Seattle University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Population 3,000,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,190
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 57%
From Region 7%
Athletes 317 (8.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 29%
Asian 28%
Hispanic 16%
Mixed 10%
Black 8%
International 7%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Albers School of Business and Economics 193 52% 16% 28% 7% 16% 21% $87,201 84 -0.05 82 98%
Accounting 21 +3 67% 5% 43% 0% 14% 19% $91,440 65 +0.29 86 98% — — — —
Business Administration 40 +2 45% 12% 20% 5% 22% 25% $77,715 66 +0.01 70 95% — — — —
Business Analytics 17 +12 47% 6% 24% 6% 18% 41% $83,649 33 -0.50 78 100% — — — —
Economics 8 — 50% 50% 12% 0% 0% 12% $88,240 40 -0.37 83 95% — — — —
Finance 53 +4 70% 23% 25% 9% 9% 21% $104,558 68 +0.19 93 99% — — — —
General Business 2 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $86,121 78 +0.44 81 — — — — —
International Business 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,075 67 +0.11 81 91% — — — —
Managerial Economics 15 +2 27% 13% 40% 7% 13% 27% $74,448 16 -0.89 64 95% — — — —
Marketing 36 +6 36% 14% 39% 6% 22% 8% $76,570 52 -0.08 68 100% — — — —
Organizational Leadership — — — — — — — — $77,715 62 +0.12 70 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 358 25% 47% 13% 5% 16% 3% $57,259 4 +0.01 21 94%
Environmental Studies 20 +2 20% 70% 10% 10% 5% 0% $54,662 31 -0.50 16 93% — — — —
Asian Studies 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,249 42 -0.32 17 — — — — —
Creative Writing 13 +2 38% 46% 8% 8% 31% 0% $55,846 71 +0.42 18 94% — — — —
English 7 +3 0% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $72,390 98 +2.44 60 95% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 1 +7 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,775 45 -0.28 18 — — — — —
French 1 +3 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,413 52 -0.06 22 96% — — — —
History 5 +1 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,121 49 -0.18 17 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 8 — 12% 50% 12% 0% 0% 0% $58,274 64 +0.09 24 98% — — — —
Philosophy 3 +2 67% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $57,604 43 -0.29 22 — — — — —
Religion — — — — — — — — $54,843 77 +0.49 16 — — — — —
Spanish 5 +8 20% 60% 20% 0% 20% 0% $57,413 52 -0.06 22 96% — — — —
Anthropology 4 +1 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,111 50 -0.16 17 — — — — —
Communication Studies 24 — 38% 42% 21% 8% 12% 4% $64,270 63 +0.22 40 91% — — — —
Forensic Psychology 7 — 14% 43% 0% 0% 29% 0% $56,535 62 +0.22 20 — — — — —
Humanities 5 — 40% 40% 40% 20% 0% 0% $58,274 66 +0.13 24 98% — — — —
International Studies 12 +3 17% 50% 0% 8% 17% 0% $52,290 5 -1.07 11 86% — — — —
Political Science 26 — 38% 54% 12% 8% 4% 0% $77,783 72 +0.41 70 93% — — — —
Psychology 81 +6 16% 38% 20% 4% 19% 4% $52,772 39 -0.35 12 93% — — — —
Public Administration 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,942 79 +0.57 74 94% — — — —
Social Work 15 — 13% 53% 0% 7% 20% 0% $53,905 50 +0.08 14 100% — — — —
Sociology 8 +3 38% 25% 12% 12% 38% 0% $46,462 6 -0.94 5 90% — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,665 52 -0.11 18 — — — — —
Art History 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,347 30 -0.50 4 — — — — —
Arts Leadership 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,846 26 -0.62 4 94% — — — —
Digital Media 16 +1 50% 44% 0% 6% 19% 6% $53,251 51 -0.16 13 95% — — — —
Film Studies 11 — 82% 27% 9% 9% 9% 9% $58,010 90 +1.31 23 92% — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $47,526 53 +0.08 6 — — — — —
Photography 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,010 74 +0.16 23 92% — — — —
Studio Art 4 +3 0% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $48,881 63 +0.22 7 — — — — —
Theatre 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $45,503 69 +0.33 4 — — — — —
Visual Communication Design 16 — 25% 12% 25% 0% 19% 19% $53,869 82 +0.75 14 100% — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 5 — 0% 60% 20% 0% 0% 20% $46,030 73 +0.40 5 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 14 +2 36% 43% 7% 7% 43% 0% $67,315 86 +1.02 48 93% — — — —
Criminalistics and Criminal Science 27 — 15% 48% 19% 4% 26% 0% $55,618 26 -0.59 18 100% — — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 4 — 25% 25% 25% 0% 25% 0% $55,618 26 -0.59 18 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nursing 275 14% 33% 39% 7% 11% 1% $91,332 90 +0.03 85 97%
Diagnostic Ultrasound 31 — 19% 32% 42% 13% 3% 0% $95,756 93 +1.43 89 94% — — — —
