PhD Linguistics at University of Washington

Programme overview

PhD Linguistics is a graduate programme in the Linguistics unit of the University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Linguistics | Location: Seattle, WA, United States

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Entry requirements

University of Washington Graduate School minimum requirements for all graduate programmes: a four-year bachelor's degree or accredited foreign equivalent (Bologna bachelor's of at least 180 ECTS qualifies); at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale, or 3.0 over the last 90 graded quarter or 60 graded semester credits; applicants who are not native English speakers need TOEFL iBT 80 (new 0-6 scale: 4.0), TOEFL MyBest 80, Duolingo 110 or IELTS 6.5 at minimum, with no conditional admission. Individual programmes may set higher thresholds.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Domestic applicants: USD 18,045 a year (2026-27). Resident rate. Seattle campus, full-time, Autumn+Winter+Spring quarters, rate band "Graduate Tier I"; the programme is assigned to this tier in the UW 2026-27 Programs in Each Graduate Tier list. Tuition only (operating + building fee); excludes technolog Source

International applicants: USD 32,346 a year (2026-27). Non-Resident rate. Seattle campus, full-time, Autumn+Winter+Spring quarters, rate band "Graduate Tier I"; the programme is assigned to this tier in the UW 2026-27 Programs in Each Graduate Tier list. Tuition only (operating + building fee); excludes techn Source

Graduate programmes open for admission at different times and have varying deadlines; entry quarter and dates are set by each programme.

Graduate application fee is $90 (USD), paid online by MasterCard or Visa; each submitted application requires a separate fee. Application dates and deadlines vary by programme and are shown in the Graduate School online application.

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