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Autumn 2007 UW Tacoma Fast Facts

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2007 Campus Facts

 
2007 Student State Reported FTE 00000
 
Faculty : Autumn 2007
Total faculty 191
Full-time faculty 136
Total faculty FTE 148.28
Student/faculty ratio 14.7:1
Average class size 22
Student credit hours to faculty ratio 213:1
Total student credit hours 31,129
Full Time Faculty holding doctorate or terminal degrees 90%
 
Finances : Autumn 2007
In-state tuition per quarter 10-18 credits $2,101
Out-of-state tuition per quarter 10-18 credits $7,349
Total budget (2006-2007) in millions 29.7
State appropriations (2006-2007) in millions 19.9
 

2007 All Students

All Students : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
First-year Core Freshmen 197 7.4%
Returning Freshmen and All Sophomores 237 8.9%
Transfer and Returning Undergraduates* 1737 65.5%
Graduate Students 482 18.2%
Total Students (as of Census Day 2007 ) 2653 100.0%
* Returning Undergraduates include Juniors, Seniors, Fifth-year, and Non Matriculated students.
 
Age of All Students : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
17 And Under 8 0.3%
18 - 20 555 20.9%
21-24 689 26.0%
25-29 515 19.4%
30-39 457 17.2%
40-49 294 11.1%
50 and older 135 5.1%
Average Age 29
Youngest Age 14
Oldest Age 76
 
Student Race & Ethnicity : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
African American / Black 159 6.0%
American Indian / Native American 34 1.3%
Asian American 352 13.3%
Caucasian / White 1609 60.6%
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 28 1.1%
Hispanic / Latino 164 6.2%
Not Indicated 307 11.6%
 
Attendance : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
Full time 1560 58.8%
Part time 1093 41.2%
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2007 Freshmen

First-year Core Freshmen Population : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
Full-time students 164 83.2%
Part-time students 33 16.8%
Total Core Freshmen 197 100.0%
First-year Core Freshman Academic Profile : Autumn 2007
Maximum Minimum Average
High School GPA 3.96 2.25 3.25
SAT Math Scores 750 260 495
SAT Verbal Scores 720 250 482
SAT Combined Scores 1320 570 977
ACT Scores 29 11 18
 
First-year Core Freshmen Gender : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
Female 108 54.8%
Male 89 45.2%
 
First-year Core Freshmen Race & Ethnicity : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
African American / Black 13 6.6%
American Indian / Native American 0 0.0%
Asian American 69 35.0%
Caucasian / White 85 43.1%
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 3 1.5%
Hispanic / Latino 22 11.2%
Not Indicated 5 2.5%
 
First-year Core Freshmen Age : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
17 And Under 6 3.0%
18 - 20 188 95.4%
21 - 24 3 1.5%
Average Age 18.78
Youngest Age 16
Oldest Age 24
 
First-year Core Freshmen Resident Status : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
Resident 181 91.9%
Resident Immigrant 13 6.6%
Nonresident Citizen 3 1.5%
 
Education Level of Parents/Guardians
of First-year Core Freshmen: Autumn 2007
Count Percent
Some School 10 5.1%
High School Graduate 36 18.3%
Some College 27 13.7%
2 Year College 33 16.8%
4 Year College 56 28.4%
Post Graduate 26 13.2%
No Data 9 5.1%
 
Top High School Cities for
First-year Core Freshmen : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
Tacoma 50 25.4%
Federal Way 26 13.2%
University Place 19 9.6%
Auburn 12 6.1%
Puyallup 11 5.6%
Spanaway 10 5.1%
Lacey 9 4.6%
Gig Harbor 7 3.6%
Kent 5 2.5%
Graham 4 2.0%
Seattle 4 2.0%
South Hill 4 2.0%
Pt Orchard 3 1.5%
 
