Welcome to UW’s MLA Program
Congratulations on your offer of admission to UW’s MLA Program! We are excited for you to learn more about our program and meet our community. Please join us in Seattle for the CBE Visit Day or connect with us virtually at the MLA Meet + Greet. We also encourage you to fill out the form to Connect with a Current Student, watch faculty videos, and email faculty directly. Learn more about what motivates us in educating future designers of the built environment by reading about our Mission and Urban Ecological Design focus.
Seattle is a dynamic and diverse city surrounded by the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest and home to a vibrant and highly engaged landscape architecture design community. As a member of our program, you will have the opportunity to work with local professionals and community members in a real world “living laboratory” and to explore issues of local and global significance through design studios, seminars, interdisciplinary courses, and study abroad.
The deadline to confirm your enrollment is April 15, 2025.
You can indicate your decision to accept or decline your offer of admission by logging into your Application Portal. There is a $250 non-refundable enrollment confirmation deposit due at the time you accept your offer to reserve your place in the MLA program. The deposit will be applied to your Autumn 2025 tuition. If you accept an offer from a different program, we ask that you formally decline our offer as soon as you have decided.
CBE Visit Day
Friday, April 4th
10:30 am – 5:30 pm, Seattle time / PDT (UTC-7) in-person
The CBE Visit Day is hosted by the Departments of Landscape Architecture, Architecture, and Urban Design + Planning. At the Visit Day you can learn more about our department and college by speaking with students, faculty, alumni, and local professionals; tour CBE’s facilities and the UW campus; visit a studio course; and meet other prospective students.
Register for the CBE In-person Visit Day
| Schedule | |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Welcome by Julie Parrett, Interim Dept. Chair and MLA Program Director + Faculty Presentation (Gould 227) |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Welcome by Interim Dean Ken Yocom (Gould Court) |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch with faculty and current and prospective students (Gould Court) |
| 1:00 – 2:00 | Facilities Tours (start in Gould Court) |
| 2:00 – 2:30 | Visit L A 403 Ecological Systems first-year studio (Gould 312) |
| 2:30 – 4:30 | Flexible time: Visit studio courses, meet with faculty and advisors, enjoy the UW campus |
| 4:30 – 5:30 | Alumni + Professional Advisory Council Panel (Gould 227) |
| 5:30 | CBE Happy Hour |
MLA Virtual Meet + Greet
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Seattle time / PDT (UTC-7)
If you are not able to join us in Seattle, come to the MLA Virtual Meet + Greet for an opportunity to learn more about our MLA program and speak with faculty, current students, and recent graduates. The Meet + Greet will include student sessions for the MLA I and MLA II tracks, concurrent MLA/MArch and MLA/MUP degrees, BIPOC candidates, and International candidates.
Register for the Virtual MLA Meet + Greet
| Schedule | |
| 3:00 – 3:30 | Program Overview and Q+A |
| 3:30 – 4:00 | Student Sessions |
| 4:00 – 4:30 | Faculty Sessions |
| 4:30 – 5:00 | Alumni Panel |
Other Events at the College of Built Environments and UW
GSEE Prospective Student Days – April 3 + 4
The Office of Graduate Student Equity + Excellence (GSEE) is hosting events for admitted prospective students from historically underrepresented communities on Thursday, April 3 (Virtual Student Panel) and Friday, April 4 (In-Person Reception). Registration for these events is required.
RSVP FOR VIRTUAL STUDENT PANEL (APRIL 3)
RSVP FOR IN-PERSON RECEPTION (APRIL 4)
Find out more about GSEE’s 2025 Prospective Student Days.
The Department of Architecture may host a Virtual Open House. More information about the MArch program is available on their website. For information and access to the event, please reach out to Nancy Dragun, Admissions and Outreach Coordinator, Architecture: dragun@uw.edu
The Department of Urban Design and Planning may host a Virtual Open House. More information about the MUP program is available on their website. For information and access to the event, please reach out to Diana Siembor, Adviser, Urban Design + Planning: udp@uw.edu
Take a self-guided walk around our beautiful campus. Campus Map
Central campus highlights include: The Quad’s Cherry Blossoms (a major attraction in spring), Red Square, Suzzallo Library Reading Room, Rainier Vista & Drumheller Fountain, or head to the southwest edge of campus along Portage Bay and admire the views from Fritz Hedges Waterway Park. From here you can walk east along Boat Street, following the water’s edge to see the Montlake Cut which connects Lake Union & Lake Washington and is the site of UW’s regattas.
Graduate Student Financial Support
Scholarship award letters are sent in early March following your offer of admission. There is no separate application to complete for departmental funding. All applicants who are offered admission are automatically considered and matched to the available scholarships. We have limited departmental funding and are not able to offer scholarships to all applicants, however, should funding become available, we will contact you via email.
If you would like to communicate a specific need for funding, please complete this MLA Admissions Scholarship request form.
If we are not able to offer a recruitment scholarship to you, as a continuing student you may apply for need-based Department funding in spring each year for funding for the following year.
Additional information about student employment opportunities and financial support can be found our Tuition + Financial Support page.
Financial Aid
Financial Aid awards are separate from admissions scholarships awarded by an academic unit. For assistance in interpreting your financial aid award from the UW, please contact the UW Office of Student Financial Aid.
Meet our Faculty
Watch faculty videos below and read faculty bios.
Ken YocomMeet our Professional Advisory Council
The Professional Advisory Council (PAC) is a volunteer group of practicing landscape architects and allied professionals, formed to support our students, and the Department’s teaching, outreach and fundraising efforts. Meet our PAC
MLA Program Resources
- UW MLA Fact Sheet 2024-25
- Tuition + Financial Support
- MLA I +II Typical Course Sequence Charts
- MLA I+II MUP Typical Course Sequence Chart
- MLA/MArch Typical Course Sequence Chart [PDF]
- UW//LA Computer Recommendations for Students
- UW LA Recommended Reading
For additional questions, please contact
- Julie Parrett, MLA Program Director – parrettj@uw.edu or schedule a phone, zoom or in-person meeting at https://calendly.com/parrettj/admissions-mtg
- Jennie Li, MLA Academic Adviser – jencyli@uw.edu or schedule a phone, zoom or in-person meeting at https://calendly.com/jencyli/prospective-mla