Apply Online
Prefer to Apply On Paper?
Download and print our paper application (pdf, 736K).
All students are encouraged to apply online. While paper and online applications receive equal consideration, our online application offers several benefits:
- It's the most secure method of application available.
- You can work on and view your application from any computer with Internet access.
- You can save your work and come back later, either to finish your application or correct mistakes and omissions.
- You can pay your $44 application fee online with a credit card.
- You can compose your personal statements in a word-processing program and then paste them right into the online application.
- You'll receive immediate notification that your application has been received.
- Applying online makes the application review process go more smoothly and efficiently.
Related Links
When you're ready to begin, our online application is just a click away...
- Freshman Online Application
- Transfer Online Application
- International Student Online Application (for students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents)
- Reentry Online Application (for students who previously attended UW but have not been enrolled for a semester or more)
Dates and Deadlines
Freshmen (domestic)
The application will be available on September 1 and can be submitted beginning
September 15. All applications completed by February 1 receive full and equal
consideration. We offer two notification periods:
| Application Deadline (postmarked) |
Decision Made By | |
|---|---|---|
| First Notification Period | November 15 | January 15 |
| Second Notification Period | February 1 | March 15 |
To receive a decision during the First Notification Period, you must complete the application and submit all required materials by November 15. Admission decisions for these students will be made on or by January 15, and decision letters will be mailed immediately thereafter.
All students who complete their applications during the Second Notification Period (after November 15 but before the February 1 application deadline) will have decisions made on or by March 15, with decision letters being mailed immediately thereafter.
We suggest that you apply well before the application deadlines in order to make sure that all materials arrive on time. All students receive equal consideration for admission whether they apply during the First or Second Notification Periods. Applying during the First Notification Period will not increase the likelihood of admission; it simply gives you the opportunity to receive your decision sooner.
Transfer, International, and Reentry
All complete applications
received by the dates indicated below will receive equal consideration for
admission. Applications received after these dates will be considered only
if space is available.
- Fall Term - February 1
- Spring Term - October 1
- Summer Sessions - February 1