- The Inkwell
- Washington
- Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WACity: largeZIP 98119Founded 1891
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1891
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- spu.edu
WashingtonReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle Pacific University is a private nonprofit university in Seattle, Washington, with 1,762 undergraduates. It admits 83% of applicants, graduates 55% within six years and costs $25,419 a year after aid.
55%graduate
Admission rate83%
Retention72%
4-year graduation40%
Pell Grant share42%
Federal loans48%
$25,419net price / year
83%admission rate
—average SAT
55%graduate in 6 years
$71,277median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,827median debt
#364 of 1,704 for earnings#1,253 of 1,739 for lowest net price#845 of 1,738 for graduation rate#963 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $60,283tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $44,367
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $44,367
- Average net price
- $25,419national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,265
$30,001–48,000$22,448
$48,001–75,000$16,952
$75,001–110,000$26,925
$110,001+$30,941
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 83%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college83%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college55%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college42%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 55%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 40%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 64%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $57,759
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $71,277middle 50%: $46,116–$101,939
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,827
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$101,939
Median, Seattle Pacific University$71,277
Lower quarter$46,116
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,762
- Part-time
- 3.1%
- Women / men
- 65% / 35%
- Average age at entry
- 20.8
- First-generation students
- 23%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 42%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 56%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,581 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $15,613
- Endowment, end of year
- $162,552,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White31%
Hispanic19%
Black8.8%
Asian14%
Two or more races9.2%
U.S. nonresident7.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.6%
Unknown9.7%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions20%
Business & management14%
Biological & biomedical sciences11%
Psychology9.0%
Social sciences7.8%
Visual & performing arts7.8%
Computer & information sciences6.5%
Liberal arts & humanities4.8%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 236577. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2904851.