Overview

The small size and informal atmosphere of the Department of Astronomy at the University of Washington encourages close working relationships between faculty and students.

The undergrad students have created the League of Astronomers, which is active in outreach activities, operating the Campus Observatory, organizing an on-campus astronomy club, doing photometry and spectroscopy using instrumentation on their 12 inch telescope (provided by Student Technology Fees), and putting together a radio telescope facility on campus.

Learning Goals

Understand the principle findings, common application, and current problems within Astronomy as a scientific discipline.
Be versed in the computational methods and software resources utilized by professional Astronomers.
Have experience operating modern Astronomical instrumentation and analyzing a range of experimental data.
Be able to assess, communicate and reflect their understanding of Astronomy and the results of Astrophysical experiments in both oral and written formats.
Learn in a diverse environment with a variety of individuals, thoughts and ideas.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Astronomy Computing
The Solar System
The Contents of Our Galaxy
Extragalactic Astronomy & Cosmology
Astrostatistics and Machine Learning in Astronomy
Exoplanets
Stellar Observations & Theory
High Energy Astrophysics
Cosmology
Methods of Computational Astrophysics
Astronomical Data Analysis
Astronomical Observation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Seattle, United States

Disciplines

Astronomy & Space Sciences View 250 other Bachelors in Astronomy & Space Sciences in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

You may apply to the UW using one of two applications — ApplyWeb or the Common App.
All freshman applicants will self-report their courses on the application.
Essay prompt & short response
Application fee
The UW no longer requires SAT or ACT scores for most applicants. Homeschooled applicants and applicants who come from schools with non-standard grading practices that do not have letter or numeric grades are still required to submit SAT or ACT scores.
Regardless of whether you are applying as a U.S. or international student, if you have attended a school outside of the U.S. that follows a national compulsory curriculum, you are required to upload a scanned, unofficial copy of your transcript for grade levels 9 and higher as part of your application.
No interviews/demonstrated interest & no letters of recommendation

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

44640 USD / year

≈ 44640 USD / year
Out-of-State

44640 USD / year

≈ 44640 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

13406 USD / year

≈ 13406 USD / year

Living costs

Seattle

United States

1480 - 2580 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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