Washington, United States
University of Washington Alumni
International Students
15
% of international students in the university
9014
Total International Students in the university
One of the world’s leading public research universities, UW in Seattle excels in science, tech, arts, public policy, and athletics. In 2024, Professor David Baker won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for pioneering computational protein design—a major milestone for UW’s scientific community.
|
Alumni Name |
Notable Achievement / Famous For |
Degree |
Graduating Year |
|---|---|---|---|
|
David Baker |
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2024 (computational protein design) |
Professor (PhD from Cal Berkeley) |
N/A |
|
Linda B. Buck |
Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine, 2004 |
BS (Zoology) |
1975 |
|
Bruce Lee |
Iconic martial artist and actor (Enter the Dragon) |
Attended |
1960s |
|
Kenny G |
Grammy-winning jazz saxophonist |
BS (Music) |
1978 |
|
Rainn Wilson |
Actor (The Office’s Dwight Schrute) |
BA (Drama) |
1986 |
|
Anna Faris |
Actress and producer |
BA (Theatre) |
1999 |
|
Ken Jennings |
Jeopardy! champion and quiz show legend |
Attended (Questionable credit) |
1980s |
|
Hope Solo |
U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team goalkeeper; Olympic & World Cup gold |
Attended |
1999–2002 |
|
Joel McHale |
Actor (Community), comedian, producer |
BA (History) |
1995 |
|
Kyle MacLachlan |
Emmy & Golden Globe-winning actor (Twin Peaks, Dune) |
BA (Drama) |
1982 |
|
Jim Caviezel |
Actor (The Passion of the Christ, Person of Interest) |
BA (Drama) |
1991 |
|
Dale Chihuly |
Renowned glass sculptor |
BA (Art) |
1965 |
|
Bill Gates Sr. |
Microsoft co-founder’s father; UW Law Regent & philanthropy leader |
JD (Law) |
1940s (Regent '97–'12) |
|
William Foege |
CDC Director; helped eradicate smallpox |
MD |
1962 |
|
Michael P. Anderson |
NASA astronaut, STS‑107 Columbia crew |
BS (Physics) |
1978 |
|
Deborah Aschheim |
Contemporary artist |
BA |
1990 |
|
Chuck Close |
Photorealist painter; National Medal of Arts recipient |
BA (Art) |
1962 |
|
Krishna Nadella |
Co‑founder, MicroGREEN Polymer; tech entrepreneur and bioengineering innovator |
MS, PhD (ME) |
2002, 2008 |
|
Donald Petersen |
Former Ford CEO; National Academy of Engineering member |
BSME |
1946 |
|
Wayne Quinton |
Biomedical engineering pioneer; invented cardiac treadmill |
BSME |
1958 |
|
Michael Horsey (Eric Nalder) |
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist |
BS (Communications) |
1968 |
Students
University of Washington admitted student profiles
TOEFL
106
IELTS
8
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