Get my odds
Seattle, WA · Journalism

Journalism at UW

UW graduates about 40 journalism majors a year. That puts it 8th of 271 schools we score for journalism, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

91/100Standout#8 of 271 for journalism →
Graduates a year40under 1% of the class
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate39%whole school

Around UW

The Communications Building on the w:University of Washington campus in Seattle
Communications Building, University of WashingtonPhoto: Sammi Brie · CC0 · source
Kalmia latifolia at University of Washington. Exact location not certain.
Kalmia latifolia at University of Washington 1Photo: Gayest Frogs · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Production Date: 1924 Source Type: Postcard Publisher, Printer, Photographer: C.
University of Washington, The Purple and Gold - Large Letter Postcard (525905577Photo: Steve Shook from Moscow, Idaho, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
University of Washington, Seattle, United States, March 2022
University of Washington, Seattle, United States Mar 31, 2022 01-01-37 PMPhoto: Senapa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where journalism happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Communications Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 139 · Dorm 32 · Athletics 16 · Student housing 12 · Library 6 · Arts 5.

Open the full-screen campus map →

Nearby in the journalism ranking

  1. Arizona State University 95
  2. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 93
  3. Northeastern University 93
  4. University of Maryland, College Park 92
  5. Boston University 91
  6. University of Missouri 90
  7. American University 90
  8. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 89

Other strong majors at UW

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW with every school we score in journalism. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

See your odds at UW Everything about UW