Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
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 4,190
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 57%
From Region 7%
Athletes 10.0%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Albers School of Business and Economics 193 52% / 48% 21% $77,878 78 94%
Accounting 21 +3 67% / 33% 19% $93,129 91 97%
Business Administration 40 +2 45% / 55% 25% $70,022 65 94%
Business Analytics 17 +12 47% / 53% 41% $83,649 84 100%
Economics 8 50% / 50% 12% $67,860 60 95%
Finance 53 +4 70% / 30% 21% $75,752 75 92%
General Business 2 100% / 0% 0% $80,061 80
International Business 1 100% / 0% 0% $69,219 63 90%
Managerial Economics 15 +2 27% / 73% 27% $98,181 94 90%
Marketing 36 +6 36% / 64% 8% $72,003 69 96%
Organizational Leadership $70,022 65
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 358 25% / 75% 3% $52,085 17 93%
Environmental Studies 20 +2 20% / 80% 0% $44,587 6 92%
Anthropology 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $54,808 24
Asian Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $52,430 18
Communication Studies 24 38% / 62% 4% $64,270 52 91%
Creative Writing 13 +2 38% / 62% 0% $29,042 1 90%
English 7 +3 0% / 100% 0% $59,157 37 92%
Ethnic Studies 1 +7 0% / 100% 0% $53,371 20
Forensic Psychology 7 14% / 86% 0%
French 1 +3 100% / 0% 0% $43,355 5 82%
History 5 +1 40% / 60% 0% $53,749 21
Humanities 5 40% / 60% 0% $58,942 36 93%
International Studies 12 +3 17% / 83% 0% $76,759 76 91%
Liberal Studies 8 12% / 88% 0% $58,942 36 93%
Philosophy 3 +2 67% / 33% 0% $50,500 14
Political Science 26 38% / 62% 0% $58,248 34 93%
Psychology 81 +6 16% / 84% 4% $54,137 22 91%
Public Administration 2 0% / 100% 0% $79,942 80 94%
Religion $51,410 16
Social Work 15 13% / 87% 0% $49,575 12 96%
Sociology 8 +3 38% / 62% 0% $54,842 24
Sociology and Anthropology 1 0% / 100% 0%
Spanish 5 +8 20% / 80% 0% $43,355 5 82%
Art History 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $38,548 3
Arts Leadership 3 0% / 100% 0% $43,846 6 94%
Digital Media 16 +1 50% / 50% 6% $54,332 23 100%
Film Studies 11 82% / 18% 9% $25,762 1 94%
Music $36,255 2
Photography 3 33% / 67% 0% $25,762 1 94%
Studio Art 4 +3 0% / 100% 0% $38,063 3
Theatre 4 0% / 100% 0% $35,292 2
Visual Communication Design 16 25% / 75% 19% $47,294 9 95%
Visual and Performing Arts 5 0% / 100% 20% $36,447 2
Criminal Justice 14 +2 36% / 64% 0% $58,824 36 100%
Criminalistics and Criminal Science 27 15% / 85% 0% $50,097 13 100%
Forensic Science and Technology 4 25% / 75% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing 275 14% / 86% 1% $84,690 85 98%
Diagnostic Ultrasound 31 19% / 81% 0% $96,821 93 100%
Nursing 244 14% / 86% 1% $83,149 83 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science and Engineering 274 50% / 50% 14% $83,571 84 91%
Civil Engineering 30 53% / 47% 7% $72,618 70 100%
Computer Engineering 3 100% / 0% 0% $99,735 94
Electrical Engineering 11 91% / 9% 9% $92,863 91 98%
Mechanical Engineering 10 60% / 40% 0% $92,103 90 97%
Computer Science 88 +1 68% / 32% 26% $120,575 99 90%
Chemistry 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $65,430 55
Mathematics 13 +4 54% / 46% 15% $71,757 68 100%
Physics 4 25% / 75% 25% $76,879 77
Biochemistry 12 +1 42% / 58% 25% $64,145 51
Biology 31 +2 16% / 84% 10% $56,805 29 80%
Cellular and Molecular Biology 15 33% / 67% 7% $63,838 50
Conservation Biology 7 14% / 86% 0% $51,562 16
Environmental Science 6 17% / 83% 0% $44,587 6 92%
Kinesiology 41 37% / 63% 2% $56,445 28

Financial

Tuition & Fees $60,756
ROI Percentile 70th

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 28.7% 316 17% / 83% 1% $81,025 81 98%
Humanities & Social Sciences 20.9% 230 24% / 76% 2% $55,500 26 91%
Business & Economics 17.5% 193 52% / 48% 21% $77,878 78 94%
Computer Science 8.0% 88 68% / 32% 26% $120,575 99 90%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.9% 65 25% / 75% 11% $59,218 37 80%
Arts 5.7% 63 35% / 65% 10% $41,785 4 96%
Engineering 4.9% 54 65% / 35% 6% $81,857 82 99%
Professional 4.1% 45 22% / 78% 0% $53,077 19 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.4% 26 19% / 81% 0% $44,587 6 92%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 20 45% / 55% 15% $71,832 68 100%

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.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional