University of Washington College of Engineering

University of Washington
College of Engineering

Electrical & Computer Engineering Building
Type	Public engineering school
Established	1901 [1]
Parent institution	University of Washington
Dean	Nancy Allbritton
Academic staff	269 [2]
Students	8,125 [2]
Undergraduates	5,388 [2]
Postgraduates	2,746 [2]
Location	Seattle , Washington , U.S. 47°39′15″N122°18′16″W / 47.654281°N 122.304453°W / 47.654281; -122.304453
Website	engr.washington.edu

The University of Washington College of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of Washington. It has ten academic departments, including the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering.

Organization

The College of Engineering includes the following academic departments: ^[3]

• William E. Boeing Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Department of Bioengineering
• Department of Chemical Engineering
• Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering
• Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering
• Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
• Department of Materials Science and Engineering
• Department of Mechanical Engineering

History

Faculty of UW Engineering have included 27 members of the National Academy of Engineering, 32 Sloan Foundation Research Award recipients, and two MacArthur Foundation Fellows. ^[4]

In autumn 2017, the college began a "Direct to College" admission process by which prospective freshman can apply directly to the college to be assured a place in an engineering major. Accepted students must still meet minimum progress requirements to enter a major. The process was created in response to the growing competition at the college, where fewer than half of undergraduates who apply to major in engineering are accepted. ^[5]

References

1. Wills, Antoinette; Bolcer, John D. (August 4, 2014). University of Washington. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 7. ISBN   978-1-467-13182-7 . Retrieved December 24, 2017.
2. "Mission, Facts, and Stats". University of Washington. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
3. "Explore UW Engineering". UW College of Engineering. 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
4. "MacArthur Fellows". UW Research. University of Washington. November 14, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
5. Long, Katherine (April 12, 2017). "UW will let freshmen apply to engineering school in 2018". The Seattle Times . Seattle. Retrieved January 7, 2018.