Nursing 244 — 14% 33% 39% 7% 12% 1% $90,771 51 -0.15 85 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science and Engineering 274 50% 30% 30% 3% 12% 14% $88,135 86 -0.59 83 97%
Civil Engineering 30 — 53% 27% 27% 3% 10% 7% $71,818 0 -2.93 59 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 3 — 100% 0% 33% 33% 33% 0% $112,673 50 -0.21 96 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 11 — 91% 18% 55% 0% 9% 9% $102,235 18 -0.70 92 98% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 10 — 60% 30% 50% 0% 20% 0% $93,800 23 -0.68 87 95% — — — —
Computer Science 88 +1 68% 20% 33% 0% 11% 26% $129,859 66 +0.14 99 96% — — — —
Chemistry 3 +2 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,106 45 -0.14 55 — — — — —
Mathematics 13 +4 54% 54% 8% 8% 0% 15% $71,757 36 -0.51 59 100% — — — —
Physics 4 — 25% 50% 25% 0% 0% 25% $81,904 46 -0.12 76 — — — — —
Biochemistry 12 +1 42% 33% 17% 8% 17% 25% $66,607 23 -0.43 46 — — — — —
Biology 31 +2 16% 29% 35% 3% 6% 10% $58,281 14 -0.95 24 97% — — — —
Cellular and Molecular Biology 15 — 33% 27% 67% 0% 0% 7% $66,142 21 -0.48 45 — — — — —
Conservation Biology 7 — 14% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $56,984 57 +0.07 21 — — — — —
Environmental Science 6 — 17% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $54,662 31 -0.50 16 93% — — — —
Kinesiology 41 — 37% 27% 17% 7% 24% 2% $57,819 37 -0.46 23 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $60,756
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 67%
6-Year Graduation Rate 76%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 28.7% 316 17% 32% 36% 7% 13% 1% $86,985 82 -0.03 82 97% —
Business & Economics 17.5% 193 52% 16% 28% 7% 16% 21% $87,202 66 -0.05 82 98% —
Social Sciences 16.8% 185 23% 44% 15% 6% 16% 2% $58,217 49 -0.16 24 93% —
Computer Science 8.0% 88 68% 20% 33% 0% 11% 26% $129,859 78 +0.14 99 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.9% 65 25% 34% 35% 3% 9% 11% $61,493 23 -0.63 32 97% —
Arts 5.7% 63 35% 41% 11% 3% 14% 10% $52,550 55 +0.41 12 96% —
Engineering 4.9% 54 65% 24% 37% 4% 13% 6% $84,355 1 -1.91 79 99% —
Humanities 4.1% 45 27% 62% 9% 4% 11% 0% $59,069 73 +0.45 26 96% —
Professional 4.1% 45 22% 44% 16% 4% 31% 0% $59,257 24 -0.09 26 98% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.4% 26 19% 73% 12% 8% 4% 0% $54,662 25 -0.50 16 93% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 20 45% 60% 10% 5% 0% 15% $73,539 35 -0.38 63 100% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.4M #293 0% $0.1M — — — —
Business & Economics $0.8M #224 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0.6M #283 74% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.5M #437 52% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.4M #410 47% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.4M #306 71% $0.0M — — — —
Engineering $0.3M #337 53% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.2M #347 22% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $4.6M #395 30% $0.1M — — — —

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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 61 $413K $413K $0
Baseball 33 $1.9M $1.8M $69K
Soccer 30 $1.4M $1.4M $25K
Swimming 20 $490K $477K $12K
Basketball 16 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Golf 9 $487K $487K $0
Tennis 9 $379K $379K $0
Total 140 $8.5M $8.4M $107K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 69 $603K $603K $0
Rowing 32 $473K $473K $0
Soccer 32 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Swimming 21 $378K $365K $13K
Softball 19 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Volleyball 15 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 11 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Golf 11 $672K $672K -$1
Tennis 8 $550K $550K $0
Total 177 $8.7M $8.7M $12K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 130 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Soccer 62 $3.2M $3.2M $25K
Swimming 41 $868K $842K $25K
Baseball 33 $1.9M $1.8M $69K
Rowing 32 $473K $473K $0
Basketball 27 $5.3M $5.3M $0
Golf 20 $1.2M $1.2M -$1
Softball 19 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Tennis 17 $930K $930K $0
Volleyball 15 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Total 317 $21.8M $21.7M $120K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

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

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

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

Standardized Tests

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