UW Tacoma Quick Facts

The University of Washington Tacoma was founded in 1990 to provide opportunities for bachelors and masters degrees to students located in the South Puget Sound region of Washington State. It is one of three campuses of the University of Washington with companion campuses located in Seattle and Bothell. The campus covers approximately 420,000 sq ft in downtown Tacoma's Union Station neighborhood, a district of historic warehouses built in the late 1800s and early 1900s at the western terminus of the great transcontinental railroad.

Originally established as a two-year institution focused on four-year degree completion for transfer students, UW Tacoma welcomed its first freshman class in 2006. Undergraduate and graduate schools and programs include:

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At the beginning of each autumn quarter of the academic school year, a snapshot of UW Tacoma is developed from various data sources. These data are presented below for the current autumn quarter, or you may view the Autumn 2011 Census Day Report

Autumn 2011 Campus Facts

2011 All Students Demographics

All Student Autumn 2011
Total Students	3662
Adjusted FTE	3,234.07
Total Student Credit Hours	46470

All Student Headcount : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
Freshmen	302	8.2
Sophomores	498	13.6
Juniors	1226	33.5
Seniors	998	27.3
Fifth-year	57	1.6
Undergraduate Non Matriculated	30	0.8
Graduate Students	547	14.9
Graduate Non Matriculated	4	0.1

All Student Attendance : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
Full-time	2741	74.8
Part-time	921	25.2

All Student Gender : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
Female	2153	58.8
Male	1509	41.2

All Students Race & Ethnicity : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
African-American	312	8.5
American-Indian	56	1.5
Asian	567	15.5
Caucasian	2042	55.8
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	45	1.2
Hispanic	270	7.4
Not Indicated	370	10.1

Age of All Students : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
17 And Under	11	0.3
18 - 20	734	20.0
21-24	1078	29.4
25-29	774	21.1
30-39	633	17.3
40-49	297	8.1
50 and older	135	3.7
Average Age	27.9
Youngest Age	17.6
Oldest Age	74.5

All Students Resident Status : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
Resident	3245	97.4
Non-resident	59	1.8
International	27	0.8

Top Eight Counties of Residence for All Students : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
Pierce	2075	62.3
King	801	24.0
Thurston	237	7.1
Kitsap	131	3.9
Lewis	19	0.6
Grays Harbor	12	0.4
Mason	12	0.4
Snohomish	9	0.3

2011 Undergraduates

Autumn 2011
Total Undergraduate Students	3081
Undergraduate Adjusted FTE	2776.77
Undergraduate Total Student Credit Hours	41732

Undergraduate Population by Class : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
Freshmen	302	9.8
Sophomores	498	16.2
Juniors	1226	39.8
Seniors	998	32.4
Fifth-year	57	1.9

Undergraduate Attendance : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
Full-time students	2487	80.7
Part-time students	594	19.3

Undergraduate Gender : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
Female	1732	56.2
Male	1349	43.8

Undergraduate Race & Ethnicity : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
African-American	264	8.6
American-Indian	49	1.6
Asian	517	16.8
Caucasian	1649	53.5
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	39	1.3
Hispanic	238	7.7
Not Indicated	325	10.5

Age of Undergraduates : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
17 And Under	11	0.4
18 - 20	733	23.8
21-24	1017	33.0
25-29	584	19.0
30-39	467	15.2
40-49	194	6.3
50 and older	75	2.4
Average Age	26.7
Youngest Age	17.6
Oldest Age	74.5

Undergraduate Programs : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences	1034	36.8
Undeclared Major	576	20.5
Business	470	16.7
Institute of Technology	309	11.0
Nursing	191	6.8
Social Work	137	4.9
Urban Studies	92	3.3
Education	2	0.1

Undergraduate Counties of Residence : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
Pierce	1897	61.6
King	740	24.0
Thurston	189	6.1
Kitsap	128	4.2
Lewis	22	0.7
Mason	15	0.5
Grays Harbor	11	0.4
Snohomish	7	0.2
Whatcom	4	0.1
Clark	3	0.1
Yakima	2	0.1
Clallam	1	0.0
Jefferson	1	0.0
Kittitas	1	0.0
Skagit	1	0.0
Spokane	1	0.0
Not Indicated	58	1.9

Top Undergraduate Transfer Institutions : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
Pierce College	496	18.0%
Tacoma Community College	432	15.7%
Highline Community College	226	8.2%
Green River Community College	217	7.9%
South Puget Sound Community College	104	3.8%
Olympic College	91	3.3%
Bellevue Community College	52	1.9%
Central Washington University	29	1.1%
Western Wash University	27	1.0%
Seattle Central Community CollegeÂ	26	0.9%
South Seattle Community College	26	0.9%
Washington State University	23	0.8%

NOTE: Undergraduate students who attended more than one college or university are assigned to the last institution they attended. Percentages not include students with missing institutional data.

2011 Graduate Students

Autumn 2011
Total Graduate Students	547
Graduate Student Adjusted FTE	457.3
Graduate Student Total Student Credit Hours	4720
Average Graduate Record Exam-Verbal	490
Average Graduate Record Exam-Quantitative	560
Average Graduate Record Exam-Analytical	599

Graduate Student Population : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
Full-time students	253	46.3
Part-time students	294	53.7

Graduate Student Gender : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
Female	400	73.1
Male	147	26.9

Graduate Student Race & Ethnicity : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
African-American	47	8.6
American-Indian	7	1.3
Asian	48	8.8
Caucasian	371	67.8
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	5	0.9
Hispanic	32	5.9
Not Indicated	37	6.8

Age of Graduate Students : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
18 - 20	1	0.2
21 - 24	56	10.2
25 - 29	181	33.1
30 - 39	154	28.2
40 - 49	97	17.7
50 and older	58	10.6
Average Age	34.9
Youngest Age	20.3
Oldest Age	63.3

Counties of Residence of Graduate Students : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
Pierce	326	59.6
King	118	21.6
Thurston	62	11.3
Kitsap	23	4.2
Snohomish	5	0.9
Grays Harbor	4	0.7
Lewis	2	0.4
Mason	1	0.2
Not Indicated	6	1.1

Graduate Students Resident Status : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
Resident	497	90.9
Resident Immigrant	28	5.1
Nonresident Citizen	11	2.0
Nonresident Student Visa	8	1.5
Non citizen Other	2	0.4
Nonresident Immigrant	1	0.2

Declared Graduate Student Majors : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
Education	193	35.3
Social Work	128	23.4
Nursing	88	16.1
Business	60	11.0
Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences	40	7.3
Computer Science	38	6.9

Where Graduate Students Come From - Top Ten : Autumn 2011
	Count	Percent
University of Washington	173	31.6
Combined Two and Four-year Colleges	121	22.1
The Evergreen State College	29	5.3
Pacific Lutheran University	28	5.1
Central Washington University	24	4.4
Western Washington University	24	4.4
Washington State University	15	2.7
India	14	2.6
Saint Martins University	10	1.8
Seattle University	6	1.1