October 29, 2003
2003 Autumn Quarter enrollments
Seattle Campus Information
The University of Washington’s Seattle campus enrollment for autumn quarter 2003 is 39,136, including 1,652 non-matriculated students (those who are not seeking degrees) enrolled in credit courses through University Educational Outreach.
Undergraduate enrollment is 26,311 and graduate and professional is 11,173.
Over half of the students are women, numbering 20,307 or 51.9 percent.
Last year’s headcount was 39,216.
New freshmen, those entering the UW directly from high school, went from 4,846 to 4,977, an increase of 131, or 2.7 percent. The grade-point average for the new class is 3.67, which compares to 3.66 in 2002, and the average Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) score is 1180, up from 1168. The average Admission Index for the class, which is derived from a formula that combines grade-point averages and SAT scores, weighting them at 75 percent and 25 percent, respectively, is 77, up from 76 in 2002.
The enrollment of new underrepresented freshmen (African Americans, American Indians, Hispanic/Latinos, and Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders) increased by 12.31 percent, from 398 to 447.
The changes from 2002 to 2003, by ethnic group, are African American, 138 to 142 (up 2.9 percent); American Indian, 59 to 46 (down 22 percent); Hispanic/Latino, 178 to 216 (up 21.3 percent); Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 23 to 43 (up 86.9 percent); Asian American, 1,310 to 1,462 (up 11.6 percent) and Caucasian, 2,648 to 2,688 (up 1.5 percent). The number of international students went from 157 to 124 (down 21 percent). Freshmen choosing not to identify with a particular ethnic group decreased from 333 to 256 (23.1 percent).
With respect to the proportional representation of underrepresented students within the freshman class, African Americans remained unchanged at 2.85 percent (138 and 142, respectively) of the 2002 and 2003 freshmen. The proportional representation of American Indians declined, from 1.2 percent (59) to 0.92 percent (46). The Hispanic/Latino population climbed from 178 to 216, going from a representation of 3.67 percent to 4.34 percent. The Hawaiian/Pacific Islander population also experienced an increase, from 0.47 percent (23) of the class to 0.86 percent (43).
The autumn 2003 underrepresented freshman enrollments are encouraging, but the proportional representations of all identifiable groups (Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders were incorporated into the Asian American total in 1998) are still below autumn 1998 levels, the last year before the passage of Initiative 200, which banned the use of race in college and university admissions, among other things. Autumn 1998 underrepresented freshman proportions were African American, 2.9 percent; American Indian, 1.3 percent and Hispanic/Latino, 4.7 percent.
For autumn 2003, students of color total 10,652 and represent 27.2 percent of the overall enrollments (up from 26.3 percent in 2002); 31.7 percent of the undergraduate enrollments (up from 30.2); and 16 percent of graduate and professional enrollments (down from 16.1 percent).
New graduate students total 2,806. Enrollments of new underrepresented graduate students increased by 9.3 percent. The changes from 2002 to 2003, by ethnic group, are African American, from 61 to 58 (down 4.9 percent); American Indian, 14 to 20 (up 42.9 percent); Hispanic/Latino, 77 to 95 (up 23.4 percent); Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 10 to 4 (down 60 percent); Asian American, 242 to 238 (down 1.7 percent); and Caucasian, 1,640 to 1,619 (down 1.3 percent). Graduate students choosing not to identify with a particular ethnic group rose from 273 to 349 (27.8 percent).
Regarding the proportional representations of underrepresented enrollees within the new graduate student ranks, African Americans dropped from 2.2 percent (61) of the 2002 graduate students to 2.1 percent (58). The proportional representation of American Indians grew, however, from 0.51 percent (14) to 0.71 percent (20). The Hispanic/Latino representation also increased, going from 2.8 percent (77) to 3.4 percent (95). The Hawaiian/Pacific Islander population declined from 0.36 percent (10) to 0.14 percent (4).
New professional students total 552. Enrollment of new underrepresented professional students (which includes dentistry, law, medicine and pharmacy) increased by 47.4 percent, from 38 to 56. The changes, if any, from 2002 to 2003, by ethnic group, are African American, from 8 to 13 (up 62.5 percent); American Indian, unchanged at 10; Hispanic/Latino, from 18 to 12 (down 33.3 percent); and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, from 2 to 21 (up 950 percent).
Concerning the proportional representations of underrepresented enrollees within the new professional student ranks, African Americans increased from 1.6 percent (8) of the 2002 professional students to 2.4 percent (13). The proportional representation of American Indians decreased, from 2 percent (10) to 1.8 percent (10). The Hispanic/Latino representation declined from 3.6 percent (18) to 2.2 percent (12). The Hawaiian/Pacific Islander population grew, however, going from 0.40 percent (2) to 3.8 percent (21).
Bothell and Tacoma Information
Enrollments at the Bothell and Tacoma campuses total 3,619, with 2,006 students enrolled at Tacoma and 1,613 enrolled at Bothell. The campuses enroll upper division undergraduate and graduate students.
Women account for more than half of the students at both campuses, with 64.4 percent, or 1,292, at Tacoma and 59.3 percent, or 956, at Bothell.
Most of the students enrolled at the Bothell campus (60.1 percent) are from King County, and 25.6 percent are from Snohomish County. The remaining students are from other areas.
Pierce County accounts for 53.5 percent of the Tacoma campus students. An additional 23.1 percent come from King County, 5.1 percent from Kitsap County and 8.3 percent from Thurston County. The remaining students are from other areas.
