UW Facts
Seattle History
Movies & TV Shows Set in Seattle
Where on Campus
100

Year that UW was founded

1861

100

Seattle is home to this coffee company

Starbucks

100
Man and woman fall in love through a radio talk show

Sleepless in Seattle

100

Where the cherry blossoms are located

The quad

200

UW was originally located in this area of Seattle

Downtown

200
Name of the NBA team that played in Seattle from 1967 to 2008

Seattle Super Sonics

200

Follows the story of a popular teenage girl and her less popular older sister

10 Things I Hate About You

200

Oldest building on campus

Denny Hall

300

Number of libraries the UW has

26

300

Year of the Great Seattle Fire

1889

300

Follows the romantic affair of a young woman and a billionaire

50 Shades of Grey

300

It's tradition to visit this site at freshman orientation and again at graduation

The four columns

400

Year of the Black Student Union sit-ins on campus

1968

400

The Space Needle was created for this event

1962 World's Fair

400

Follows the lives of a group of doctors

Grey's Anatomy

400

Location of the president's office

Gerberding Hall

500

First graduate of UW

Clara Antoinette McCarty Witt

500

Approximate number of people living in Seattle

700,000

500

Tells the story of three teenage friends

iCarly

500

12.1 mile path commonly used for biking and running

Burke-Gilman Trail