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Seattle University

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Seattle, WA
Population 3,000,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,117
Men / Women 40% / 60%
White 29%
Asian 20%
Hispanic 16%
Mixed 10%
Black 8%
International 7%
Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 35%
Humanities & Social Sciences 24%
Business & Economics 18%
Engineering, Computing & Math 15%
Arts 7%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $56,721
Est. Cost of Attendance $72,124
10-Year ROI $181,000
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,169 (5th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (9th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 70%
Yield (Unbound) 14%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #275
Engineering, Computing & Math $1M #347
Life & Natural Sciences $1M #487
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 219 #109
Life & Natural Sciences 76 #240
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
SAT Range 1,200 – 1,430
ACT Range 23 – 30

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Albers School of Business and Economics 197 53% / 47% 19% $82,462
Accounting 22 55% / 45% 23% $97,297
Business Administration 30 +11 53% / 47% 10% $93,268
Business Analytics 21 +15 57% / 43% 33%
Economics 9 56% / 44% 22% $68,524
Finance 43 +13 63% / 37% 19% $76,494
General Business 2 50% / 50% 0%
International Business 3 0% / 100% 0% $69,896
Managerial Economics 16 62% / 38% 19% $99,141
Marketing 51 +5 41% / 59% 18% $72,707
Organizational Leadership
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 345 35% / 65% 4% $53,229
Environmental Studies 10 +1 20% / 80% 0% $45,023
Anthropology 2 0% / 100% 0%
Asian Studies
Communication Studies 14 50% / 50% 7% $64,899
Creative Writing 12 +2 42% / 58% 0% $29,327
Criminal Justice 19 53% / 47% 0% $59,399
Criminalistics and Criminal Science 31 23% / 77% 0%
English 8 +2 50% / 50% 0% $59,736
Ethnic Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
French 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $43,779
History 7 57% / 43% 0%
Humanities 11 18% / 82% 0% $59,518
International Studies 15 +1 20% / 80% 0% $77,510
Liberal Studies 11 18% / 82% 18% $59,518
Philosophy 2 +2 50% / 50% 0%
Political Science 20 +1 45% / 55% 0% $58,818
Psychology 70 +2 29% / 71% 9% $52,556
Public Administration 7 71% / 29% 0% $80,724
Religion 1 100% / 0% 0%
Social Work 19 26% / 74% 0% $50,060
Sociology 6 +2 17% / 83% 0%
Spanish 2 +7 50% / 50% 0% $43,779
Art History 1 0% / 100% 0%
Arts Leadership 1 0% / 100% 0% $44,275
Digital Media 19 +1 42% / 58% 0%
Film Studies 16 38% / 62% 0% $26,014
Music
Photography 7 14% / 86% 14% $26,014
Studio Art 4 25% / 75% 25%
Theatre 2 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Visual Communication Design 20 50% / 50% 15%
Visual and Performing Arts 6 +2 67% / 33% 17%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Nursing 268 14% / 86% 2% $84,734
Diagnostic Ultrasound 15 7% / 93% 0% $97,768
Nursing 253 14% / 86% 2% $83,962
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Science and Engineering 257 59% / 41% 12% $99,388
Civil Engineering 13 54% / 46% 15% $82,993
Computer Engineering 6 67% / 33% 17%
Computer Science 91 79% / 21% 24% $121,755
Electrical Engineering 11 82% / 18% 18% $93,772
Mathematics 18 +1 61% / 39% 11%
Mechanical Engineering 14 79% / 21% 7% $93,004
Physics 5 60% / 40% 0%
Biochemistry 12 50% / 50% 0%
Biology 32 22% / 78% 0% $57,361
Cellular and Molecular Biology 7 29% / 71% 14%
Chemistry 4 50% / 50% 0%
Conservation Biology 3 0% / 100% 0%
Environmental Science 6 50% / 50% 0% $45,023
Kinesiology 35 40% / 60% 3%