South Seattle College
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.6-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.
Of 50 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 49 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing1 · 2.0%
- No Data49 · 98.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Action history · 2
- Jul 2019Renewal of AccreditationNorthwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Apr 2019Renewal of AccreditationNorthwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 984 students received $4.2M in Pell grants, alongside $936K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 56 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.7%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at South Seattle College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus5
- Public property1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
South Seattle College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions South Seattle College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSouth Seattle College | 31% | — | 5,210 | $6,004 | Baccalaureate |
| — | — | 5,784 | $7,172 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 5,592 | $9,879 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 5,569 | $10,740 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 5,396 | $8,819 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 6,199 | $8,376 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 31% | — | 5,581 | $8,598 |
Institutions like South Seattle College
Explore the federal data for institutions in South Seattle College's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateWashington
Olympic College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,784Net price$7,172View data - BaccalaureateWashington
Highline College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,592Net price$9,879View data - BaccalaureateWashington
North Seattle College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,569Net price$10,740View data - BaccalaureateWashington
Seattle Central College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,396Net price$8,819View data - BaccalaureateWashington
Tacoma Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,199Net price$8,376View data
South Seattle College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Our office supports the campus community, executive leadership team, and our constituents with data analysis, research, assessment, and planning that will support in the College's commitment to student success and institutional excellence.
Visit IR office page- Greg Dempsey, Jr.Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness
- Jinghua Zhang, PhDSenior Research Analyst
- Sarah SabayDirector of Grants & Strategic Initiatives
- Ben MachadoDirector of Assessment
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