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University of Washington-Bothell Campus

University of Washington-Bothell Campus reports 5,457 undergraduates in Bothell, WA. Its federal reporting group is labeled University of Washington.

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University of Washington-Bothell Campus · Bothell, Washington · Federal institution ID (UNITID): 377555.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (University of Washington).

Shared outcomes cannot rank campuses. Reporting-group definitions.

Compare Bothell, WA with Tacoma, WA. Other profile: University of Washington-Tacoma Campus · Tacoma, WA (UNITID: 377564).

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$5,081

family income
under $30k

$5,969

$30–48k

$8,059

$48–75k

$16,230

$75–110k

$23,389

over $110k

Average net price

$12,3192023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of Washington-Bothell Campus rose from $10,857 (2008) to $12,319 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$10,857
2009	$8,693
2010	$8,533
2011	$10,641
2012	$11,091
2013	$11,505
2014	$11,331
2015	$11,121
2016	$8,893
2017	$10,798
2018	$11,060
2019	$11,562
2020	$9,280
2021	$10,495
2022	$10,898
2023	$12,319

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$26,9082024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of Washington-Bothell Campus rose from $15,911 (2009) to $26,908 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$15,911
2010	$16,392
2011	$16,924
2012	$20,005
2013	$22,800
2014	$22,747
2015	$23,546
2016	$22,515
2017	$20,639
2018	$22,125
2019	$22,415
2020	$23,189
2021	$21,519
2022	$23,503
2023	$24,462
2024	$26,908

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2006	$5,859	$21,157
2007	$6,247	$21,993
2008	$6,673	$23,090
2013	$11,911	$31,485
2014	$11,911	$33,030
2015	$11,758	$34,062
2016	$10,690	$34,728
2017	$10,911	$35,475
2018	$11,138	$36,519
2019	$11,390	$38,091
2020	$11,649	$39,018
2021	$11,950	$39,780
2022	$12,224	$40,722
2023	$12,559	$41,913

IPEDS Published price 2006–07 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Washington-Bothell Campus reports tuition of $12,919 for in-state students and $43,155 for out-of-state students. Check University of Washington-Bothell Campus’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 5,457 undergrads, University of Washington-Bothell Campus is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

65.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Washington-Bothell Campus within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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65.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of Washington-Bothell Campus has held near 65.3% from Fall 2006 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
2006 cohort	64.3%
2007 cohort	67.6%
2008 cohort	67.4%
2009 cohort	69.7%
2010 cohort	67%
2011 cohort	63.6%
2012 cohort	62.3%
2013 cohort	69.1%
2014 cohort	62.9%
2015 cohort	66.3%
2016 cohort	68.8%
2017 cohort	68.2%
2018 cohort	65.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 2006–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (University of Washington).

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$10,963	$4,664
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$10,933	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$10,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$10,375	$5,159
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$9,817	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$9,429	$5,582
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$9,872	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$10,016	$5,239
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$10,000	$5,122
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$9,802	$4,802
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$9,890	$4,545
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$10,500	$5,416
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$12,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$13,000	$5,555
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$13,882	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$14,768	$5,798
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$15,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$15,000	$7,468
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$15,000	$8,496
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$15,000	$9,831
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$15,000	$10,222
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$15,000	$10,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$14,615	$8,413

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$62,979

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$70,968

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$78,466

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (University of Washington).

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of Washington-Bothell Campus admitted 4,686 of 5,172 applicants in Fall 2024. The 90.6% rate describes that application pool.

90.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $12,559 in-state tuition · 2023–24 5,457 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Washington-Bothell Campus received 5,172 applications and admitted 4,686 (90.6%), with 1,118 enrolling.

University of Washington-Bothell Campus: scores were considered but optional in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle.

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Acceptance rate

90.6%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2007	72.5%
Fall 2008	72.5%
Fall 2009	76.4%
Fall 2010	76.8%
Fall 2011	73.7%
Fall 2012	73.7%
Fall 2013	75.7%
Fall 2014	79.1%
Fall 2015	78.7%
Fall 2016	80.3%
Fall 2017	80.1%
Fall 2018	79.3%
Fall 2019	74.1%
Fall 2020	87.9%
Fall 2021	83%
Fall 2022	88.1%
Fall 2023	91.8%
Fall 2024	90.6%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2007–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1170–1470Fall 2023 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2007	950	1150
Fall 2008	950	1150
Fall 2009	950	1150
Fall 2010	910	1160
Fall 2011	910	1150
Fall 2012	910	1150
Fall 2013	890	1150
Fall 2014	890	1140
Fall 2015	920	1160
Fall 2016	910	1170
Fall 2017	1030	1230
Fall 2018	1030	1250
Fall 2019	1020	1260
Fall 2020	1040	1270
Fall 2022	1210	1450
Fall 2023	1170	1470

