University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Overview
At a Glance
School type
Public, 4-year or above
School Size & Setting
Medium | Urban
Students-to-Faculty Ratio
16:1
Religious affliation
Not applicable
General Information
Address
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
1900 Commerce St, Tacoma, Washington 98402
See on MapPhone
(253) 692-4400
Website
https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/Mission Statement
"The University of Washington Tacoma educates diverse learners and transforms communities by expanding the boundaries of knowledge and discovery." With this mission the University of Washington Tacoma was founded in 1990 to serve and provide access to higher education for upper-division place, and time-bound students in the South Puget Sound and to act as a catalyst for revitalizing Tacoma. UW Tacoma has done both.
Read Morecost & financial aid
Annual tuition & fees
Undergraduate
In state
$12,458Out of state
$40,956Graduate
In state
$18,273Out of state
$31,746Financial Aid: Undergraduates
Received financial aid
77%Type of aid | % of students receiving aid | Average amount |
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Federal grants | 51.0% | $5,018 |
State/local grants | 54.0% | $7,223 |
Institutional grants | 45.0% | $5,157 |
Loans | 30.0% | $4,891 |
Other Estimated Costs
Housing
$14,220 per year
Books & Supplies
$900 per year
Personal Expenses
$3,462 per year
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Academics
Most Popular Undergraduate majors
- Psychology, General
- Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Business Administration and Management, General
- Criminal Justice/Police Science
- Biomedical Sciences, General
Undergraduate Majors X
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BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
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Biomedical Sciences, General
- A general, program that focuses on the integrative scientific study of biological issues related to health and medicine, or a program in one or more of the biomedical sciences that is undifferentiated as to title. Includes instruction in any of the basic medical sciences at the research level; biological science research in biomedical faculties; and general studies encompassing a variety of the biomedical disciplines. See other colleges that offer this major
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BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES
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Business Administration and Management, General
- A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making. See other colleges that offer this major
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Accounting
- A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations. See other colleges that offer this major
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Finance, General
- A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and analyze the financial and monetary aspects and performance of business enterprises, banking institutions, or other organizations. Includes instruction in principles of accounting, financial instruments, capital planning, funds acquisition, asset and debt management, budgeting, financial analysis, and investments and portfolio management. See other colleges that offer this major
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Marketing/Marketing Management, General
- A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, pricing theory, marketing campaign and strategic planning, market segments, advertising methods, sales operations and management, consumer relations, retailing, and applications to specific products and markets. See other colleges that offer this major
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COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES
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Computer and Information Sciences, General
- A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with specific programs in computer science, information science, or related support services. See other colleges that offer this major
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Information Technology
- A program that focuses on the design of technological information systems, including computing systems, as solutions to business and research data and communications support needs. Includes instruction in the principles of computer hardware and software components, algorithms, databases, telecommunications, user tactics, application testing, and human interface design. See other colleges that offer this major
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EDUCATION
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Education, General
- A program that focuses on the general theory and practice of learning and teaching, the basic principles of educational psychology, the art of teaching, the planning and administration of educational activities, school safety and health issues, and the social foundations of education. See other colleges that offer this major
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ENGINEERING
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Civil Engineering, General
- A program that generally prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of structural, load-bearing, material moving, transportation, water resource, and material control systems; and environmental safety measures. See other colleges that offer this major
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Computer Engineering, General
- A program that generally prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of computer hardware and software systems and related equipment and facilities; and the analysis of specific problems of computer applications to various tasks. See other colleges that offer this major
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Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of electrical and electronic systems and their components, including electrical power generation systems; and the analysis of problems such as superconductor, wave propagation, energy storage and retrieval, and reception and amplification. See other colleges that offer this major
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Mechanical Engineering
- A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of physical systems used in manufacturing and end-product systems used for specific uses, including machine tools, jigs and other manufacturing equipment; stationary power units and appliances; engines; self-propelled vehicles; housings and containers; hydraulic and electric systems for controlling movement; and the integration of computers and remote control with operating systems. See other colleges that offer this major
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS
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Writing, General
- A program that focuses on writing for applied and liberal arts purposes. Includes instruction in writing and document design in multiple genres, modes, and media; writing technologies; research, evaluation, and use of information; editing and publishing; theories and processes of composing; rhetorical theories, traditions, and analysis; communication across audiences, contexts, and cultures; and practical applications for professional, technical, organizational, academic, and public settings. See other colleges that offer this major
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FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS
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Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
- A program that focuses on the languages and literatures of the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas of the world, including the Iberian, Latin American, and Lusophone worlds. Includes instruction in Spanish and Portuguese language and linguistics; regional and Latin American dialects; and Spanish, Portuguese, Spanish American, Luso-Brazilian, and Chicano literature. See other colleges that offer this major
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HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS
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Health Services Administration
