Skip to content

advanced search | help

 

Selected Library Statistics for UW Seattle

Includes Health Sciences and Law Libraries

UW Libraries 2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10
Volumes held 6,957,579 7,136,735 7,231,737 7,358,538 7,012,835
Total Current Serials 60,629 61,208 61,847 63,295 63,221
Total Interlibrary Lending 72,447 75,124 86,879 97,838 64,056
Total Interlibrary Borrowing 53,512 57,979 90,477 97,626 71,503
Group Presentations 1,070 1,297 845 951 774
Presentation Participants 21,448 18,290 17,869 16,740 16,565
Reference Queries 129,401 119,364 117,203 104,833 74,683
Total Circulation 1,359,004 1,445,451 1,446,358 1,455,403 1,527,394
Librarians & Prof Staff 165 165 167 167 155
Support Staff 181 180 178 173 155
Total Materials Expenditures 11,544,228 14,921,954 13,743,741 15,169,818 13,863,199
Total Library Expenditures 35,217,969 37,651,993 36,813,894 39,519,511 36,926,188
UW STATISTICS 2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9
2009/10
Total Fulltime Students 32,915 33,029 33,842 34,550 38,572
Total Fulltime Graduate Students 9,669 9,323 9,273 9,531 10,478
PhDs Awarded 614 629 631 678 701
PhD Fields 80 80 80 82 82
Total Teaching Faculty 3,953 3,485 3,497 3,497 3,400

These statistics are provided as they were reported to the Association of Research Libraries.
For more extensive University of Washington Libraries statistics that go back to 1963, visit ARL's interactive statistics site here.

Beginning in 2005-06 ARL figures include UW Bothell and UW Tacoma.
For library statistics for just the Bothell & Tacoma campuses, click here.

Contact Us
Last modified: Sunday March 06, 2011