Tidbits of relevant data from various (unchecked!) sources
- UW receives about 24,000 freshman applications, plus about 8,000 applications for transfer.
The vast majority fulfill the minimum standard of qualified for admission. UW then admits
as many students as it can hold, starting with the most qualified.
- The standard conversion from SCH to full-time students assumes each students takes 15 credits/quarter,
such that (yearly SCH)/45 = number of students.
- UW educates more Pell Grant students than all Ivys combined.
- About 1/3 of all undergrads at UW are 1st generation college students.
- In 2009-2010, 31% of in-state students paid no tuition. Their tuition was paid by Husky Promise.
In total, the ~24,000 enrolled in-state students paid ~$150M in tuition. The ~4,000 enrolled out-of-state students paid a total of ~$100M in tuition.
- In 2011-2012, tuition and fees at UW = $10,575 (source)
- Here is the UW Factbook with enrollment data, etc.
- There are ~800 faculty in A&S.
- In FY09 (2008-2009), state support for UW was $401M. By FY12, that had fallen to $212M, nearly half.