- A program that focuses on the application of policy analysis, public administration, business management, and communications to the planning and management of health services delivery systems in the public and private sectors, and prepares individuals to function as health services administrators and managers. Includes instruction in health systems planning, public health organization and management, pubic health policy formulation and analysis, finance, business and operations management, economics of health care, organizational and health communications, marketing, human resources management, and public health law and regulations. See other colleges that offer this major
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Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
- A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, infirmed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance. See other colleges that offer this major
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HISTORY
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History, General
- A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultures; and applications to areas such as historic preservation, public policy, and records administration. See other colleges that offer this major
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American History (United States)
- A program that focuses on the development of American society, culture, and institutions from the Pre-Columbian period to the present. Includes instruction in American historiography, American history sources and materials, historical research methods, and applications to the study of specific themes, issues, periods, and institutions. See other colleges that offer this major
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European History
- A program that focuses on the development of European society, culture, and institutions from the origins to the present. Includes instruction in European historiography, European history sources and materials, historical research methods, and applications to the study of specific themes, issues, periods, and institutions. See other colleges that offer this major
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Asian History
- A program that focuses on the development of the societies, cultures, and institutions of the Asian Continent from their origins to the present. Includes instruction in the historiography of specific cultures and periods; sources and materials; historical research methods; and applications to the study of specific themes, issues, periods, and institutions. See other colleges that offer this major
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History, Other
- Any instructional program in history not listed above. See other colleges that offer this major
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HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES
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Criminal Justice/Police Science
- A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of police and public security officers, including patrol and investigative activities, traffic control, crowd control and public relations, witness interviewing, evidence collection and management, basic crime prevention methods, weapon and equipment operation and maintenance, report preparation and other routine law enforcement responsibilities. See other colleges that offer this major
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LEGAL PROFESSIONS AND STUDIES
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LEGAL PROFESSIONS AND STUDIES
- Instructional programs that prepare individuals for the legal profession, for related support professions and professional legal research, and focus on the study of legal issues in non-professional programs. See other colleges that offer this major
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LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES
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Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs. See other colleges that offer this major
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General Studies
- An undifferentiated program that includes instruction in the general arts, general science, or unstructured studies. See other colleges that offer this major
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Humanities/Humanistic Studies
- A program that focuses on combined studies and research in the humanities subjects as distinguished from the social and physical sciences, emphasizing languages, literatures, art, music, philosophy and religion. See other colleges that offer this major
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MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
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Mathematics and Statistics
- A program with a general synthesis of mathematics and statistics or a specialization which draws from mathematics and statistics. Includes instruction in calculus, linear algebra, numerical analysis and partial differential equations, discrete mathematics, probability theory, statistics, computing, and other related topics. See other colleges that offer this major
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MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
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MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
- Instructional programs that derive from two or more distinct programs to provide a cross-cutting focus on a subject concentration that is not subsumed under a single discipline or occupational field. See other colleges that offer this major
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International/Globalization Studies
- A program that focuses on global and international issues from the perspective of the social sciences, social services, and related fields. See other colleges that offer this major
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Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
- Any instructional program in multi/interdisciplinary studies not listed above. See other colleges that offer this major
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PSYCHOLOGY
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Psychology, General
- A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods, and psychological assessment and testing methods. See other colleges that offer this major
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS
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Social Work
- A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling. See other colleges that offer this major
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SOCIAL SCIENCES
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Applied Economics
- A program that focuses on the application of economic principles and analytical techniques to the study of particular industries, activities, or the exploitation of particular resources. Includes instruction in economic theory; microeconomic analysis and modeling of specific industries, commodities; the economic consequences of resource allocation decisions; regulatory and consumer factors; and the technical aspects of specific subjects as they relate to economic analysis. See other colleges that offer this major
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Political Economy
- A program that focuses on the interaction between politics and economics in the formation of public policy. Includes instruction in microeconomics; macroeconomics; political theory; American, comparative, and international political economy; and quantitative methods. See other colleges that offer this major
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Urban Studies/Affairs
- A program that focuses on the application of social science principles to the study of urban institutions and the forces influencing urban social and political life. Includes instruction in urban theory, the development and evolution of urban areas, urban sociology, principles of urban and social planning, and the politics and economics of urban government and services. See other colleges that offer this major
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Social Sciences, Other
- Any instructional program in social sciences not listed above. See other colleges that offer this major
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Most Popular Graduate programs
- Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Social Work
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
- Information Technology
