Informatics Admissions Timeline
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.
- Transfer students should also complete a UW transfer application for the quarter they wish to enter the program.
| Autumn Cycle 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Admit for: | Autumn 2026 |
| Prerequisites completion deadline: | End of autumn semester 2025 and winter quarter 2026 |
| Informatics application opens: | March 1, 2026 |
| UW transfer application deadline (transfer applicants only): | Feb. 15, 2026 (transfer students will need to apply to UW Seattle as well as to the Informatics major) |
| Informatics application deadline: | April 6, 2026, 5 p.m. PT |
| Informatics admissions decisions conveyed: | May 8, 2026, around 3 p.m PT |
| Reply deadline: | May 22, 2026, at noon PT |