by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
City University of Seattle was awarded 145 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business administration and management.
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College Factual ranked CityU as #495 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when CityU held the #595 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 51 colleges in Washington, CityU is ranked at #9.
City University of Seattle has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
At CityU, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 6 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at City University of Seattle is 10%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at CityU for first-time, full-time students is 40%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 991 undergraduates at CityU with 117 being full-time and 874 being part-time.
The student loan default rate at CityU is 4.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for CityU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 521 Wall Street, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98121 |
| Phone: | 888-422-4898 |
| Website: | www.cityu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pages/City-University-of-Seattle/83606903869 |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/cityu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 84 | $79,719 |
| Computer Information Systems | 21 | NA |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 15 | NA |
| General Education | 11 | $45,564 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 9 | NA |
| Human Services | 7 | NA |
| Information Technology | 4 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 2 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 2 | NA |
| Other Education | 0 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 1,669 students took at least one online class at City University of Seattle. This is a decrease from the 1,704 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,669 | 874 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,704 | 648 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,568 | 492 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,490 | 611 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,521 | 606 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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