Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate nonprofit

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·seattleu.edu
6-yr Graduation
76%
+10.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
7,189
peer median 5,983
Avg net price
$34,662
+$4.6k vs Doctoral/Professional
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
8,468
8,468 candidates competed
Admitted
6,514
76.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
888
13.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
76%+10.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
67%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
76%
Full-time retention
84%

Pell equity

6.8pp gap
Pell recipients
70%140 of 200
Non-Pell (all)
77%671 of 874
Subsidized loan, no Pell
78%230 of 296
No Federal Aid
76%441 of 578

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 107 Title IV programs, 44 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 63 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
107
Passing
44
41.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

107programs
  • Passing44 · 41.1%
  • No Data63 · 58.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
43
No data
63

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

44
Arts Entertainment and Media Management
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+16.7%
$56,353 vs $48,304
Psychology General
Master's Degree · Psychology
+26.2%
$61,415 vs $48,653
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+35.9%
$53,117 vs $39,073
Security Science and Technology
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+44.0%
$56,265 vs $39,073
International/Globalization Studies
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+44.8%
$56,590 vs $39,073
Romance Languages Literatures and Linguistics
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
+46.1%
$57,093 vs $39,073
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+46.8%
$57,349 vs $39,073
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+47.4%
$57,599 vs $39,073

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

38
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
136%
$143,445 debt · $105,471 earn
Psychology General
Master's Degree · Psychology
97%
$59,540 debt · $61,415 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
85%
$67,594 debt · $79,675 earn
Arts Entertainment and Media Management
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
73%
$41,000 debt · $56,353 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
68%
$63,944 debt · $93,491 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
58%
$41,000 debt · $70,622 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
53%
$41,000 debt · $76,832 earn
Public Administration
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
52%
$49,354 debt · $94,446 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1935Next review Apr 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 8

Action history · 14

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  2. Jun 2023Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools · Theology (THEOL) - Freestanding schools, as well as programs affiliated with larger institutions, offering graduate professional education for ministry and graduate study of theology
  3. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  4. Oct 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education · Nurse Midwifery (MIDWF) - Basic certificate and graduate nurse-midwifery education programs for registered nurses
  5. Feb 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar · Law (LAW) - Professional schools

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$22,896
$30–48k$24,523
$48–75k$26,977
$75–110k$36,967
$110k+$42,737

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$34,662
+$4,608vs Doctoral/Professional median $30,055
Federal loans
49.4%
In-state tuition
$56,721
Out-of-state
$56,721

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,383 students received $8.0M in Pell grants, alongside $81.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,383
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.0M
$8,004,248 total
Direct Loans
$81.1M
5,357 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
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1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$5.8M
1,370 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.1M
1,643 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$29.4M
1,250 loan awards
Parent PLUS$11.6M
396 loan awards
Grad PLUS$28.2M
698 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,592 borrowers who entered repayment, 9 (0.5%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.5%
-1.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,592
Defaulted
9
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.9%
2017
2.1%
2018
1.1%
2019
0.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Seattle

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs147
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,870 total completions
01Business
48926.1%
02Health Professions
38020.3%
03Legal Professions
23512.6%
04Computer Sciences
19510.4%
05Psychology
1427.6%
06Education
1206.4%
07Biological Sciences
1156.1%
08Public Admin
723.9%
09Security/Protective
623.3%
10Engineering
603.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
7,189
12-mo unduplicated
7,983
Undergraduate
4,454
Graduate
3,529

Gender split

Men
37%2,922
Women
63%5,061

Race / ethnicity composition

White
28.8%
Asian
28.0%
Hispanic
15.8%
Two or more
10.3%
Black
7.5%
Non-resident
7.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.1%
Unknown
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
317
140 M · 177 W
Women athletes
55.8%
Athletic aid
$7.7M
Total student aid
Budget
$21.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.3M
$4.4M
Recruiting expense
$136K
$180K
Head-coach salaries
$114K
$90K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
61 M · 69 W
$1.0M
Soccer
30 M · 32 W
$3.2M
Swimming
20 M · 21 W
$843K
Baseball
33 M · —
$1.8M
Rowing
— · 32 W
$473K
Basketball
16 M · 11 W
$5.3M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
7.52
54 offenses · 7,182 students

3-year trend

5.922 yrs ago6.181 yr ago7.52Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
141
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
26
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
27
Motor vehicle theft
15
Robbery
7
Aggravated assault
3
Rape
1
Fondling
1

By location

54total
  • On campus44
  • Public property10

Includes 6 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

3
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
7
Stalking
13 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs032
Liquor0149

Residence-hall fires

  • Yobi1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
529

Seattle vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Seattle selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectSeattle University
76%—7,189$34,662Doctoral/Professional
Gonzaga University
86%81.7%7,470$35,119Doctoral/Professional
City University of Seattle
0%—2,007$35,049Doctoral/Professional
Seattle Pacific University
62%83.4%2,261$24,488Doctoral/Professional
University of the Pacific
68%71.3%6,944$25,447Doctoral/Professional
University of La Verne
63%71.2%5,021$20,161Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median66%76.5%5,983$30,055

Institutions like Seattle

Explore the federal data for institutions in Seattle's comparison group.

IPEDS

Seattle Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
3 members
  • Irina Voloshin
    Director of Institutional Research and InformSU
  • Rebecca Marshall
    Institutional Research Analyst
  • Bob Duniway
    Associate Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness, Assessment, and Accreditation

Frequently asked questions about Seattle University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Seattle.

What is the graduation rate at Seattle University?

Seattle University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 76% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Seattle University?

Seattle University reports a total enrollment of 7,189 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Seattle University?

The average net price at Seattle University is $34,662 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Seattle University?

Seattle University's yield rate is 13.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Seattle University located?

Seattle University is located in Seattle, Washington 98122-4340.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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