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UW Engineers turn environmental insight into systems communities can trust: cleaner power, sustainable materials, resilient water and safer disaster recovery.

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The Industry Capstone Program partners UW Engineering students with sponsor organizations to devise innovation solutions to real-world problems.

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Why UW Engineering?

Our students benefit from an exemplary interdisciplinary education at one of the world’s leading research universities and medical centers, with hands-on opportunities to apply their knowledge.

43%

First-year admission rate

For Washington state residents

Admissions by-the-numbers

75%*

Of undergraduate students participated in an internship

*Data from 2024

Career outcomes

$95,000*

Average starting salary for alumni

*Including alumni from the Allen School

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Decades of engineering impact

We look back at 26 groundbreaking inventions and discoveries from UW engineers and computer scientists that have transformed the way we live, work and connect.

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News and events

Mapping U.S. landslide exposure

Developed by UW researchers, the Landslide Exposure Database rates 128 million U.S. buildings for landslide susceptibility and layers in socioeconomic data to highlight vulnerability.

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Dan Grossman appointed interim Allen School director

The Allen School professor, who currently serves as the School's vice director, will move to interim director beginning Aug. 17.

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Mehran Mesbahi to serve as A&A chair

Mesbahi, who has been serving as interim chair of Aeronautics & Astronautics since November 2025, will begin his appointment immediately.

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Juan Carlos Idrobo appointed MSE chair

Idrobo, who holds a joint appointment with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, begins his tenure on Sept. 1.

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