Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Free Methodist
Location Seattle, WA
Population 3,000,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,169 (5% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (9% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,798
Men / Women 35% / 65%
From State 79%
From Region 5%
Athletes 13.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 30%
Hispanic 19%
Asian 14%
Black 9%
Mixed 9%
International 7%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 280 32% / 68% 7% $60,877 59 97%
Computer Engineering 4 50% / 50% 25% $101,960 97
Electrical Engineering 4 75% / 25% 25% $106,971 98 100%
General Engineering 1 100% / 0% 0% $94,638 95 100%
Mechanical Engineering 6 50% / 50% 0% $93,586 94 100%
Computer Science 32 81% / 19% 19% $118,454 99 100%
Applied Mathematics 1 100% / 0% 100% $79,316 85
Chemistry 2 50% / 50% 0% $58,979 54
Mathematics $67,764 72
Physics 1 100% / 0% 0% $69,225 75
Biochemistry 7 14% / 86% 43% $53,717 39
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 5 40% / 60% 0% $49,365 26
Biology 2 50% / 50% 50% $51,331 32
Cellular and Molecular Biology 5 60% / 40% 0% $53,718 39
Ecology 11 18% / 82% 0% $39,696 8
Environmental Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $53,053 37
Asian Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $48,212 23
Classics $48,049 23
Communication Studies 13 38% / 62% 0% $51,489 33 97%
English 9 22% / 78% 0% $37,147 6 100%
Ethnic Studies 7 14% / 86% 14% $49,020 25
French Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $48,305 23
General Studies 4 50% / 50% 0% $48,009 23
History 7 57% / 43% 0% $47,047 20
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 33% / 67% 0% $49,756 27
Journalism $52,271 35
Liberal Studies 23 17% / 83% 0% $49,958 28
Linguistics 3 0% / 100% 0% $47,224 20
Philosophy 4 50% / 50% 0% $48,215 23
Psychology 51 14% / 86% 6% $50,095 28 95%
Sociology 18 17% / 83% 0% $41,825 10 96%
Theology 2 50% / 50% 0% $45,015 15 94%
Tibetan Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $48,607 24
Art 1 0% / 100% 0% $28,898 2 100%
Art History 1 0% / 100% 0% $28,898 2 100%
Costume Design $43,870 13
Fashion Design 7 29% / 71% 0% $72,657 79 96%
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $33,792 4
Graphic Design 8 12% / 88% 0% $72,657 79 96%
Illustration 3 0% / 100% 0% $72,657 79 96%
Interior Design 11 9% / 91% 27% $72,657 79 96%
Music 8 50% / 50% 0% $33,665 3
Theatre 4 75% / 25% 0% $35,284 4
Visual and Performing Arts $40,750 9
Criminal Justice 7 0% / 100% 0% $51,448 32
Criminology $46,568 19
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business, Government and Economics 108 48% / 52% 11% $74,515 81 93%
Information Technology Management 5 60% / 40% 0% $79,056 85
Accounting 10 90% / 10% 10% $78,960 85 100%
Development Economics and International Development 4 0% / 100% 0% $60,414 58
Economics 11 45% / 55% 27% $59,465 56 92%
General Business 61 51% / 49% 13% $83,662 89 90%
Political Science 11 36% / 64% 0% $48,213 23 100%
Fashion Merchandising 6 0% / 100% 0% $55,552 45 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 22 9% / 91% 5% $64,746 67 96%
Curriculum and Instruction 1 0% / 100% 0% $69,622 75
Early Childhood Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $72,063 78 96%
Education 13 8% / 92% 0% $62,846 63 96%
Special Education 4 25% / 75% 25% $62,390 62
Music Education $70,306 76 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Health Sciences 157 20% / 80% 4% $71,537 78 99%
Physiology 20 30% / 70% 5% $34,882 4 100%
Nutrition Sciences 9 0% / 100% 11% $51,796 34 89%
Kinesiology 10 60% / 40% 0% $34,882 4 100%
Nursing 96 16% / 84% 4% $87,257 91 99%
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies 14 7% / 93% 0% $65,842 69
Family and Consumer Sciences $44,912 15
Human Development and Family Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $44,393 14
Physical Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $44,728 15 100%
Apparel and Textiles $51,153 32
Music Therapy 4 75% / 25% 0% $60,532 58

Financial

Tuition & Fees $43,235
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 47%
6-Year Graduation Rate 62%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

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
Humanities & Social Sciences 28.2% 160 22% / 78% 2% $47,894 22 96%
Health Sciences 21.2% 120 18% / 82% 3% $80,394 86 99%
Business & Economics 15.2% 86 52% / 48% 14% $78,939 85 91%
Arts 9.5% 54 28% / 72% 6% $58,973 54 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 8.8% 50 30% / 70% 10% $42,568 11 100%
Computer Science 6.5% 37 78% / 22% 16% $113,130 99 100%
Education 4.2% 24 12% / 88% 4% $63,079 64 96%
Engineering 2.6% 15 60% / 40% 13% $99,459 96 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.8% 10 0% / 100% 10% $51,922 34 89%
Professional 1.2% 7 0% / 100% 0% $51,448 32
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 4 75% / 25% 25% $66,625 71

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.0M #319 0% $0 29 #149 101
Physical Sciences & Math $0.6M #414 87% $0
Business & Economics $0.5M #249 0% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #470 4% $0
Health Sciences $0.0M #389 0% $0 20 #90
Education $0.0M #407 0% $0 10 #332
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #303 0% $0
Engineering $0.0M #433 0% $0
Computer Science $0 #525 $0
Total $2.4M #473 23% $0 59 #239 101

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 92%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 92% 92% 92%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional