The history of the University of Washington exists in many forms, but its General Catalog provides one of the best records of its curricula, degrees, and policies. This page contains an archive of searchable, printable General Catalogs and Bulletins.
| Year | Title | Pages and file size |
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| 2000 - present | |||
| 2010-2012 | General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Study | 622 pages; 12.2Mb | |
| 2008-2010 | General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Study | 886 pages; 5.5Mb | |
| 2006-2008 | General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Study | 721 pages; 4.2Mb | |
| 2004-2006 | General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Study | 721 pages; 3.7Mb | |
| 2002-2004 |
General Catalog: Undergraduate Study
General Catalog: Graduate and Professional Study |
481 pages; 4.5Mb
363 pages; 5.2Mb |
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| 2000-2002 |
General Catalog: Undergraduate Study
General Catalog: Graduate and Professional Study |
330 pages; 15.1Mb
450 pages; 20.3Mb |
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| 1974-1999 | |||
| 1998-2000 | General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Study | 530 pages; 8.3Mb | |
| 1996-1998 | General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Study | 512 pages; 99.6Mb | |
| 1994-1996 | General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Study | 490 pages; 81.7Mb | |
| 1992-1994 | General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Study | 474 pages; 74.9Mb | |
| 1990-1992 | General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Study | 465 pages; 72.2Mb | |
| 1988-1990 | General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Study | 441 pages; 69.7Mb | |
| 1986-1988 | General Catalog: Undergraduate Study, Graduate Study and Research | 433 pages; 69.9Mb | |
| 1984-1986 | General Catalog: Undergraduate Study, Graduate Study and Research | 293 pages; 58.6Mb | |
| 1982-1984 | General Catalog: Undergraduate Study, Graduate Study and Research | 289 pages; 55.3Mb | |
| 1980-1982 | General Catalog | 572 pages; 75.4Mb | |
| 1978-1980 | General Catalog: University of Washington Bulletin | 533 pages; 69.8Mb | |
| 1976-1978 | General Catalog: University of Washington Bulletin | 509 pages; 68.5Mb | |
| 1974-1976 | General Catalog: University of Washington Bulletin | 592 pages; 67.3Mb | |
| 1950-1974 | |||
| 1972-1974 |
Bulletin of the University of Washington
Bulletin of the University of Washington |
371 pages; 36.3Mb
233 pages; 31.2Mb |
Vol. 1 Vol. 2 |
| 1970-1972 | Bulletin of the University of Washington | 601 pages; 62.0Mb | |
| 1969-1970 | Bulletin of the University of Washington | 683 pages; 64.6Mb | |
| 1967-1969 | Bulletin of the University of Washington | 610 pages; 57.4Mb | |
| 1965-1966 | Bulletin of the University of Washington | 578 pages; 52.2Mb | |
| 1964-1965 | Bulletin of the University of Washington | 566 pages; 55.4Mb | General Catalog Issue |
| 1963-1965 | Bulletin of the University of Washington | 245 pages; 13.4Mb | Graduate School |
| 1961-1963 | Bulletin of the University of Washington | 1271 pages; 72.6Mb | |
| 1959-1961 | Bulletin of the University of Washington | 1062 pages; 61.9Mb | |
| 1957-1959 | Bulletin of the University of Washington | 1044 pages; 60.7Mb | First time the Bulletin surpasses 1,000 pages |
| 1955-1957 | Bulletin of the University of Washington | 817 pages; 48.1Mb | Name changed to "Bulletin" and printing switched from annual to bi-annual |
| 1953-1955 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 317 pages; 41.7Mb | |
| 1952-1953 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 317 pages; 20.3Mb | |
| 1950-1951 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 352 pages; 23.9Mb | |
| 1925-1949 | |||
| 1949-1950 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 294 pages; 19.3Mb | |
| 1948-1949 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 275 pages; 17.7Mb | Contains 13-page supplement announcing the College of Business Administration and Dept. of Economics |
| 1947-1948 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 223 pages; 14.3Mb | |
| 1946-1947 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 210 pages; 12.6Mb | |
| 1945-1946 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 205 pages; 12.9Mb | Contains a special announcement regarding temporary change from quarter- to semester systems. |
| 1944-1945 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 204 pages; 11.8Mb | Contains a special announcement regarding temporary change from quarter- to semester systems. |
| 1943-1944 | Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington | 346 pages; 18.1Mb | |
| 1942-1943 | Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington | 374 pages; 18.6Mb | |
| 1941-1942 | Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington | 328 pages; 16.5Mb | |
| 1940-1941 | Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington | 306 pages; 15.0Mb | |
