RSVP is open for the 2026 Husky Summer Sendoffs. Before move-in, new students and families gather close to home to meet current Huskies and make friends. Find your Sendoff below, then register on our event page. Times, locations, and everything else you need are there. Sendoffs are free to attend, thanks to the generosity of UW families. See how families make these events possible.
Pacific Northwest
Aug. 16
Sunday
Oregon
Portland
Aug. 18
Tuesday
Eastern Washington
Spokane
California
Aug. 20
Thursday
Orange County
Yorba Linda
Aug. 22
Saturday
LA Area
Cheviot Hills
Aug. 22
Saturday
Bay Area
Saratoga
Aug. 23
Sunday
Bay Area
Lafayette
Aug. 29
Saturday
San Diego
Scripps Ranch
Aug. 30
Sunday
LA Area
Westside
Texas
Aug. 22
Saturday
Central Texas
Austin
Sept. 5
Saturday
Greater Houston
Houston (Meyerland)
Meet the families of the incoming class
This autumn, the Seattle campus welcomes more than 8,000 new first-year and transfer Huskies. Behind every one of them is a family like yours. Those families live in 46 states and 59 countries around the world, and every one of them is part of the UW family now. Wherever home is, you are in good company.
8,000+
new Huskies on the Seattle campus
46 states
plus D.C., Guam and Puerto Rico
59 countries
home to Husky families beyond the U.S.
62%
of new Huskies are Washington residents
New Husky families across the U.S.
Darker purple means more Husky families. State-by-state counts for the top ten are listed below the map.
Most family households: Washington 4,599 · California 833 · Oregon 132 · Texas 104 · Colorado 62 · Illinois 49 · Hawaii 41 · Virginia 36 · New York 35 · Maryland 34
And far beyond it
1,299 of our new Huskies are international students, with families in 59 countries. Our largest international family communities are in China, India, Taiwan, Canada, South Korea, Indonesia and Vietnam, and new Huskies are arriving from as far away as Mongolia and Kenya. If your family is joining us from abroad, welcome. We are so glad you are here.
Counts reflect incoming UW Seattle students for autumn 2026, counted once per student, based on each student’s primary family address on file as of June 2026.
Don’t see your region?
Sendoffs happen where UW families volunteer to host them. Each gathering exists because a current family raised their hand, and the map changes a little every year. If there is no Sendoff near you this summer, you have not missed your moment: you will meet fellow Husky families at move-in and through Parent & Family Programs all year long. And if you would like to put your city on a future map, write us at uwparent@uw.edu. We would love to hear from you.
Santa Monica Sendoff, 2024. Welcome to the pack.
RSVP is open
Register on our event page to save your spot. You will find times, locations, and event details there, and your confirmation email carries anything host-specific. Questions in the meantime? Reach the Parent & Family Programs team anytime.