Timea Tihanyi watching over an artwork being built using a 3D printer.

A Brave New World for Clay

For her research into 3D printing with clay, artist Timea Tihanyi collaborates with mathematicians and others across...

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illustration of person on road facing roadblocks including a downed tree and a burning car.

Congratulations, You Failed

In "Learning from Failure," a Law, Societies & Justice course, alumni share how they've overcome roadblocks on...

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A physics student wears an immersive headset to attempt a physics experiment in virtual reality.

Virtually Physics

Doctoral student Jared Canright is exploring the potential of virtual reality to explain physics concepts to UW...

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Professors Andrew Meltzoff and Patricia Kuhl with children.

"Rocket Fuel" for Brain Research

A $16 million grant will support I-LABS research into human brain development throughout childhood. 

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A UW study shows that the brains of adults in a diverse-language setting were better able than those in a monolingual community to pick up the rules and nuances of an unfamiliar language.

Study shows exposure to multiple languages may make it easier to learn more

Learn more about the study led by Kinsey Bice, a postdoctoral fellow in the UW Department of Psychology and the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences. Read More at UW News
Charity Urbanski

Faculty Spotlight: Charity Urbanski

“Mostly my summer has been devoted to monsters—dragons, revenants, werewolves, that sort of thing,” says Urbanski, a senior lecturer in the UW Department of History. Read More at The Whole U
Annabelle Gould. Detail of title page for Blue: Cobalt to Cerulean in Art and Culture, published by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Composite Gestures

Sep 25

Explore the impact of design on everyday life through key areas of industrial design, publication design, and interaction design. Featuring works by UW Division of... View Event Details
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Fast Facts The UW College of Arts & Sciences

Grad Students

2,621 graduate students. 

Undergraduate pre-majors

9,348 undergraduate pre-majors (as of 2017).

Math Top 50

UW Mathematics department ranked in Top 50 worldwide.

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Languages Taught

60+ languages taught. Learn more

MacArthur Fellows

7 MacArthur Fellows

Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients

Distinguished alumni: former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice, former Governor Christine Gregoire.

National Book Awards

2 National Book Awards for faculty

300+ performances annually

300+ performances annually. Learn more

Undergraduate courses

More than 5,887 undergraduate courses offered annually. Learn more

English Ranks 3rd in US

UW English department ranked as the 3rd best place in the country to study.

Research Faculty

1,610 academic and research faculty. Learn more

Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients

Distinguished alumni: artist Dale Chihuly, author David Guterson, poet Tess Gallagher.