The University of Washington generally referred to as UW or just Washington University, is located in Seattle. It is a public research university established in 1861. The additional 2 campuses of this university are located in Tacoma and Bothell. Washington University has around 500 buildings, 20 million gross square feet of space and also has one of the largest libraries in the world having around 26 university libraries. The other highlights of this place are state-of-the-art lecture halls, UW Tower, art center, museum, laboratories, and conference rooms. The academic programs supported by this university include a bachelor's degree, a master's degree and a doctoral degree from 140 departments of various other schools and colleges. Functioning over the quarter system around 46,000 students enrolled every year in this university. The credit for the advancement of scientific researches and performance is given to the University of Washington and is considered leading in the world. Majorly the research work in science, medicine, computer science, and engineering programs is highly informative. The University of Washington has its most significant ties with the experts in technology such as Microsoft, Amazon, Nintendo, and Boeing. In the alumni list of these university 20 Nobel Prize laureates, Fullbright scholars, Marshall scholars and a number of Pulitzer Prize winners are included. The University of Washington has an acceptance rate of 45% which makes getting an admission competitive. The University of Washington also has a supreme rank in the School of Medicine, the College of Engineering and a School of Business, all of which offers various graduate and postgraduate programs.