| 1939-1940 | Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington | 370 pages; 18.9Mb | |
| 1938-1939 | Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington | 372 pages; 19.4Mb | |
| 1937-1938 | Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington | 362 pages; 19.7Mb | |
| 1936-1937 | Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington | 342 pages; 18.3Mb | |
| 1935-1936 | Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington | 318 pages; 17.3Mb | |
| 1934-1935 | Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington | 311 pages; 16.2Mb | |
| 1933-1934 | Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington | 274 pages; 14.1Mb | |
| 1932-1933 | Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington | 304 pages; 15.7Mb | |
| 1931-1932 | Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington | 438 pages; 22.9Mb | |
| 1930-1931 | Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington | 412 pages; 21.6Mb | |
| 1929-1930 | Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington | 388 pages; 20.6Mb | |
| 1928-1929 | Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington | 530 pages; 30.0Mb | |
| 1926-1928 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 450 pages; 26.5Mb | Contains announcements for 1927-28 |
| 1925-1927 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 424 pages; 25.1Mb | Contains announcements for 1926-27 |
| 1900-1924 | |||
| 1924-1926 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 387 pages; 23.0Mb | Contains announcements for 1925-26 |
| 1923-1925 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 374 pages; 21.9Mb | Contains announcements for 1923-24 |
| 1922-1924 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 356 pages; 21.7Mb | Contains announcements for 1923-24 |
| 1921-1923 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 344 pages; 21.7Mb | Contains announcements for 1922-23 |
| 1920-1922 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 384 pages; 22.4Mb | Contains announcements for 1921-22 |
| 1919-1921 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 389 pages; 23.8Mb | Contains announcements for 1919-21 |
| 1918-1919 | Bulletin of the University of Washington | 526 pages; 26.9Mb | Name changed the Bulletin |
| 1917-1919 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 336 pages; 19.1Mb | Contains announcements for 1918-19 |
| 1916-1918 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 588 pages; 24.3Mb | Contains announcements for 1917-18 |
| 1915-1917 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 530 pages; 21.7Mb | Contains announcements for 1916-17 |
| 1914-1916 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 510 pages; 20.2Mb | Contains announcements for 1915-16 |
| 1913-1915 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 498 pages; 19.7Mb | Contains announcements for 1914-15 |
| 1912-1914 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 388 pages; 15.8Mb | Contains announcements for 1913-14 |
| 1911-1913 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 270 pages; 12.5Mb | Contains announcements for 1912-13 |
| 1910-1912 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 395 pages; 15.5Mb | Contains announcements for 1911-12 |
| 1909-1911 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 356 pages; 14.2Mb | Contains announcements for 1910-11 |
| 1908-1910 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 332 pages; 13.0Mb | Contains announcements for 1909-10 |
| 1906-1908 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 543 pages; 19.9Mb | Contains announcements for 1907-08 and 1908-09 |
| 1905-1906 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 254 pages; 8.8Mb | Contains announcements for 1906-07 |
| 1904-1906 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 254 pages; 8.9Mb | Contains announcements for 1905-06 |
| 1903-1905 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 203 pages; 7.2Mb | Contains announcements for 1904-05 |
| 1902-1904 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 208 pages; 7.0Mb | Contains announcements for 1903-04 |
| 1901-1903 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 208 pages; 7.1Mb | Contains announcements for 1902-03 |
| 1900-1902 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 213 pages; 7.0Mb | Contains announcements for 1901-02 |
| Pre-1900 | |||
| 1899-1900 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 157 pages; 5.2Mb | Contains announcements for 1900-01 |
| 1898-1900 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 181 pages; 6.1Mb | Contains announcements for 1899-00 |
| 1897-1898 | Catalogue of the University of Washington | 117 pages; 4.0Mb | Contains announcements for 1898-99 |
| 1890-1891 | Annual Catalogue of the State University of Washington | 56 pages; 3.1Mb | Contains announcements for 1891-92 |
| 1874-1890 | Handwritten notebook of courses and notes on UW Catalogues from 1874 through 1890. | 43 pages; 5.9Mb | Notepaper bears the name of the fifth UW Registrar, Edward N. Stone (Registrar from 1910-1925) |
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