{"id":22132,"date":"2022-05-13T09:31:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T09:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=22132"},"modified":"2025-05-08T18:26:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:26:19","slug":"why-uw-bothell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/why-uw-bothell","title":{"rendered":"Why UW Bothell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\n    <div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The UW Bothell Distinction with Chancellor Kristin G. Esterberg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8SQRk9PL4Ms?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span>Find your place.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span>UW Bothell is a student-centered, right-sized campus with over 6,000 students, nearly 360 faculty, five schools, more than 50 undergraduate and master\u2019s degree programs, and direct access to the big-school resources of the tri-campus University of Washington.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n    \n            <a class=\"bothell-link-block link-block-1 bothell-link-block--margin-top \"\n           style=\"color:var(--wp--custom--color--purple-300)\"\n           href=\"https:\/\/admissions.uwb.edu\/register\/requestinfo\"\n                    >\n                            <span class=\"show-for-sr\">Request for information form<\/span>\n                <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Request information<\/span>\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label-icon bothell-link-block__label-icon--alt\">\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block-dark-purple\">\n                        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 28.28 42.26\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\">\n  <path d=\"m5.4 42.26 22.87-21.27L5.18 0 0 5.71 16.97 21 .27 36.5l5.14 5.76Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>                    <\/span>\n                <\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-2-font-size\">Debt Free<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2024-25, 73% of undergraduate students and 69% of graduate students graduated debt-free.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-2-font-size\">One UW<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As a Husky, you have access to resources at three UW campuses and earn the same UW diploma.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-2-font-size\">Best Value<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>SmartAsset ranked us No. 2 on their 2025 list of Best Value Colleges in Washington state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-box-shadow is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-35acbf06 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24321 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Discover your academic community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span>UW Bothell is known for engaging students through \u201cconnected learning\u201d \u2014 that is, classes, team projects and research in which you connect the dots between what you learn or create in school and what is happening in the broader world.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n    \n            <a class=\"bothell-link-block link-block-2 bothell-link-block--margin-top \"\n           style=\"color:var(--wp--custom--color--purple-300)\"\n           href=\"\/admissions\/why-uw-bothell\/academics\"\n                    >\n                            <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label\">Explore academics<\/span>\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label-icon bothell-link-block__label-icon--alt\">\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block-dark-purple\">\n                        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 28.28 42.26\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\">\n  <path d=\"m5.4 42.26 22.87-21.27L5.18 0 0 5.71 16.97 21 .27 36.5l5.14 5.76Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>                    <\/span>\n                <\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-box-shadow is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1e7ab940 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 25%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Make friends. Make a difference.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span>The UW mission to work \u201ctogether undaunted for a world of good\u201d requires a commitment by everyone in the UW Bothell community \u2014 and the University\u2019s many partners off campus \u2014 to address the complex and systemic challenges we face in Washington state and around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n    \n            <a class=\"bothell-link-block link-block-3 bothell-link-block--margin-top \"\n           style=\"color:var(--wp--custom--color--purple-300)\"\n           href=\"\/admissions\/why-uw-bothell\/student-life\"\n                    >\n                            <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label\">Explore student life<\/span>\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label-icon bothell-link-block__label-icon--alt\">\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block-dark-purple\">\n                        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 28.28 42.26\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\">\n  <path d=\"m5.4 42.26 22.87-21.27L5.18 0 0 5.71 16.97 21 .27 36.5l5.14 5.76Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>                    <\/span>\n                <\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n    <\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/whyuwb-studentlife-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23793 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/whyuwb-studentlife-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/whyuwb-studentlife-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/whyuwb-studentlife-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/whyuwb-studentlife-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/whyuwb-studentlife-2-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/whyuwb-studentlife-2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/whyuwb-studentlife-2-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-box-shadow is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9a697023 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24322 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Prepare for your career<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span>UW Bothell&#8217;s mission is to: make a four-year degree more accessible and achievable for more students, provide an excellent UW educational experience that can transform individual lives, and prepare our students to succeed after graduation in life, work and the community.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n    \n            <a class=\"bothell-link-block link-block-4 bothell-link-block--margin-top \"\n           style=\"color:var(--wp--custom--color--purple-300)\"\n           href=\"\/admissions\/why-uw-bothell\/career-connections\"\n                    >\n                            <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label\">Explore career connections<\/span>\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label-icon bothell-link-block__label-icon--alt\">\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block-dark-purple\">\n                        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 28.28 42.26\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\">\n  <path d=\"m5.4 42.26 22.87-21.27L5.18 0 0 5.71 16.97 21 .27 36.5l5.14 5.76Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>                    <\/span>\n                <\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:90px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24323 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-4-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Attend school on a beautiful, historic campus.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The surrounding environment, history and culture are important parts of what make our campus. Take a walk through the <a href=\"\/wetland\">North Creek Wetland<\/a> boardwalk.<\/p>\n\n\n    \n            <a class=\"bothell-link-block link-block-5 bothell-link-block--margin-top \"\n           style=\"color:var(--wp--custom--color--purple-300)\"\n           href=\"\/admissions\/visit\"\n                    >\n                            <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label\">Visit our campus<\/span>\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label-icon bothell-link-block__label-icon--alt\">\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block-dark-purple\">\n                        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 28.28 42.26\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\">\n  <path d=\"m5.4 42.26 22.87-21.27L5.18 0 0 5.71 16.97 21 .27 36.5l5.14 5.76Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>                    <\/span>\n                <\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:90px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Your hub to connect with Seattle, the Eastside tech corridor and the beautiful PNW outdoors.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Washington Bothell is located in the heart of the Puget Sound region about a mile from downtown Bothell. The city is known for its historic Main Street, its outdoor recreational activities and a growing number of restaurants, breweries, coffee shops and boutique stores. Downtown Seattle is approximately 30-45 minutes away by car or bus. <\/p>\n\n\n    \n            <a class=\"bothell-link-block link-block-6 bothell-link-block--margin-top \"\n           style=\"color:var(--wp--custom--color--purple-300)\"\n           href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Updated-Regional-Map-Dec22.pdf\"\n                    >\n                            <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label\">Download a map of regional attractions<\/span>\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label-icon bothell-link-block__label-icon--alt\">\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block-dark-purple\">\n                        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 28.28 42.26\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\">\n  <path d=\"m5.4 42.26 22.87-21.27L5.18 0 0 5.71 16.97 21 .27 36.5l5.14 5.76Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>                    <\/span>\n                <\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n    <\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-5-1024x719.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24324 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-5-1024x719.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-5-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-5-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-5-1536x1078.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-5-1200x842.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-5-600x421.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-5.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:90px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24325 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-6-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/why-uw-bothell-6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Take a virtual tour of campus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a virtual walk through campus to discover what makes UW Bothell an extraordinary place to learn, live and launch a successful future.<\/p>\n\n\n    \n            <a class=\"bothell-link-block link-block-7 bothell-link-block--margin-top \"\n           style=\"color:var(--wp--custom--color--purple-300)\"\n           href=\"https:\/\/tour.concept3d.com\/share\/EtIbaC36P\/stop\/1\"\n                    >\n                            <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label\">Launch the virtual campus tour<\/span>\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block__label-icon bothell-link-block__label-icon--alt\">\n                                        <span class=\"bothell-link-block-dark-purple\">\n                        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 28.28 42.26\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\">\n  <path d=\"m5.4 42.26 22.87-21.27L5.18 0 0 5.71 16.97 21 .27 36.5l5.14 5.76Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>                    <\/span>\n                <\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:90px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow 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