University of Washington, Seattle Campus

ExistingUsers

User Name:

Password:

Forgot your password?
Click here

NewUsers

FeaturedResources


	University of Washington, Seattle Campus


General \| Campus & Students \| Academics \| Cost & Aid \| Admissions \| Articles \| Community

Undergraduate Colleges / University of Washington, Seattle Campus

Table of Contents

1.	In Brief

2.	History

3.	Campus setting and architecture

4.	Academics and organization

5.	Athletics and traditions

6.	Notable UW students and alumni

7.	Notable current and former faculty

8.	External links

	In Brief

	The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a major public research university in the Seattle metropolitan area. Its primary campus is in Seattle's University District, and it has two branch campuses in Tacoma and Bothell. Locally known as "U Dub," it is the largest university in the Pacific Northwest and one of the oldest public institutions of higher education on the west coast of the United States.

	Next Article >>

Interesting Fact

About a third of the students at Washington and Lee University still receive some financial aid from interest on an endowment set up by George Washington in 1796.

Did you know...

The Notes tool allows you to create and save private notes for yourself and bookmark pages throughout the site.