The University of Washington Bothell (UW Bothell) is a

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of the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the Uni ...

, located in Bothell, Washington. It was founded in 1989 and is one of the three campuses of the University of Washington, alongside the Seattle and Tacoma campuses. It is located just northwest of the junction of Interstate 405 and State Route 522, and shares its campus with

Cascadia College Cascadia College is a Public college, public community college in Bothell, Washington, on a shared campus with the University of Washington Bothell. Established in 2000, Cascadia was built to serve the cities of Bothell, Woodinville, Washington ...

History

University of Washington Bothell was founded in 1989 when it was granted the approval of the Washington State legislature. The university began with a staff of 12 faculty members and a class of 143 students. Its first classes were held in fall 1990, and its first graduating class ⁠— of three students ⁠— completed their degrees in 1991. The permanent campus was built in the 1990s on a cattle ranch that had been previously proposed for a regional shopping mall. Dr. Warren Buck III was appointed the university's first chancellor in July 1999 and served until June 2005. Over the course of his chancellorship, he oversaw the university's transition into a four-year institution and the establishment of its permanent campus in 2000.

Academics

UW Bothell currently offers 33

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, 21 undergraduate minors, and fifteen

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s among five schools: *

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* Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences * Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) * Educational Studies *

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and Health Studies

Enrollment

UW Bothell enrolls nearly 6000 students in 55 undergraduate programs and graduate degree programs. UW Bothell began accepting freshmen in autumn 2006 and the first class to finish all four years at UW Bothell graduated in June 2010. An agreement with the City of Bothell limits UW Bothell and Cascadia College enrollment. The enrollment limit is currently 10,000 FTE students. Initially, enrollment was limited to 3,000 FTE students until an entrance was built with direct access to State Route 522. The

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completed this project in September 2009. The overall undergraduate admission rate for 2020 was 74%, but admission to the university's

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...

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(CSSE) program is highly competitive.

Wetland restoration project

UW Bothell is home to one of the largest wetland restoration projects on the West Coast, covering . Prior to the restoration of the wetlands, the land had been used for cattle grazing. Before this North Creek was straightened and confined to transport timber from upper areas of the watershed to sawmills located around Lake Washington. The complex

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project for the wetlands began in 1997 along with the construction of University of Washington Bothell and

campus. The goal of this project was to restore the area within the surrounding urban watershed into a sustainable and fully functional

floodplain A floodplain or flood plain or bottomlands is an area of land adjacent to a river. Floodplains stretch from the banks of a river channel to the base of the enclosing valley, and experience flooding during periods of high Discharge (hydrolog ...

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. To manage and ensure forthcoming sustainability, great detail was given to essential theories of ecosystem science and ecological restoration in the design and implementation of the site. The hydrology was restored; drainage ditches and dikes were filled or removed. Small topographic variations were added to encourage environmental diversity and multiple plant communities. Between 1998 and 2002, over 100,000 plants were planted. Seven years after initial planting, the Wetland restoration project met its 10-year objectives. The wetland is also an area for education. Over 30 courses from First-Year Programs, the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, the School of Business, and the School of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) have visited the restored wetland.

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University of Washington Bothell The University of Washington Bothell (UW Bothell) is a campus of the University of Washington, located in Bothell, Washington. It was founded in 1989 and is one of the three campuses of the University of Washington, alongside the Seattle and Tac ...

1990 establishments in Washington (state)