Parents & Families
Behind every Husky, there’s a pack of loved ones, mentors, and supporters who helped them reach this milestone. Welcome to the UW family.
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Welcome to the UW Family
Your role in your student’s life may be shifting, but it’s just as important as ever. We’re here to help your Husky make the most of their UW experience, and to help you make the most of yours.
Across these pages you’ll find the resources we hear families ask for most: financial aid, campus life, FERPA and access, health and safety, and the rhythm of the academic year. Whether your student just said yes or you’ve done this before, every UW family year is a new year. We’re here to make sure what you know is still accurate.
Looking for conversation prompts? Browse Talk with your Husky.
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Parent Insider: our seasonal newsletter with the deadlines, essentials, and resources to share with your Husky.
Latest on the blog: Welcoming our new Huskies, and the families behind them: where this year’s 8,000+ new Husky families call home, and three steps to take before September.
Commencement is June 13
Celebrating a graduate? UW Seattle Commencement is Saturday, June 13 at Husky Stadium. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. and the ceremony begins at 1:30 p.m. The Family Guide to Commencement covers parking, seating, accessibility, hotels, and how to plan the whole day, plus the UW Tacoma (June 12) and UW Bothell (June 14) ceremonies.
Welcome, new Huskies and families
Your student said yes, and the real work of preparing begins now. Find your family checklist, Family Orientation dates (July 9 through August 20), and everything that comes between now and Move-In Week.
This year’s incoming Huskies, at a glance
More than 8,000 new first-year and transfer Huskies join the Seattle campus this autumn. Here is where their families call home, and where these new Huskies are headed.
62%
are Washington residents
CA · OR · TX
top family states beyond Washington
59 countries
home to 1,299 international Huskies
768
new transfer Huskies
Transfer Huskies arrive already in their major
UW admits students directly into their major, and that includes this year’s transfer class. Among the 768 incoming transfer Huskies, 106 are direct admits to the Foster School of Business, 102 to the College of Engineering, and 47 to the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering. That is one in three transfer Huskies starting in three of the UW’s most sought-after programs, with their first advising appointment in the school they will graduate from.
Save the dates: 2026 to 2027 family calendar
From the moment your Husky said yes through their first Family Weekend, here are the milestones to plan around. Detailed agendas land in the Parent Insider as each window opens.
July 9 to Aug. 20
Family Orientation
Aug. 24 to Sept. 18
College Edge (optional)
Sept. 22 to 25
Move-In Week
Nov. 6 to 7
UW Family Weekend
Mark your calendar: UW Family Weekend, Nov. 6 to 7, 2026
A weekend of tailgates, campus tours, and family programming, plus the chance to see your Husky in their element. Hotel-block details, ticket presales, and the full schedule will publish to washington.edu/parents/family-events/family-weekend as the date approaches. Parent Insider subscribers get the early link first.
Summertime in Seattle
Visiting your Husky this summer, scouting campus before move-in, or building a trip around orientation? Our Summertime in Seattle guide has neighborhood walks, day trips, outdoor concert series, and the big summer festivals worth planning around.
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June 4, 2026
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May 6, 2026
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You showed up. On April 23, UW families raised more than $41,000 for the UW Parent & Family Fund. Together, you fueled the student emergency fund, 24/7 mental health counselors, and the programs that surround every Husky. Year-round giving keeps these resources strong.
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