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Seattle Pacific University is a private national university located in Seattle, Washington. Seattle Pacific University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Seattle Pacific University is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $57,097 10 years after enrolling, 10th in Washington, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Seattle Pacific University bachelor students earn 3% more than the national average. Seattle Pacific University is ranked 14th in Washington.
Seattle Pacific University’s median net annual cost of $26,714 and average years to graduate of 4.4 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Seattle Pacific University sorted by number of graduates - Psychology, Business and Commerce, Registered Nursing, Economics, Design & Applied Arts, Computer Science - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$26,714
Average years to graduate
4.4
Accounting
Rank: #273
Economic score: 2.66
Engineering
Rank: #336
Economic score: 4.56
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #200
Economic score: 4.77
English Language & Lit
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 5.08
Education
Rank: #12
Economic score: 5.22
Specialized Marketing Ops
Rank: #21
Economic score: 6.48
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: #336
Economic score: 7.99
History
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 40
Sociology
Rank: #386
Economic score: 853.4
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Seattle Pacific University - Education, Student Counseling, Clinical / Counseling Psych, Education (subject specific), Mental & Social Health Services, Educ. Administration - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Business and Commerce
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 0.62
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.4 years. 67% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Seattle Pacific University is 9% higher than the state average, and 0% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Seattle Pacific University, Pell Grant recipients represent 33% of the measured graduating class, 2% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Seattle Pacific University graduates within 4.5 years.
Seattle Pacific University is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Seattle Pacific University’s economic mobility score of 16.33 is calculated by adjusting the 3.73 economic score of lower-income students by the 33% pell grant recipients within the student body. Seattle Pacific University’s EMS of 16.33 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Seattle Pacific University pays $26,714 a year, $37,930 less than the $64,644 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $26,714
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Seattle Pacific University, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $26,714 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 56% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,567. This is 2% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,468
Pell grants
$4,729
State grants
$8,599
Institutional grants
$31,711
Seattle Pacific University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 92% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 4,359 applicants, of which 4,008 were admitted and 580 enrolled. Seattle Pacific University doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
96%
83%
Female
70%
59%
First time
70%
59%
In-state
65%
68%
1st generation
23%
35%
White
46%
52%
Black
7%
14%
Hispanic
16%
15%
Asian
14%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
17%
12%