October 13, 1999
1999 Autumn Quarter Enrollments at University of Washington
Main Campus Information
The University of Washington’s main campus 1999 Autumn Quarter enrollment is 35,559, including 930 students in the Evening Degree Program.
Undergraduate enrollment is 25,638 and graduate/professional is 9,921.
Last year’s headcount was 35,108.
New freshmen, those entering the UW directly from high school, total 4,515, an increase of 296 (7 percent) over 1998. The average grade point for the new class is 3.63, a small dip from 3.65, and the average Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) score is 1158, a slight increase from 1155. 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 74, the same as in 1998.
The enrollments of new underrepresented freshmen (African Americans, American Indians and Latinos) declined by 31.6 percent, after the passage of Initiative 200, the law that prohibits consideration of race or ethnicity in admissions. The changes from 1998 to 1999, by ethnic group, are: African American, from 124 to 83 (down 33 percent); American Indian, 53 to 41 (down 23 percent); Latino, 196 to 131 (down 33 percent); Asian American and Pacific Islander, 1,053 to 1,118 (up 6 percent); and Caucasian, 2,299 to 2,439 (up 6 percent). The number of international students is virtually unchanged, going from 53 last year to 52. Freshmen choosing not to identify with a particular ethnic group rose from 441 to 651 (up 48 percent).
Students of color total 9,303 and represent 26.2 percent of the overall enrollment (down from 26.9 percent), 30.1 percent of undergraduate enrollments (the same as 1998), and 16.1 percent of graduate and professional enrollments (down from 16.6 percent).
Over half of the students are women, numbering 18,316 or 51.5 percent.
The University’s main campus record enrollment figure is 37,547, set in 1979.
Bothell and Tacoma Information
Enrollments at the Bothell and Tacoma campuses total 2,881, with 1,549 students enrolled at Tacoma and 1,332 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 71.4 percent, or 1,106 students, at Tacoma and 55.6 percent, or 741 students, at Bothell.
Most of the students enrolled at the Bothell campus (64.0 percent) are from King County, and 25.2 percent are from Snohomish County. The remaining students are from other areas.
Over 60.5 percent of the Tacoma campus students are from Pierce County, 19.1 percent from King County, 5.8 percent from Kitsap County and 7.2 percent from Thurston County. The remaining students are from other areas.
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For additional information, please contact W. W. (Tim) Washburn, executive director of admissions and records, at 543-3511.
