participants |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060829044759/http://www.researchchannel.org/prog/inst.asp |archive-date=August 29, 2006 }}</ref>

{{anchor|Pacific Coast Architecture Database}}
Alan Michelson, now Head of the Built Environments Library at UW Seattle, manages the '''Pacific Coast Architecture Database''' (PCAD), which Michelson started in 2002 while he worked as Architecture and Design Librarian at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA). The PCAD serves as a searchable public database detailing significant but importantly, also lesser-known and -lauded designers, buildings and structures, and partnerships, with links including to bibliographic literature.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/about/ |title=PCAD – Pacific Coast Architecture Database |website=pcad.lib.washington.edu |access-date=August 12, 2020 |archive-date=June 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629103455/http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2019, {{Proper name|iDefense}} reported that [[Cyberwarfare and China|Chinese hackers]] had launched [[Chinese espionage in the United States|cyberattacks]] on dozens of academic institutions in an attempt to gain information on technology being developed for the [[United States Navy]].<ref name="Sekine-2019">{{cite news |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Chinese-hackers-target-North-American-and-Asian-universities |newspaper=[[Nikkei Asian Review]] |title=Chinese hackers target North American and Asian universities |first=Sara |last=Sekine |date=March 6, 2019 |access-date=May 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527182141/https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Chinese-hackers-target-North-American-and-Asian-universities |archive-date=May 27, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Some of the targets included the University of Washington.<ref name="Sekine-2019"/> The attacks have been underway since at least April 2017.<ref name="Sekine-2019"/>