University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
About
The University of Washington Tacoma is an urban-serving campus best known for providing the prestige of a top research university within a close-knit, community-focused setting. Academically, the school excels in technology and professional fields, driven by strong programs in computer science and software engineering through its School of Engineering and Technology, alongside highly regarded majors in business, nursing, and urban studies. The student culture is collaborative, career-oriented, and diverse, serving a high percentage of first-generation and non-traditional students who largely commute to campus. A key distinguishing feature is its award-winning physical design, which cleverly integrates modern academic facilities into beautifully restored 19th-century brick industrial warehouses in downtown Tacoma.
Wikipedia:The University of Washington Tacoma is a university campus located in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It is one of three campuses of the University of Washington, alongside the main campus in Seattle and UW Bothell in Bothell. UW Tacoma opened its first classrooms in repurposed warehouses in downtown Tacoma in 1990 and opened its permanent campus in 1997. The president and board of regents of the University of Washington oversee the Tacoma campus, which falls under the university's three-campus accreditation. UW Tacoma is led by a chancellor. Sheila Edwards Lange holds the post as of 2026.
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