Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Location Spokane, WA
Population 550,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,660 (59%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (60%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,230
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 51%
From Region 12%
Athletes 9.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 62%
Hispanic 14%
Mixed 8%
Asian 7%
International 5%
Native American 1%
Black 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 569 33% / 67% 2% $61,046 44 95%
Applied Mathematics 11 +1 27% / 73% 9% $79,747 80
Chemistry 8 +1 50% / 50% 0% $65,295 55
Mathematics 13 +3 46% / 54% 0% $65,405 56 100%
Physics 4 25% / 75% 25% $71,312 68
Biochemistry 10 60% / 40% 0% $67,551 61
Biology 87 +4 32% / 68% 1% $60,940 43 91%
Environmental Science 12 42% / 58% 0% $56,189 29 100%
Environmental Studies 24 +2 46% / 54% 0% $56,189 29 100%
Economics 21 +10 67% / 33% 0% $89,447 89 96%
Sport Management 26 77% / 23% 15% $47,795 10 95%
Asian Studies $56,270 29
Broadcast Journalism 11 73% / 27% 0% $48,609 11 100%
Classical Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $45,079 7
Communication Studies 24 +4 12% / 88% 0% $68,869 64 96%
English 31 +3 16% / 84% 0% $54,553 24 98%
French 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $41,363 4 96%
History 16 +6 56% / 44% 0% $64,059 52 94%
International Studies 6 +2 17% / 83% 0% $65,643 56 86%
Italian 1 0% / 100% 0%
Journalism 8 +2 12% / 88% 0% $48,609 11 100%
Philosophy 9 +5 33% / 67% 0% $55,616 27
Political Science 42 +17 40% / 60% 2% $68,575 63 90%
Psychology 106 +17 21% / 79% 2% $60,024 41 94%
Public Relations 19 +3 11% / 89% 0% $68,773 63 100%
Religion/Religious Studies +2 $56,103 29
Sociology 17 +18 18% / 82% 0% $55,807 28 94%
Spanish 4 +6 50% / 50% 0% $41,363 4 96%
Art 7 14% / 86% 0% $41,417 4
Dance 4 +5 25% / 75% 0% $38,687 3
Music Performance 1 0% / 100% 0% $43,734 6
Studio Art 5 20% / 80% 20% $41,701 5
Theatre Arts 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $38,327 3
Criminology 36 +19 19% / 81% 3% $61,792 46 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business Administration 375 61% / 39% 7% $89,458 89 96%
Accounting 80 +14 57% / 42% 4% $92,086 90 96%
Business Administration 295 +34 62% / 38% 8% $88,746 88 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 24 4% / 96% 0% $55,692 28 92%
Education 16 6% / 94% 0% $51,230 16 88%
Special Education 7 +1 0% / 100% 0% $65,229 55 100%
Music Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $60,341 42
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Engineering and Applied Science 170 75% / 25% 8% $93,363 91 98%
Civil Engineering 38 58% / 42% 3% $82,056 83 98%
Computer Engineering 11 45% / 55% 9% $97,594 93
Electrical Engineering 8 100% / 0% 0% $97,405 93 96%
Engineering $104,314 96
Mechanical Engineering 50 +1 84% / 16% 4% $82,397 83 96%
Computer Science 58 +2 79% / 21% 16% $109,227 97 100%
Engineering Management 5 100% / 0% 0% $89,177 88
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing and Human Physiology 127 19% / 81% 2% $81,498 82 99%
Human Physiology 37 32% / 68% 5% $73,092 72 96%
Kinesiology 15 +1 47% / 53% 7% $47,795 10 99%
Nursing 75 7% / 93% 0% $92,386 91 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $59,510
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 93%
4-Year Graduation Rate 74%
6-Year Graduation Rate 86%
Transfer-Out Rate 8%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 33.8% 427 63% / 37% 7% $86,918 87 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 23.5% 297 26% / 74% 1% $60,750 43 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 10.6% 134 34% / 66% 2% $64,789 54 93%
Engineering 8.5% 107 72% / 28% 4% $84,960 85 97%
Health Sciences 7.1% 90 13% / 87% 1% $84,954 85 100%
Computer Science 4.6% 58 79% / 21% 16% $109,227 97 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.8% 36 44% / 56% 0% $56,189 29 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.8% 36 39% / 61% 6% $70,419 67 100%
Professional 2.8% 36 19% / 81% 3% $61,792 46 96%
Education 1.8% 23 4% / 96% 0% $55,491 27 92%
Arts 1.7% 21 24% / 76% 5% $41,535 5

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #537 39%
Engineering $0.1M #373 72%
Computer Science $0 #525
Business & Economics 16 #78
Agriculture & Food Science
Education
Health Sciences
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Total $0.3M #597 52% 16 #414

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 78% 82% 52%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 25%
SAT Range 1230 – 1380
SAT Math Range 590 – 690
SAT RW Range 630 – 710