University of Washington has been one of the top colleges that seniors at Bellarmine apply to that offer strong academics and access to research opportunities. However, the university seems to have gotten more selective with their decisions for in-state residents over the last two decades perhaps due to financial factors.

As a public university, UW  should serve and help Washington residents; however, the University of Washington gains more money from out of state residents rather than in-state. This leads to concerns that nonresidents have an advantage in the admissions process. Although the university has stated that they have maintained a solid financial foundation, admission to the school still seems out of reach for in-state residents. 

Many seniors who have applied to UW in the past experienced frustration towards UW for trying to be financially motivated in their admissions. Madyson Bronder, senior, stated, ”I know I probably won’t get in, because I heard even people who have 4.3s don’t get in, I feel like because we’re in-state, we should have a greater advantage to get in and that they shouldn’t make it that hard to get in overall.”

A senior peer Isadora Cool states her discomfort with UW by stating, “It’s too hard to get in there for the wrong reasons because they take more out of state and international students, due to wanting more money.” 

Perhpas with the recent decrease in state funding, the university will look for other ways to make up that money, which is to increase the amount of admitted international students.

As students at Bellarmine apply to the university in the upcoming years, the question is whether UW will still consider Washington residents as a priority or will they seek financial revenue through out of state seniors.