University of Washington

Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is a public research university serving the Puget Sound region from three campuses in Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma. It educates more than 60,000 students a year across over 180 undergraduate majors and more than 300 graduate degree programs. The institution is consistently ranked among the top public universities globally.

Research is central to the university's work. UW attracts more federal research funding than any other U.S. public university, with activity spanning medicine, engineering, computer science, biomedical research and the sciences more broadly. Its faculty and affiliates include 8 Nobel Prize winners, 17 MacArthur Fellows and 189 members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

UW Medicine operates a medical centre providing comprehensive clinical care while conducting biomedical research intended to improve lives across Washington state and beyond. The university's activities sit across the higher education, scientific research, healthcare and biomedical research sectors, with a stated mission focus on improving lives through research and healthcare delivery.