Honors Student Statistics

We welcome you to use these stats to better understand the UW Honors Program. We do our best to keep these stats and charts up-to-date and accurate. Please visit UW’s Student Data website to get official statistics about the University.

Students Statistics

Current Student Stats

The charts in this section reflect the stats for students enrolled in Interdisciplinary, College, and Departmental Honors.





Notes: See information about Federal Race/Ethnicity Category* below.

Interdisciplinary Student Stats


Notes: See information about Federal Race/Ethnicity Category* below.

In the chart above, you can see the percent of Underrepresented Minority (URM**) students enrolled at UW Seattle since 2015 compared to the URM percent in the Interdisciplinary Honors Program within UW Seattle. Starting in 2017, our class diversity increased noticeably and by 2018 was more closely matching UW Seattle campus as a whole.
Notes: See information about Underrepresented Minority (URM)** below.
UW stats source: UW Student Data and ADMO

Incoming First Years Admissions Stats


Residency: This breakdown splits the students according to their residency, classifies by 'Resident', Domestic 'Non-Resident', or 'International'. Classification is determined by RCW 28B.15.012.
Resident students are often referred to as 'in-state' students, they are students who live in the state of Washington and meet the residency requirements.
Domestic 'Non-Resident' students are US Citizens or Permanent Residents.
International students are not a US Citizen, not a student visa holder, and not a resident of WA state or are students who have a F1 student visa.

Public: Public; Charter
Private: Independent, not religious; Independent, Catholic; Other independent, religious
Other: Home School Association; Correspondence; Other; Education Provider



FRC: High School Free/Reduced Lunch percentage. This data is based on available data from UW's Student Data. Not all schools may have their FRC data reported.

2023 Admissions Stats

2023 Incoming Freshmen

  • Total applications: 7,031
  • High school GPA (middle 50%): 3.91-4
  • Residency:
    • WA residents: 57%
    • Non-WA residents: 39.1%
    • International: 3.9%

2022 Admissions Stats

2022 Incoming Freshmen

  • Total applications: 5,855
  • High school GPA (middle 50%): 3.89-4
  • Residency:
    • WA residents: 61.4%
    • Non-WA residents: 34.6%
    • International: 3.9%

2021 Admissions Stats

2021 Incoming Freshmen

  • Total applications: 5,472
  • High school GPA (middle 50%): 3.89-4
  • Residency:
    • WA residents: 69%
    • Non-WA residents: 28%
    • International: 3%

Top Prospective Majors for 2021

  1. Computer Science
  2. Biology (General)
  3. Business Administration
  4. Pre Health Sciences
  5. Neuroscience
  6. Pre Major (Arts & Sciences)
  7. Bioengineering
  8. Biochemistry
  9. Psychology
  10. Political Science
  11. Public Health-Global Health
  12. Computer Engineering
  13. Aeronautics & Astronautics

Top Majors for Current Honors Students for 2021

  1. Computer Science
  2. Pre Sciences
  3. Pre Social Sciences
  4. Political Science
  5. Biochemistry
  6. Bioengineering
  7. Pre Major (Arts & Sciences)
  8. English
  9. Business Administration
  10. International Studies

2020 Admissions Stats

2020 Incoming Freshmen

  • Total applications: 4,073
  • High school GPA (middle 50%): 3.86-4
  • Residency:
    • WA residents: 61.5%
    • Non-WA residents: 36.5%
    • International: 2%

Top Prospective Majors for 2020

  1. Computer Science
  2. Biology (General)
  3. Business Administration
  4. Bioengineering
  5. Neuroscience
  6. Pre Health Sciences
  7. Pre Major (Arts & Sciences)
  8. Biochemistry
  9. Psychology
  10. Mechanical Engineering
  11. Political Science
  12. Aeronautics & Astronautics

Top Majors for Current Honors Students for 2020

  1. Pre Sciences
  2. Computer Science
  3. Engineering Undeclared
  4. Pre Major (Arts & Sciences)
  5. Bioengineering
  6. Biochemistry
  7. Pre Social Sciences
  8. English
  9. Political Science
  10. Business Administration
  11. International Studies

 

Notes

* Federal Race/Ethnicity Category: This breakdown categorizes the students according to their IPEDS defined race/ethnicity category based on Federal Reporting Guidelines. See IPEDS Race and Ethnicity for more information, click here.
** Underrepresented Minority (URM) Status: Federally recognized Underrepresented Minority populations. A student will be considered part of an Underrepresented Minority if that student reports belonging to one or more of the following ethnic/racial groups: African American, American Indian/
Alaska Native, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, or Latino/Hispanic).
For more information about Diversity Statistics & Policies at UW, click here.