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Informatics Admissions

There are three paths to admission to the Informatics program:

Application Deadline

The Informatics program has two admissions cycles per year:

  • The application to start the program in autumn has a deadline of April 5 each year.
  • The application to start the program in winter has a deadline of  Oct. 5 each year.
  • If the application deadline falls on a weekend, the deadline to apply will be the following Monday at 5 p.m.

Learn about applying as a current UW student

Transfer students also must apply for UW admission by the specified deadline.

Learn about applying to Informatics as a transfer student.

Direct-to-major admission

Direct admission gives high school students with a strong interest in studying Informatics the chance to apply to the iSchool while filling out their UW application. Simply selecting “Informatics” as the first-choice major on the UW application will ensure automatic consideration for direct admission. Direct admission is for autumn quarter only. Learn more about direct-to-major admission.

More information

Watch: Videos about the Informatics program at the Information School, requirements for obtaining your bachelor's degree, and how students get involved in extracurricular activities at the UW.

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