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Seattle University

Seattle, WA · Private · Large city · Seattle U

Private institution in Seattle, WA · 4,117 undergraduates · 76% acceptance rate · $75,272 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
$34,8021,832nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$54,2851,859th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$54,2851,857th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$68,6331,801st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,883620th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$75,272198th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$64,656159th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
73.3%330th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
84.6%448th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
76.0%768th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1266246th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
28177th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4,117574th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
21.6%1,621st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 11 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 59 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$93,742$86,867
Computer Sciencebachelors$90,856$83,768
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$72,320$71,473
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$72,134$69,505
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,865$59,045
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$59,124$57,318
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$57,318$62,012
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusinessbachelors$55,964$63,749
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$51,106$50,856
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,543$58,221
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$48,823$52,107
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors$46,087—

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,714,905 (M $3,289,970 · W $4,424,935)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Seattle University’s 4,117 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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