Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA · Private · Large city · SPU
Private institution in Seattle, WA · 2,073 undergraduates · 91% acceptance rate · $64,506 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 20%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 24%Median earnings, 6 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
- $24,8201,470th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $38,8141,616th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $38,8141,576th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $53,9861,588th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,0001,131st lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $64,506390th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,496469th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 62.2%688th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 74.6%1,004th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 91.1%1,279th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1191415th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 24421st highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,073922nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 33.2%1,040th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 14 mi (SEA)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 1
- RDMay 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $50
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 56 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $71,015 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $70,875 | $71,463 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,101 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $55,770 | $55,964 |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | $47,846 | $47,260 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $46,999 | $49,875 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $44,356 | — |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $44,170 | $43,798 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $44,021 | — |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $43,426 | $38,289 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $41,193 | $33,281 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $40,408 | $38,289 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Free Methodistsource
- Founded in 1891source
- Athletic nickname: "Falcons"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Maroon and Whitesource
- Mascot: Talon the Falconsource
- Motto: "Engaging the Culture, Changing the World"source
- Campus size: about 43 acressource
- Formerly known as "Seattle Seminary" (1891–1913)source
- Formerly known as "Seattle Seminary and College" (1913–1915)source
- Formerly known as "Seattle Pacific College" (1915–1977)source
- Athletic conference: GNACsource
- Notable alum: Larry Wallsource
- Notable alum: Marcus Hahnemannsource
Athletics — 6 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,005,693 (M $654,340 · W $1,351,353)
- Soccer: 2008
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitespu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 236577)
- Compare colleges in WARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in WashingtonEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Seattle Pacific University vs The Evergreen State CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 6 EADA programs at this school
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