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Seattle University

Seattle, WA · CDS 20252026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Roman Catholic

Asian American & Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution
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Overall admit rate
41.8%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
23.4%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
74.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$63,045
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
21:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$14,376

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates40,996
Total all graduate16,287
Grand total all students57,283

Admissions

Total applicants72,933
Total admitted30,446
Total enrolled7,129
Overall admit rate41.8%
Admit rate — women44.2%
Admit rate — men38.8%
Yield rate23.4%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT19.1%
% submitting ACT4.9%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile650
SAT EBRW 75th %ile740
SAT Math 25th %ile650
SAT Math 75th %ile780
ACT Comp 25th %ile30
ACT Comp 75th %ile34
% in top 10% of HS class
% in top 25% of HS class

Cost

Tuition — in-state$12,260
Tuition — out-of-state$43,494
Required fees$1,146
Room and board$18,405
Total cost — in-state$31,811
Total cost — out-of-state$63,045

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$22,054
Avg % of need met74.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$4,362
Avg loan debt at graduation$14,376

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist15,363
# admitted from waitlist2,252
Waitlist admit rate27.0%
Transfer applicants (total)5,830
Transfer admit rate42.4%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio21:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)76.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$34,662Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)75.3%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)70.0%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate84.4%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$79,426Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant22.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan47.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full21.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress38.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress20.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted2.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time2.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white28.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino15.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian28.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races10.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international7.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women58.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men41.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white51.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino2.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian12.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races12.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown15.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Health Professions And Related Programs25.0%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services16.8%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences9.6%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services8.0%
Psychology8.0%
Engineering4.9%
Social Sciences4.3%
Visual And Performing Arts4.3%