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Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA · Private · Midsize city

Private institution in Spokane, WA · 5,098 undergraduates · 76% acceptance rate · $78,892 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$36,3711,853rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$53,5001,851st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$53,5001,849th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$69,2901,813th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,4541,185th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$78,892149th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$66,525134th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
86.9%117th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
93.9%150th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
76.0%767th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1316173rd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
5,098490th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
13.3%1,982nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 229 mi (SEA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$60
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 42 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$73,949$67,447
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$70,522$71,930
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,546$62,260
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,154$69,338
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$60,226$61,859
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$59,124$60,298
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$50,439$52,524
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$50,439$46,087
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$48,432$46,087
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$47,260$45,618
CriminologySocial Sciencesbachelors$40,512$36,848
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$39,523$46,620

Campus facts

Athletics — 8 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,496,332 (M $3,387,968 · W $4,108,364)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Gonzaga University’s 5,098 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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