Top High Schools for
First-year Core Freshmen : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
Curtis Senior High School 19 9.6%
Todd Beamer High School 12 6.1%
Federal Way Senior High School 8 4.1%
Henry Foss High School 8 4.1%
Bethel High School 8 4.1%
Fife Senior High School 7 3.6%
Puyallup Senior High School 7 3.6%
Decatur High School 6 3.0%
Tacoma School of the Arts 6 3.0%
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2007 Undergraduates

Undergraduate Population by Class : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
All Freshmen 269 12.4%
Sophomores 165 7.6%
Juniors 1020 47.0%
Seniors 621 28.6%
Fifth-year/Non matriculated 96 4.4%
Total Undergraduate Students 2171 100.0%
Undergraduate Attendance : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
Full-time students 1399 64.4%
Part-time students 772 35.6%
 
Undergraduate Gender : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
Female 1288 59.3%
Male 883 40.7%
 
Undergraduate Race & Ethnicity : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
African American / Black 140 6.4%
American Indian / Native American 26 1.2%
Asian American 319 14.7%
Caucasian / White 1293 59.6%
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 25 1.2%
Hispanic / Latino 136 6.3%
Not Indicated 232 10.7%
 
Age of Undergraduates : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
17 And Under 8 0.4%
18 - 20 554 25.5%
21-24 633 29.2%
25-29 369 17.0%
30-39 342 15.8%
40-49 194 8.9%
50 and older 71 3.3%
Average Age 27
Youngest Age 14
Oldest Age 76
 
Undergraduate Programs : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
Business 387 17.6%
Institute of Technology 183 8.3%
Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences 838 38.2%
Nursing 146 6.7%
Social Sciences 90 4.1%
Urban Studies 67 3.0%
Undeclared 460 21.0%
UW Seattle or UW Bothell Majors 25 1.1%
 
Top Undergraduate Transfer Institutions : Autumn 2007
Count Percent

Pierce College

425 23.2%

Tacoma Community College

 389 21.3%

Green River Community College

157 8.6%

Highline Community College

145 7.9%

Olympic College

120 6.6%

South Puget Sound

64 3.5%

Bellevue Community College

48 2.6%

Seattle Central Community College

23 1.3%

Western Washington University

 20 1.1%

Washington State University

 18 1.0%

Central Washington University

17 .9%

Pacific Lutheran University

16 .9%
NOTE: Undergraduate students who attended more than one college or university are assigned to the institution where they earned the highest number of credits. Percentages are valid percentages; they do not include students with missing institutional data. The University of Washington is not considered a transfer institution in these data, however, 37 students earned more credits from Seattle than from their transfer institution.
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2007 Graduate Students

 
Graduate Student Population : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
Full-time students 161 33.4%
Part-time students 321 66.6%
Total Graduate Students 482 100.0%
Graduate Student Gender : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
Female 345 71.6%
Male 137 28.4%
 
Graduate Student Race & Ethnicity : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
African American / Black 19 3.9%
American Indian / Native American 8 1.7%
Asian American 33 6.8%
Caucasian / White 316 65.6%
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 3 0.6%
Hispanic / Latino 28 5.8%
Not Indicated 75 15.6%
 
Age of Graduate Students : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
18 - 20 1 0.2%
21 - 24 56 11.6%
25 - 29 146 30.3%
30 - 39 115 23.9%
40 - 49 100 20.7%
50 and older 64 13.3%
Average Age 35
Youngest Age 19
Oldest Age 67
 
Where Graduates Students Come From : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
Pacific Lutheran University 37 13.7%
The Evergreen State College 24 8.9%
Washington State University 22 8.1%
Western Washington University 19 7.0%
University of Puget Sound 16 5.9%
Central Washington University 11 4.1%
Seattle Pacific University 8 3.0%
Saint Martins College 7 2.6%
UW Seattle 6 2.2%
UW Tacoma 4 1.5%
 
Declared Graduate Student Majors : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
Education 153 31.7%
Social Work 104 21.6%
Nursing 88 18.3%
Business 56 11.6%
Computer Science 40 8.3%
Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences 39 8.1%
Seattle or Bothell Majors 2 0.4%
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