List of presidents of the University of Washington

President of the University of Washington
Incumbent Ana Mari Cauce since October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13)
University of Washington
Residence	Hill-Crest
Appointer	Board of Regents of the University of Washington
Formation	November 4, 1861 (1861-11-04)
First holder	Asa Mercer
Salary	$714,300
Website	uw.edu/president/

The president of the University of Washington is the chief administrator of the University of Washington.

The University of Washington is a public university in Seattle, Washington. Established in 1861 and originally known as the Territorial University of Washington, UW is the oldest public university in the state of Washington. The University offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees through its 140 departments, organized into various colleges and schools. With a total student enrollment of about 46,000, UW is one of the largest universities in the United States.

The longest-serving president of the university was the 27th president William P. Gerberding, who held the office for sixteen years from 1979 to 1995.

The current president of the University of Washington is Ana Mari Cauce. Cauce served as the university's interim president before replacing the thirty-first president, Michael K. Young, and assuming her position as the university's permanent president on October 13, 2015. Cauce is the thirty-third president of the university. Twenty-five men and one woman have served as the university's permanent president, and six men and three women have served as its interim president pending the appointment of a permanent successor.

List of presidents

Gerberding Hall, location of the university president's office.

The following individuals have held the Office of President of the University of Washington. There are gaps in the line of succession when the University was closed from 1867–1869 and part of 1874 and 1876 Acting university presidents are marked with an asterisk.

Source

Presidency		President		Refs.
1	1861—1863		Asa Mercer
2	1863—1866		William Edward Barnard
3	1866—1867		George F. Whitworth
—	1867—1869	Office vacant
4	1869—1872		John Henry Hall
5	1872—1874		Eugene Kincaid Hill
6	1874		Mary W. "May" Thayer*
—	1874	Office vacant
7	1874–1876		George F. Whitworth
—	1876	Office vacant
8	1877–1882		Alexander Jay Anderson
9	1882–1887		Leonard Jackson Powell
10	1887–1895		Thomas Milton Gatch
11	1895–1897		Mark Walrod Harrington
12	1897		William Franklin Edwards
13	1897–1898		Charles Francis Reeves*
13	1898–1902		Frank Pierrepont Graves
14	1902–1914		Thomas Franklin Kane
15	1914–1915		Henry Landes*
16	1915–1926		Henry Suzzallo
17	1926–1927		David Thomson*
18	1927–1933		Matthew Lyle Spencer
19	1933–1934		Hugo Winkenwerder*
20	1934–1946		Lee Paul Sieg
21	1946–1951		Raymond B. Allen
22	1952		H.P. "Dick" Everest*
23	1952–1958		Henry Schmitz
24	1958–1973		Charles Odegaard
25	1973–1974		Philip W. Cartwright*
26	1974–1979		John R. Hogness
27	1979–1995		William P. Gerberding
28	September 1, 1995–November 30, 2003		Richard L. McCormick
29	December 1, 2003–June 13, 2004		Lee L. Huntsman
30	June 14, 2004–September 30, 2010		Mark Emmert
31	October 1, 2010–June 30, 2011		Phyllis Wise*
32	July 1, 2011–March 1, 2015		Michael K. Young
33	March 2, 2015–October 13, 2015 (interim) October 13, 2015–Present		Ana Mari Cauce
34	Starting August 1, 2025		Robert J. Jones

Timeline of University of Washington presidential terms

Presidents of the University of Washington

See also

• History of the University of Washington
• List of University of Washington people
• Washington Huskies