- Elementary Education and Teaching
Graduate ProgramsX
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BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES
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Business Administration and Management, General
- A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making. See other colleges that offer this major
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Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
- A program that prepares individuals to manage the business affairs of non-profit corporations, including foundations, educational institutions, associations, and other such organizations, and public agencies and governmental operations. Includes instruction in business management, principles of public administration, principles of accounting and financial management, human resources management, taxation of non-profit organizations, and business law as applied to non-profit organizations. See other colleges that offer this major
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Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
- Any instructional program in business quantitative methods and management science not listed above. See other colleges that offer this major
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COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES
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Computer and Information Sciences, General
- A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with specific programs in computer science, information science, or related support services. See other colleges that offer this major
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Information Technology
- A program that focuses on the design of technological information systems, including computing systems, as solutions to business and research data and communications support needs. Includes instruction in the principles of computer hardware and software components, algorithms, databases, telecommunications, user tactics, application testing, and human interface design. See other colleges that offer this major
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Computer Science
- A program that focuses on computer theory, computing problems and solutions, and the design of computer systems and user interfaces from a scientific perspective. Includes instruction in the principles of computational science, computer development and programming, and applications to a variety of end-use situations. See other colleges that offer this major
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Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
- A program that prepares individuals to assess the security needs of computer and network systems, recommend safeguard solutions, and manage the implementation, auditing, and maintenance of security devices, systems, and procedures. Includes instruction in computer architecture, programming, and systems analysis; networking; telecommunications; cryptography; security system auditing and design; applicable law and regulations; risk assessment and policy analysis; contingency planning; user access issues; investigation techniques; and troubleshooting. See other colleges that offer this major
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EDUCATION
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Education, General
- A program that focuses on the general theory and practice of learning and teaching, the basic principles of educational psychology, the art of teaching, the planning and administration of educational activities, school safety and health issues, and the social foundations of education. See other colleges that offer this major
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Educational Leadership and Administration, General
- A program that focuses on the general principles and techniques of administering a wide variety of schools and other educational organizations and facilities, supervising educational personnel at the school or staff level, and that may prepare individuals as general administrators and supervisors. See other colleges that offer this major
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Elementary Education and Teaching
- A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter. See other colleges that offer this major
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Secondary Education and Teaching
- A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the secondary grades, which may include grades seven through twelve, depending on the school system or state regulations. May include preparation to teach a comprehensive curriculum or specific subject matter. See other colleges that offer this major
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ENGINEERING
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Electrical and Computer Engineering
- A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design and development of computer systems. Includes instruction in computer architecture, cybersecurity, electronic circuits, electromagnetism, electronic materials and design, micro-fabrication methods and techniques, signal and image processing, and wireless communication networks. See other colleges that offer this major
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HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS
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Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
- A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, infirmed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance. See other colleges that offer this major
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MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
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MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
- Instructional programs that derive from two or more distinct programs to provide a cross-cutting focus on a subject concentration that is not subsumed under a single discipline or occupational field. See other colleges that offer this major
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Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
- Any instructional program in multi/interdisciplinary studies not listed above. See other colleges that offer this major
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS
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Social Work
- A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling. See other colleges that offer this major
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SOCIAL SCIENCES
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Geographic Information Science and Cartography
- A program that focuses on the systematic study of map-making and the application of mathematical, computer, and other techniques to the analysis of large amounts of geographic data and the science of mapping geographic information. Includes instruction in cartographic theory and map projections, computer-assisted cartography, geographic information systems, map design and layout, photogrammetry, air photo interpretation, remote sensing, spatial analysis, geodesy, cartographic editing, and applications to specific industrial, commercial, research, and governmental mapping problems. See other colleges that offer this major
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Admissions
Undergraduate acceptance rate
Acceptance rate
88.35%- Apply 1,974
- Accepted 1,744
- Attend 625
Application Fee
Undergraduate
$60Graduate
$85Undergraduate application requirements
High school transcript
RequiredHigh school GPA
RequiredRecommendation letter
Not applicableAdmissions test
Not applicable
(SAT or ACT)TOEFL
Required
(international students)Completion of college
Required
prep programDemonstration of
Not applicable
competencies
Student Life
Student Demographics
Female Students
50%Male Students
50%Student Ethnicities
- Caucasian35.04%
- Asian22.34%
- Hispanic/Latino14.41%
- Two Or More Ethnicities13.25%
- Black10.55%
- Not Specified2.36%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander1.15%
- American Indian/Alaska Native0.9%
Student body breakdown
Total students enrolled
6,014
Undergraduate students
5,143
Graduate students
871
Full Time Students
86%Part Time Students
14%Student services
- Meal plan
- Counseling services
- Remedial services
- Work-study
- Placement services
- Study abroad
- Weekend/evening classes
- On-campus day care for student's children