University of Washington - Organization and Administration

Organization and Administration

See also: List of University of Washington Presidents

The current President of the University of Washington is Michael K. Young. Phyllis Wise, who had previously served as Provost and Executive Vice President and for a year as Interim President, was named the Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in August 2011.

The University is governed by ten regents, one of whom is a student. Its most notable current regent is likely William H. Gates, Sr., father of Bill Gates. The undergraduate student government is the Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW) and the graduate student government is the Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS).

The University offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees through its 140 departments, themselves organized into various colleges and schools:

  • College of Arts and Sciences
    • Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
  • College of Built Environments
  • Michael G. Foster School of Business
  • School of Dentistry
  • College of Education
  • College of Engineering
  • College of the Environment
  • The Graduate School
  • Information School
  • School of Law
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Nursing
  • School of Pharmacy
  • Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs
  • School of Public Health
  • School of Social Work

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