

Economics 101 can have as many as 500 students and other intro classes are 250+ students, but they also offer smaller “quiz” sections taught by grad students.ĭespite the large size UW boasts a high retention rate of 94%. These small classes help freshmen make friends, build community and find mentors. But freshmen are able to join First-Year Interest Groups (FIGS), which are peer-guided clusters of courses that small groups of students (20-25) take together during their first quarter at the UW. With more than 30,000 undergrads, UW can feel big. We were immediately impressed by the beautiful and bustling campus with it’s famous cherry blossoms, towering evergreens, and wide open grassy quad. As promised the (atypical) fog lifted by late morning and we were able to enjoy the plentiful fall foliage at the University of Washington (aka UW or Udub). We could barely see the football stadium through the fog as we drove along the tree-lined hill leading to campus.
