Graduate Admissions

On this Page

• Application Deadlines
• How to Apply
• Application Materials
• Application Fee Waivers
• Graduate Non-Matriculated Applicants
• Info Sessions

Application Deadlines

Priority Deadline (PhD applicants)
We strongly encourage applicants to submit their applications by this deadline for priority review.

Final Deadline (All applicants)
Applicants who apply by the final deadline will still have their files formally reviewed by the admissions committee for full consideration. We do not accept late applications.

How to Apply

You can begin your application for the graduate degree programs online through the UW Graduate School website. The online application lets you know what materials you need to submit, and allows you to save your information before submitting.

Application Materials

All application materials, including letters of recommendation and application fee, are due by posted deadlines.  You may need to remind your letter writers of the deadline.  No hard-copy application materials should be mailed to the department!

Required of all applicants:

• Unofficial Transcript(s)
• Statement of Purpose - A Statement of Purpose (SOP), sometimes referred to as a personal statement, tells the admissions committees a little bit about yourself, e.g., what your academic and professional interests are, and what you will be able to add to the graduate program.  Graduate programs are demanding and a SOP should be used to demonstrate your motivation, work ethic and qualifications to complete the program. Our statement of purpose prompt is outlined within the online application.
• Resume or CV
• Three Recommendations
• Application Fee*
  *see below for information on fee waivers
• Graduate School online application

Optional for all applicants:

GRE General and/or Subject Scores are not required, but optional. If you have tested and would like your scores to be considered, you may submit self-reported GRE scores in your application and official scores via ETS using code 4854.

For applicants whose native language is not English:

Review the Graduate School's English Language Proficiency requirements. If you have test scores to fulfill this requirement, official scores must be sent electronically to the University of Washington via the testing center.

Application Fee Waivers

UW offers a limited number of fee waivers, see UW Graduate School's application fee waiver website for more information.

Graduate Non-Matriculated Applicants

Graduate Non-matriculated (GNM) status provides access to graduate courses for those who are not currently seeking a graduate degree, but who may later want to apply these credits (up to 12) toward one of our graduate degree programs. A bachelor’s degree and 3.0 GPA in your last 90 quarter (60 semester) hours are required to apply for GNM status. Prior to submitting an application, please review information about Graduate Non-Matriculated (GNM) enrollment. The application for GNM status is only available for Autumn admission. GNM application requirements and instructions can be found here. 

For more information

Please visit our FAQs. If you have further questions, please email amath-gpa@uw.edu.

Info Sessions

Register for one of the information sessions below to learn more about the PhD & MS programs.

Statement of Nondiscrimination

The University of Washington prohibits discrimination, harassment and sexual misconduct in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns, make complaints, or direct inquiries to the Civil Rights Compliance Office. The statement of nondiscrimination is located at: uw.edu/civilrights/policies-and-guidance/statement-of-nondiscrimination/