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.

Top 8%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Top 10%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Top 16%Graduation rate (4-year)
Top 19%Median ACT

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: $34,8021,846th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $54,2851,876th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $54,2851,874th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $68,6331,816th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $19,883624th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $75,272199th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $64,656160th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 73.3%332nd highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 84.6%451st highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 76.0%778th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1266246th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: 28177th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 4,117574th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 21.6%1,637th highest of 2,140 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.

Most Selective Colleges in Washington#6

Applying

EANov 15
RDJan 15

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.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions	bachelors	$93,742	$86,867
Computer Science	bachelors	$90,856	$83,768
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$72,320	$71,473
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions	bachelors	$72,134	$69,505
Mechanical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$64,865	$59,045
EconomicsSocial Sciences	bachelors	$59,124	$57,318
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$57,318	$62,012
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusiness	bachelors	$55,964	$63,749
International BusinessBusiness	bachelors	$51,106	$50,856
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$50,543	$58,221
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness	bachelors	$48,823	$52,107
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences	bachelors	$46,087	—

Campus facts

Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
Founded in 1891source
Athletic nickname: "Redhawks"source
Competes in NCAA Division Isource
Mascot: Rudy the Redhawksource
Motto: "For the difference we make"source
Campus size: about 55 acressource
Formerly known as "Immaculate Conception Parish School"source
Formerly known as "(1891–1898)"source
Formerly known as "Seattle College"source
Formerly known as "(1898–1948)"source
Athletic conference: WCCsource
Notable alum: Clint Eastwoodsource
Notable alum: Duff McKagansource
Notable alum: Elgin Baylorsource
Notable alum: Sean Parnellsource
Notable alum: John Edward Hopcroftsource

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.