by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of Washington - Tacoma Campus was awarded 126 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is information technology.
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College Factual ranked UW Tacoma as #2,164 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UW Tacoma held the #2,200 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
UW Tacoma also holds the #49 spot on the Best Colleges in Washington ranking.
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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus has an acceptance rate of 83%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
The student to faculty ratio at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is 78%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Washington - Tacoma Campus has a freshmen retention rate of 75%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at UW Tacoma for first-time, full-time students is 40%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,567 undergraduates at UW Tacoma with 4,034 being full-time and 533 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,854 | $5,788 | $8,147 | $15,007 | $20,078 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UW Tacoma, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UW Tacoma, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $4,335 a year. That adds up to $17,340 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UW Tacoma is 2.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for UW Tacoma are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1900 Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402-3100 |
| Phone: | 253-692-4400 |
| Website: | https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 292 | $67,196 |
| General Psychology | 152 | $30,890 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 111 | $42,576 |
| Business Administration & Management | 102 | $44,694 |
| Accounting | 96 | $52,825 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 92 | $37,823 |
| General Biology | 87 | $32,362 |
| Nursing | 70 | $75,688 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 69 | $59,174 |
| Marketing | 60 | $48,321 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 2,159 students took at least one online class at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. This is an increase from the 997 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,159 | 335 |
| 2019-2020 | 997 | 83 |
| 2018-2019 | 685 | 78 |
| 2017-2018 | 763 | 79 |
| 2016-2017 | 478 | 64 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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