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2009 facts The University of Washington is one of the world’s preeminent, top-ranked universities and a recognized leader in educating the next generation of leaders,

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thinkers and doers. For more information on the UW, visit www.uw.edu.

OUR PROFILE at a glance

UW is a multi-campus university comprising UW Seattle, UW Tacoma and UW Bothell, as well as a world-class academic medical center.

It’s the Washington Way.

STUDENTS

48,022 students were enrolled at the UW in the fall of 2009

• The

UNDERGRADUATE 32,291

26.3% ASIAN AMERICANS MEN 47.6%

WOMEN 52.4%

11.7% UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES 5.2% INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

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UW has 17 colleges and schools and offers 1,800 undergraduate courses each quarter.

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students can choose from 149 majors and 90 minors, and more than 500 student organizations.

GRADUATE 11,592

11% ASIAN AMERICANS MEN 46%

WOMEN 54%

MEN 44.2%

WOMEN 55.8%

8.3% UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES 13.6% INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

• The

UW confers more than 12,000 bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and professional degrees annually.

FACULTY AND STAFF

creating a world-class learning environment

PROFESSIONAL 1,907

19.2% ASIAN AMERICANS 7.4% UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES 1.6% INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

• In the fall of 2008, the UW employed over 42,000 faculty and staff.

• Our

award-winning faculty of nearly 4,000 includes:

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Two National Book Award winners

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Two Pulitzer Prize winners

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Five National Medal of Science winners

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Six Nobel Prize winners

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13 MacArthur Fellows

– 64 Members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

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93 Fellows in the American Association for the Advancement of Science 120 Fellows of the National Academies

SCHOLARS 46 35

RHODES SCHOLARS

7

MARSHALL SCHOLARS

4 GATES CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARS

RANKINGS Top-ranked academic programs #1 School of Nursing – U.S. News & World Report, 2007

#1 School of Medicine in training primary-care physicians and rural medicine, and #6 in research – U.S. News & World Report, 2009

#4 School of Public Health – U.S. News & World Report, 2007

#4 School of Social Work

#9 Best Values in Public Colleges – Kiplinger’s Personal

#16 Academic Ranking of World Universities – Institute

Finance, 2008

of Higher Education Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2007

#11 Nations top public universities – U.S. News & World Report, 2008

#14 Top American Research University – The Center for Measuring University Performance, 2007

#22 Top 100 Global Universities – Newsweek, 2006 Top 20 “Best Buys” among public institutions in the United States and Canada – Fiske Guide to Colleges, 2008

– U.S. News & World Report, 2008

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2009

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UW Community Outreach

Husky Athletics

a positive force on and off the field

demonstrating commitment to our shared values

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2009, the UW ranked No. 1 in U.S. Peace Corps volunteers, with 104 alumni serving around the world. than 4,700 UW undergraduates participated in university-sponsored public service in 2007 and 2008.

are nearly 700 student athletes in the UW’s 21 Division I men’s and women’s teams.

Husky Athletics program relies solely on private funding. It supports more than 2,500 jobs, generates $211 million in annual sales by Washington businesses, and creates $83 million annually in labor income.

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Medicine cares for nearly 1 million patients a year through Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center and seven UW Medicine Neighborhood clinics. This includes 60% of the hospital charity care in King County and one-third statewide.

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a goal of advancing excellence at every level of public education, the UW’s K-12 Institute pairs local teachers with UW researchers for exciting collaborative projects that bring K-12 students to campus and send UW scientists into schools.

Affordability the Husky Promise

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• The

Husky Promise is the University’s pledge to cover the cost of tuition for academicallyqualified Washington state students who otherwise could not afford to attend.

• In

2009, nearly 7,000 students will be covered under the Husky Promise— up from 5,000 students in 2007 when the program began.

Arts and Culture

for the enrichment of our region • More

than 100,000 people attend cultural events hosted by the UW performance venues and museums every year. This includes more than 280 performances, 60 exhibits and 100 public programs annually.

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UW Libraries system is one of the largest research libraries in North America with collections exceeding 7 million catalogued volumes and more than 50,000 serial titles.

UW Impacts on the State and Beyond proud to contribute to the vitality of our state • The

UW’s $2.7 billion annual budget generates an additional $3.8 billion in economic activity primarily in Washington state.

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UW has been the top public university in federal research funding every year since 1974 and among the top five universities, public and private, in federal funding since 1969.

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the past five years, UW TechTransfer has generated over $100 million in revenue on nearly 650 life-changing innovations.

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75% of UW graduates remain in Washington after graduation, thus providing the state a well-educated workforce and positively contributing to the state’s economy.

• Approximately

9,200 people are employed by companies launched on

UW research.

• The

UW is the third-largest employer in Washington state, following Boeing and Microsoft.

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