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Application Timeline for Autumn 2022 Enrollment

  • Dec. 1, 2021: For priority consideration, the Application for Graduate Study and all application materials must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. (PST).
  • Mid- to late December 2021: Select applicants will be notified that they have been chosen to participate for an interview. Applicants not selected for an interview will receive a final decision letter.
  • Late December 2021 to late January 2022: Interviews will be conducted via phone or private chat room with members of the Ph.D. admission committee
  • Early February 2022: All decisions (admit, wait list, deny) will be conveyed via email. 
  • Mid-February 2022: Admitted applicants will receive their funding package. (All admitted applicants receive a funding offer.)
  • Early March 2022: Visit events for admitted students occur on the UW campus in Seattle.
  • April 15, 2022: Reply deadline for initial round of offers.

Deadline Policy

All application materials, including recommendations, should be submitted by the December 1 deadline. Review and/or consideration of incomplete applications or late materials is at the discretion of the Ph.D. admissions committee.

Note: Office hours for the Information School and Graduate School are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Staff from these offices will not be available outside of these times to answer questions. If the deadline listed falls on a weekend, please contact the appropriate office during business hours with questions.

Reapplication Procedures

Some individuals apply to the Ph.D. program more than once.  These applicants will need to submit a complete application through the Application for Graduate Study just like any other first-time applicant. However official test scores submitted during the previous admissions cycle will be kept on record and will not need to be reported again. Applying to the program multiple times does not increase or decrease your chances of being admitted. Each application cycle is a fresh start.

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Tessa Campbell and Mandi Harris

2 iSchool Ph.D. students receive ALA Spectrum fellowships

Thursday, June 23, 2022
University of Washington Information School Ph.D. students Tessa Campbell and Mandi Harris are among the seven recipients of the inaugural ALA Spectrum Doctoral Fellowships - Catalysts for Change. Campbell (Tulalip/Tlingit), has an...
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Former iSchool dean Harry Bruce to be honored for impact on information science

Thursday, June 23, 2022
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) has announced that Harry Bruce, dean emeritus of the University of Washington Information School, will be awarded its highest honor, the ASIS&T Award of...
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