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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.

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
$24,8201,461st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$38,8141,600th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$38,8141,560th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$53,9861,573rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,0001,124th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$64,506389th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$51,496468th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
62.2%684th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
74.6%997th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
91.1%1,267th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1191414th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,073922nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
33.2%1,027th highest of 2,122 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

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Optional / not 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 56 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$71,015—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$70,875$71,463
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,101—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$55,770$55,964
Education, GeneralEducationbachelors$47,846$47,260
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$46,999$49,875
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$44,356—
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$44,170$43,798
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$44,021—
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$43,426$38,289
Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciencesbachelors$41,193$33,281
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$40,408$38,289

Campus facts

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)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Seattle Pacific University’s 2,073 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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