The UW School of Medicine works to support the physician workforce needs of the WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho) region. As such, around 96% of our class on average are residents of one of the five states that we support. We do accept applicants from outside the WWAMI region; however, it is far more competitive. Therefore, we recommend that all applicants looking to apply to the UW School of Medicine ensure that it is the right fit for their aspirations.
We do not accept international or Canadian students. Applicants with DACA status who reside in a WWAMI state and who are legally authorized and recognized by their state’s residency office as a resident for WWAMI educational purposes will be considered for admission. (See State Eligibility).
Class Sizes
There are a certain number of designated seats per state based on legislative funding.
| Seattle | 100 Seats* |
| Spokane | 60 Seats |
| Alaska | 25 Seats |
| Montana | 30 Seats |
| Idaho | 40 Seats |
| Wyoming | 20 Seats |
*10 Seats approx per year are for MSTP (MD/PhD)
Entering Class of 2023
These numbers include the Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D./Ph.D.) applicants.
* WWAMI is an acronym for Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. All other applicants are referred to as being from out-of-region (OOR). OOR applicants are only considered for the Seattle class.
Entering class of 2023 by Foundations Site (Total class = 273)
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Total |
WA |
WY |
AK |
MT | ID | OOR -MD only | OOR MSTP |
| Applied | 7,017 | 947 | 49 | 70 | 101 | 170 | 5,233 | 457 |
| Completed Secondaries | 1,121 | 746 | 33 | 53 | 67 | 112 | 86 | N/A |
| Interviewed | 685 | 415 | 45 | 54 | 93 | 46 | 46 | N/A |
| Offers Made | 375 | 185 | 22 | 27 | 42 | 58 | 17 | 24 |
| Entering | 275 | 146 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 40 | 5 | 9 |
E23 Class Facts
Disadvantaged (Self-Designated) 24.5%
Permanent County is Rural 21%
Enrolled Directly after their Undergrad Program 8.1%
Military Service 3.33%
Age Range 21-39
Underrepresented in Medicine* 22.7%
* Prior to E20 data the groups that were included in this designation were African American/African/Black, Hispanic/Latinx, Pacific Islander/Hawaiian Native, and American Indian/Alaska Native. As of E20 some Southeast Asian subgroups have been added to these in our Underrepresented in Medicine count: Bhutanese, Burmese, Cham, Hmong, Khmer, Lao, Mien, Thai and Vietnamese.
2023 Matriculated
| Total | WWAMI | Non-WWAMI | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| SE Asian | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Asian (non-SEA) | 35 | 33 | 1 |
| Black/African American | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| White | 178 | 169 | 9 |
| Latinx/Hispanic | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Other | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Not Indicated | 15 | 15 | 0 |
Matriculant race/ethnicity categories are counted as maximum representation – meaning that a student with more than one race/ethnicity can be counted multiple times, and the total count will be greater than 273 matriculants.
Data for both the MD and MSTP programs are included.
WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho applicants)
| E-2023 | E-2022 | E-2021 | E-2020 | E-2019 | E-2018 | E-2017 | E-2016 | ||
| Applications | 1,337 | 1,453 | 1,689 | 1,391 | 1,737 | 1,368 | 1,356 | 1,372 | |
| Interviewed | 639 | 713 | 879 | 633 | 772 | 704 | 659 | 694 | |
| Offered Acceptance | 334 | 300 | 305 | 310 | 317 | 282 | 288 | 282 | |
| Matriculated | 259 | 253 | 254 | 252 | 259 | 249 | 252 | 254 |
OOR (Out-of-region applicants)
| E-2023 | E-2022 | E-2021 | E-2020 | E-2019 | E-2018 | E-2017 | E-2016 | |
| Applications | 5,680 | 6,179 | 105 | 44 | 6,726 | 7,656 | 7,251 | 7,405 |
| Interviewed | 46 | 105 | 90 | 53 | 112 | 108 | 110 | 122 |
| Offered Acceptance | 41 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 41 | 55 | 44 | 30 |
| Matriculated | 14 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
Alternates Offered Acceptance
The University of Washington School of Medicine has a ranked alternate list for each cohort. The table below indicates the position reached on the alternate list for each cohort and year. If it shows a 2, for example, that means the final acceptance offered that cycle was to alternate #2.
| Seattle (WA & OOR) | Spokane | AK | MT | ID | WY | |
| E-2023 | 47 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 2 |
| E-2022 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| E-2021 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| E-2020 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| E-2019 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| E-2018 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| E-2017 | 30 | n/a | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| E-2016 | 32 | n/a | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
The whole number is the position on the waitlist; (#) is the actual number of applicants accepted. The difference is due to alternates declining the position.
E23 Acceptance Rates
These are the average rates of acceptance for each applicant pool over the last three years for the M.D. program only. The percentage represents the number of applicants offered admission divided by the number that applied for that cohort. The rates for Seattle and Spokane represent the number of applicants offered admission divided by the number who were interviewed for the respective cohort.
Washington: 17.7%
- Seattle 32%
- Spokane 54%
Alaska 30.4%
Montana 32.9%
Idaho 27.4%
Wyoming 40.3%
Out-of-region applicants 0.4%