UW

UW is an abbreviation for university, appearing in the names of institutions: UW-Madison, UW Seattle.

Which university it designates depends on context—the University of Washington, University of Wisconsin, or University of Wyoming all claim it.

In texting, uw is a stylized variant of "oo" suggesting cuteness: uw so sweet.

Seattle

Huskies

Athletic team nickname

purple and gold · cherry blossoms · medical center · rowing

research

laboratory

Facility for scientific investigation

analysis · publication · findings · methodology · hypothesis · journal · investigation · fieldwork · biomedical · quantitative

academics

research

Systematic fact-finding effort

professor · tuition · semester · campus · dormitory · curriculum · syllabus · pedagogy · scholarship · major

Madison

Wisconsin

Midwestern dairy state

  • Big TenMajor collegiate athletic conference
  • BuckyDiminutive for Buckminster
  • alumniFormer school members

red and white

Categories
Opposites
ACADEMIC RIVALRY (University of Washington)

UWWashington State

Pullman's flagship public university

Oregon · USC · UCLA · Stanford · Minnesota

ACADEMIC RIVALRY (University of Wisconsin)

UWMinnesota

Upper Midwest American state

Ohio State · Michigan · Iowa · Penn State · Nebraska

institutional type

UWcommunity college

Two-year public institution

private university · trade school · vocational school · liberal arts college · Ivy League

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G