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Graduate admission statistics

Note: The 2020 admission statistics are based on offers/enrollments for autumn quarter, 2020. Admission statistics in this report do not include online programs.

Autumn 2020

Applications SubmittedOffersEnrolled
658430 (65% of applicants were offered admission)143 (33% of offers enrolled)
International Applications
324 (49%)156 (48% of international applicants were offered admission)37 (24% of International applicants offered admission enrolled)

Master’s GPA and test scores

Below is historical data showing average GPA (based on 4.0 scale) and GRE scores for applicants who were offered admission by the CEE department.

Year201920182017201620152014
DegreeMaster'sPhDMaster’sPhDMaster’sPhDMaster’sPhDMaster’sPhDMaster’s
GPA3.63.83.63.73.63.73.63.73.63.73.5
GRE V155156155157155152155158155157156
GRE Q162164162162160163163165163162161
GRE A3.94.13.94.03.83.83.74.13.73.93.8

These statistics do not include online programs.

The Civil & Environmental Engineering Department does not have a minimum GRE score requirement, however, below is the recommended minimum scores set by the College of Engineering. A score higher than the minimum recommended score would be expected to be competitive for admission.

Verbal154
Quantitative156
Analytical writing4.5

Autumn 2020 graduate student demographics

(including online programs)

Total Current Enrolled Students440
Women182 (41%)
URM53 (12%)
Washington Resident (Citizen & Perm Res)176 (40%)
Non-Resident166 (38%)
International98 (22%)

Degrees granted (2019-2020)

Master’s (residential)116
Master’s (online programs)52
PhD23