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Acceptance Rate

76.9%

Total Profiles

4

SAT Range

1200–1430

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$54,285

Undergrad Enrollment

4,117

Applicants

8,976

Yield Rate

15.4%

Student:Faculty

10:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$34,662/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $138,648 over four years.

What grads earn

$72,360/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$67,618 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 7% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.9 years of pay.

83% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

4.7%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

40%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.9%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Seattle University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$22,896
$30–48k$24,523
$48–75k$26,977
$75–110k$36,967
Over $110k$42,737

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

75%

Completion · all

77%

Completion · Pell

75%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

78%

Median debt

$19,883

Classification

D/PU research universityFour-year, medium, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
8,976
Admitted
6,82676.0%
Enrolled
1,04915% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling1
Motor Vehicle Theft141
Rape1
Robbery7

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation45% / 55%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball33Basketball16Golf9Soccer30Swimming20Tennis9Track & Field61

Women's

Basketball11Golf11Rowing32Soccer32Softball19Swimming21Tennis8Track & Field69Volleyball15
Research Activity
FY 2024
$5Mtotal R&D expenditure#474 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse253 grads
Computer Science91 grads
Psychology, General70 grads
Marketing/Marketing Management, General51 grads
Finance, General43 grads
Exercise Physiology35 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General32 grads
43.040231 grads
Business Administration and Management, General30 grads
Accounting22 grads

4yr Grad Rate

65%

6yr Grad Rate

75%

Retention Rate

84%

Median Earnings

$75,272