by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Seattle Pacific University was awarded 185 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is education.
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SPU is ranked #518 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when SPU held the #561 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 51 colleges in Washington, SPU is ranked at #10.
Seattle Pacific University has an acceptance rate of 92%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for SPU.
About 21% of students accepted to SPU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 660. Math scores were between 520 and 640.
The student to faculty ratio at Seattle Pacific University is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Seattle Pacific University is 50%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 82% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Seattle Pacific University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at SPU for first-time, full-time students is 53%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,702 undergraduates at SPU with 2,606 being full-time and 96 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,772 | $20,918 | $24,278 | $30,211 | $35,993 |
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 SPU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SPU, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $6,567 a year. That adds up to $26,268 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at SPU is 2.0%. 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 SPU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3307 3Rd Ave W, Seattle, WA 98119-1997 |
| Phone: | 206-281-2000 |
| Website: | https://spu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/seattle.pacific.university |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/SeattlePacific |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 68 | $33,783 |
| General Business/Commerce | 66 | $44,574 |
| Nursing | 64 | $71,224 |
| Economics | 39 | $39,789 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 34 | NA |
| Design & Applied Arts | 30 | $38,730 |
| Computer Science | 27 | $84,413 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 26 | $38,179 |
| Sociology | 17 | $21,001 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 17 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 993 students took at least one online class at Seattle Pacific University. This is a decrease from the 3,389 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 993 | 170 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,389 | 1,418 |
| 2018-2019 | 337 | 89 |
| 2017-2018 | 365 | 88 |
| 2016-2017 | 270 | 59 |
Learn more about online learning at Seattle Pacific University.
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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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