by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Gonzaga University was awarded 463 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general special education.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Gonzaga is ranked #172 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Gonzaga held the #211 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Gonzaga also holds the #3 spot on the Best Colleges in Washington ranking.
The acceptance rate at Gonzaga University is 76%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Gonzaga is a good fit for you.
About 21% of students accepted to Gonzaga submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 690. Math scores were between 600 and 690.
At Gonzaga, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 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.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Gonzaga University is 61%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Gonzaga University has a freshmen retention rate of 92%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Gonzaga for first-time, full-time students is 75%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,852 undergraduates at Gonzaga with 4,744 being full-time and 108 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,762 | $24,906 | $26,473 | $33,526 | $39,730 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Gonzaga, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Gonzaga, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $7,537 a year. That adds up to $30,148 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Gonzaga is 1.0%. 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 Gonzaga are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | E 502 Boone Ave, Spokane, WA 99258-0001 |
| Phone: | 800-986-9585 |
| Website: | https://www.gonzaga.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/GonzagaUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/gonzagau |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 272 | $50,090 |
| General Psychology | 103 | $26,852 |
| General Biology | 94 | $26,151 |
| Nursing | 82 | $70,609 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 80 | $59,977 |
| Accounting | 71 | $59,455 |
| Political Science & Government | 64 | $34,249 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 56 | $28,013 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 48 | $29,397 |
| Computer Science | 44 | $71,511 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 1,386 students took at least one online class at Gonzaga University. This is a decrease from the 1,904 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,386 | 923 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,904 | 1,330 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,317 | 1,309 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,226 | 2,226 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,371 | 1,361 |
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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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