UW-Tacoma Admission Stats 2024 SAT/ACT/GPA Scores and Trends

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

82.9%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$60

Undergraduate

$85

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UW-Tacoma during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	2,233	989	1,244
Admitted students	1,851	806	1,045
Enrolled students	628	309	319
Acceptance rate	83%	82%	84%
Yield rate	34%	38%	30%

Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UW-Tacoma received a total of 2,233 applications. These applications included 989 male applicants and 1,244 female applicants.
Admitted Students
Out of the 2,233 applicants, UW-Tacoma admitted 1,851 students. Among the admitted students, there were 806 males and 1,045 females who received offers of admission.
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 628 students chose to enroll at UW-Tacoma. This means that 628 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 309 were male and 319 were female.
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UW-Tacoma had an overall acceptance rate of 83% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 82% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 84%.
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UW-Tacoma had an overall yield rate of 34% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 38%, and for female admitted students, it was 30%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UW-Tacoma over the past 7 years.

	Applicants			Admitted Students			Acceptance Rate			Enrolled Students			Yield Rate
Year	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015	1,577	621	956	1,302	494	808	83%	80%	84%	461	185	276	35%	37%	34%
2016	1,878	803	1,075	1,574	655	919	84%	82%	86%	534	231	303	34%	35%	33%
2017	1,982	826	1,156	1,662	683	979	84%	83%	85%	588	267	321	35%	39%	33%
2018	2,036	903	1,133	1,742	753	989	86%	83%	87%	653	322	331	38%	43%	34%
2019	2,026	886	1,140	1,769	752	1,017	87%	85%	89%	655	301	354	37%	40%	35%
2020	1,985	841	1,144	1,708	713	995	86%	85%	87%	621	276	345	36%	39%	35%
2021	2,233	989	1,244	1,851	806	1,045	83%	82%	84%	628	309	319	34%	38%	30%

Admission Requirements
Fall 2021

University of Washington-Tacoma Campus uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, UW-Tacoma operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

Secondary school GPA
Secondary school record
Completion of college-preparatory program
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

Secondary school rank
Recommendation letters
Test scores (SAT/ACT)
Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of Washington-Tacoma Campus.

Credit for life experiences

Not Accepted
Advanced placement (AP) credits

Accepted
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

Accepted

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