University of Washington Tacoma
Explore degree options in fields ranging from environmental science to computer science; from history to healthcare; and from business to psychology. All taught in small classes by faculty who know you personally.
UW Tacoma enjoys a close relationship with the South Puget Sound community. From its very beginning, civic-minded leaders have supported the university and helped bring it to fruition. Today this symbiotic partnership results in many connections between UW Tacoma faculty, staff and students working together with government agencies, business groups and non-profit organizations.
For more information on UW Tacoma’s community engagement, contact Mike Wark, director of external relations, at 253-692-5771 or mwark@uw.edu.

Information and resources for current faculty and staff. Some links will require a NetID login. View a directory of UW Tacoma faculty and staff.
UW Tacoma is committed to helping students succeed. There are many resources outside the classroom that can help you with everything from study skills and writing papers to creating your own student group and finding a job after graduation.
Freshmen take courses as part of a close-knit community of students — a cohort — who take their first-year Core courses together. In the Core curriculum's small learning community, students truly get to know their professors and classmates.
The Core is an interdisciplinary approach to learning that deepens student understanding of the world and how it works. The series of courses is designed to help students develop critical thinking and writing skills as well as understanding of a wide variety of subjects. Students may earn credit in art and economics one quarter, history and sociology the next.
Because of our state’s economic crisis, students are being asked to shoulder much more of the cost of getting a university degree. And we are asking our community to step up to support them.
Got a question? Want to get involved? Contact Scott Pinkston, Alumni Relations Manager at 253-692-5641 or uwtalum@uw.edu.
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