IPEDS Fall 2007–2023, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

32–34Fall 2023 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2007	20	24
Fall 2008	20	24
Fall 2009	20	24
Fall 2010	18	24
Fall 2011	19	25
Fall 2012	19	25
Fall 2013	19	23
Fall 2014	18	24
Fall 2015	19	25
Fall 2016	20	25
Fall 2017	19	26
Fall 2018	19	26
Fall 2019	19	28
Fall 2020	20	27
Fall 2022	22	30
Fall 2023	32	34

IPEDS Fall 2007–2023, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

5,457Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Washington-Bothell Campus rose from 1,382 (Fall 2002) to 5,457 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,382
Fall 2003	1,365
Fall 2004	1,381
Fall 2005	1,308
Fall 2006	1,432
Fall 2007	1,580
Fall 2008	1,911
Fall 2009	2,358
Fall 2010	2,726
Fall 2011	3,218
Fall 2012	3,486
Fall 2013	4,077
Fall 2014	4,378
Fall 2015	4,660
Fall 2016	5,078
Fall 2017	5,329
Fall 2018	5,363
Fall 2019	5,332
Fall 2020	5,618
Fall 2021	5,432
Fall 2022	5,166
Fall 2023	5,228
Fall 2024	5,457

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

86%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of Washington-Bothell Campus has held near 86% from Fall 2006 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2006 cohort	81%
Fall 2007 cohort	79%
Fall 2008 cohort	79%
Fall 2009 cohort	82%
Fall 2010 cohort	86%
Fall 2011 cohort	78%
Fall 2012 cohort	79%
Fall 2013 cohort	83%
Fall 2014 cohort	84%
Fall 2015 cohort	84%
Fall 2016 cohort	88%
Fall 2017 cohort	87%
Fall 2018 cohort	83%
Fall 2019 cohort	89%
Fall 2020 cohort	88%
Fall 2021 cohort	85%
Fall 2022 cohort	86%
Fall 2023 cohort	86%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2006–2023

More about University of Washington-Bothell Campus

Faculty pay at University of Washington-Bothell Campus averages $157,968 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of Washington-Bothell Campus as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 5,457 undergraduates live off campus, and 85.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

For Fall 2024, University of Washington-Bothell Campus considered scores; no usable range is filed. Washington benchmarks are not University of Washington-Bothell Campus's own range.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of Washington-Bothell Campus compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of Washington-Bothell Campus90.6%

Washington median83.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of Washington-Bothell Campus$12,919

Washington median$19,614

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of Washington-Bothell Campus's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (University of Washington).

University of Washington reporting group (shared)$78,466

Washington median$62,092

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Washington-Bothell Campus, Washington and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	Washington median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	90.6%	83.2%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$12,919	$19,614	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$78,466Shared group value	$62,092	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Washington-Bothell Campus, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of Washington-Bothell Campus federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 30 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$175,616
Computer Engineering	$169,570
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$116,010
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$114,798
Mechanical Engineering	$102,078
Mathematics	$100,127
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$98,632
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$95,193
Accounting and Related Services	$88,393
Marketing	$88,114
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$78,771
Physics	$75,867
Political Science and Government	$72,487
Computer Software and Media Applications	$71,462
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$66,845
Education, General	$65,217
Chemistry	$64,676
Communication and Media Studies	$64,153
Public Health	$63,666
Philosophy	$61,595
Biology, General	$59,443
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$58,818
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$58,229
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$57,534
Area Studies	$56,926
Psychology, General	$54,016
Fine and Studio Arts	$53,805
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$52,771
International/Globalization Studies	$49,475
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$46,844

These 30 fields listed for University of Washington-Bothell Campus measure earnings after completion. The $78,466 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 8 additional University of Washington-Bothell Campus fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (University of Washington).

Frequently asked questions

What is University of Washington-Bothell Campus's acceptance rate?

90.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 4,686 admitted from 5,172 applicants.

How much does University of Washington-Bothell Campus cost?

In-state tuition is $12,919; out-of-state students pay $43,155. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of Washington-Bothell Campus report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $78,466. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Washington

Whitworth University — 89.8% admitted
Western Washington University — 93.2% admitted
Washington State University — 86.6% admitted
Saint Martin's University — 89.8% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.