University of Washington
The University of Washington (UW[a] and informally U-Dub or U Dub[b]) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the United States.
Former name
Territorial University of Washington (1861–1889)
November 4, 1861
$6.62 billion (2022)[3]
$8.82 billion (FY 2021)[4]
Tricia Serio
5,803
16,174
34,668[5] campus & health system employees
49,025 (2021)[4]
32,779 (2021)[4]
16,246 (2021)[4]
Large city[6], 807 acres (3.3 km2) (total)
Purple and gold[7]
- NCAA Division I FBS – Pac-12 (until 2024)
- Big Ten (starting 2024)
- IRA
- Harry the Husky
- Dubs (live Malamute)
The university has a 703-acre (284 ha) main campus located in the city's University District. It also has satellite campuses in nearby cities of Tacoma and Bothell. Overall, UW encompasses more than 500 buildings and over 20 million gross square footage of space, including one of the largest library systems in the world with more than 26 university libraries, art centers, museums, laboratories, lecture halls, and stadiums.
Washington is the flagship institution of the six public universities in Washington state. It is known for its medical, engineering, and scientific research. Washington is a member of the Association of American Universities.[9] According to the National Science Foundation, UW spent $1.48 billion on research and development in 2021, ranking it 5th in the nation.[10] Its 22 varsity sports teams compete as the Huskies in the Pac-12 Conference of the NCAA Division I, representing the United States at the Olympic Games, and other competitions.[11]
![Joe Sutter, head of the Boeing 747 design team[166]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Joe_Sutter%2C_University_of_Nova_Gorica%2C_June_2006.jpg/80px-Joe_Sutter%2C_University_of_Nova_Gorica%2C_June_2006.jpg)
Waldo R. Tobler Influential American geographer and cartographer known for his first and second law of geography.
Notable alumni of the University of Washington include NFL football player Carl Fennema (1926); U.S. Olympic rower Joe Rantz (1936); architect Minoru Yamasaki (1934); news anchor and Big Sky resort founder Chet Huntley (1934); US Senator Henry M. Jackson (JD 1935); Baskin Robbins co-founder Irv Robbins (1939); former actor, The Hollywood Reporter columnist and TCM host Robert Osborne (1954); glass artist Dale Chihuly (BA 1965); serial killer Ted Bundy; Nobel Prize-winning biologist Linda B. Buck; Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson (PhD 1977), martial artist Bruce Lee; saxophonist Kenny G (1978); MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe (1988); Mudhoney lead vocalist Mark Arm (1985, English);[167] Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil (Philosophy);[168] music manager Susan Silver (Chinese);[169] actor Rainn Wilson (BA, Drama 1986); radio and TV personality Andrew Harms (2001, Business and Drama); actor and comedian Joel McHale (BA, History 1995, MFA 2000), actor and Christian personality Jim Caviezel, former soccer player Megan Kufeld, and basketball player Matisse Thybulle.
