University of Washington

Seattle, WA
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    208 faculty · 264 courses · data as of 2026-07-02

    Electrical Engineering41 faculty · 31 courses avg h-index 31.1 #15 of 34 in Electrical & Computer Engineering
    Daniel Kirschen, Donald W. and Ruth Mary Close Professor h-index 80
    Notable: “Modeling of Lithium-Ion Battery Degradation for Cell Life Assessment” (2016) · 1,092 citations
    Blake Hannaford, Professor h-index 68
    Notable: “Measurement and modeling of McKibben pneumatic artificial muscles” (1996) · 1,572 citations
    Shwetak N. Patel, Washington Research Foundation Entrepreneurship Endowed Professor h-index 62
    Notable: “Experimental Security Analysis of a Modern Automobile” (2010) · 1,835 citations
    Mo Li, Professor h-index 58
    Notable: “Mie theory for light scattering by a spherical particle in an absorbing medium” (2001) · 371 citations
    Courses: Undergraduate Research Exploration Seminar · Computer Hardware Skills · Introduction to Signal Conditioning · Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering · Circuit Theory · Programming for Signal and Information Processing Applications +25 more
    Computer Science40 faculty · 40 courses avg h-index 36.6 #16 of 88 in Computer Science
    Matthew Golub, Assistant Professor h-index 133
    Notable: “Ultrasensitive fluorescent proteins for imaging neuronal activity” (2013) · 7,102 citations
    Dieter Fox, Professor h-index 94
    In robotics, artificial intelligence, and state estimation. The goal of his research is to enable systems to interact with people and their environment in an intelligent way. A lot of his work focuses on perception and its connection to
    Notable: “PoseCNN: A Convolutional Neural Network for 6D Object Pose Estimation in Cluttered Scenes” (2018) · 2,102 citations
    Michael Ernst, Professor h-index 72
    Notable: “Defects4J: a database of existing faults to enable controlled testing studies for Java programs” (2014) · 1,336 citations
    Simon Shaolei Du, Assistant Professor h-index 67
    Notable: “Long short-term memory neural network for traffic speed prediction using remote microwave sensor data” (2015) · 2,149 citations
    Courses: Computer Science Principles · Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science A · Introduction to Computer Programming I · Introduction to Computer Programming II · Introduction to Computer Programming III · Science and Art of Digital Photography +34 more
    Economics36 faculty · 32 courses avg h-index 21.1 #49 of 104 in Economics
    Stephen Turnovsky, Ford and Louisa Van Voorhis Professor of Economics h-index 59
    Economic Growth International Macroeconomics Macroeconomics Public Economics Biography
    Notable: “Models of Monetary Economies.” (1981) · 397 citations
    Charles Nelson, Professor Emeritus h-index 49
    Notable: “Trends and random walks in macroeconmic time series” (1982) · 4,679 citations
    Yanqin Fan, Castor Professor of Economics h-index 33
    Econometrics Nonparametric Statistics Optimal Transport Biography Ph.D., Economics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, 1990
    Theo S. Eicher, Castor Professor of Economics h-index 32
    Development Economics Economic Growth International Finance International Trade Macroeconomics Biography Ph.D., Economics, Columbia University, 1994
    Notable: “Default priors and predictive performance in Bayesian model averaging, with application to growth determinants” (2009) · 326 citations
    Courses: Advanced Placement (AP) Economics: Micro · Advanced Placement (AP) Economics: Macro · Introduction to Microeconomics · Introduction to Macroeconomics · Economics of Sports · Economic Analysis of Everyday Decisions +26 more
    Biology34 faculty · 25 courses avg h-index 29.7 #11 of 68 in Biology
    Carl Bergstrom, Professor h-index 58
    Notable: “Maps of random walks on complex networks reveal community structure” (2008) · 4,689 citations
    Lauren Buckley, Professor h-index 55
    Notable: “Global imprint of climate change on marine life” (2013) · 2,223 citations
    P. Dee Boersma, Professor h-index 51
    Notable: “The global contribution of forage fish to marine fisheries and ecosystems” (2012) · 438 citations
    Takato Imaizumi, Professor h-index 48
    Notable: “The ELF4–ELF3–LUX complex links the circadian clock to diurnal control of hypocotyl growth” (2011) · 930 citations
    Courses: Introductory Biology · Sex, Death, and Evolution · Evolution and Human Behavior · Survey of Physiology · Current Controversies in Biology · Introduction to Conservation Biology +19 more
    Mechanical Engineering32 faculty · 36 courses avg h-index 25.5 #40 of 70 in Mechanical Engineering
    Steve Brunton, Boeing Professor in AI & Data-Driven Engineering h-index 69
    Xu Chen, Bryan T. McMinn Endowed Research Professor; Associate Professor h-index 67
    Notable: “Low-Temperature Sintering with Nano-Silver Paste in Die-Attached Interconnection” (2007) · 343 citations
    Ramulu Mamidala, Boeing Pennell Professor h-index 53
    Notable: “Fatigue performance evaluation of selective laser melted Ti–6Al–4V” (2014) · 863 citations
    John Palmore Jr., Assistant Professor h-index 46
    Notable: “Continental-scale analysis of shallow and deep groundwater contributions to streams” (2021) · 190 citations
    Courses: Introduction to Visualization and Computer-Aided Design · Visualization and Computer-Aided Design Laboratory · Kinematics and Dynamics · Engineering Thermodynamics · Introduction to Heat Transfer · Introduction to Fluid Mechanics +30 more
    Sociology20 faculty · 30 courses avg h-index 15.4 #7 of 39 in Sociology
    Kyle Crowder, Department Chair, Blumstein-Jordan Professor of Sociology h-index 51
    Notable: “Escaping Distressed Neighborhoods: Individual, Community, and Metropolitan Influences” (1997) · 531 citations
    Katherine Beckett, Professor, S. Frank Miyamoto Professor of Sociology h-index 36
    Notable: “Governing Social Marginality” (2001) · 514 citations
    Sara Curran, Professor of Sociology h-index 23
    Notable: “Engendering migrant networks: The case of Mexican migration” (2003) · 402 citations
    Nathalie Williams, Professor h-index 19
    Notable: “Measures of Human Mobility Using Mobile Phone Records Enhanced with GIS Data” (2015) · 115 citations
    Courses: Survey of Sociology · American Society · Stability and Change in American Society · Evolution and Revolution: Comparative Social Change · Introduction to Urban Sociology · War, Peace, and the Sociology of Survival +24 more

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    About University of Washington. University of Washington in Seattle, WA reports an overall acceptance rate of 39.0%, an SAT middle 50% of 1330–1500, a class size of 7,196, and a yield of 26.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Flagship WA public. Strong CS and engineering. Urban Seattle campus. No early round.