by our College Data Analytics Team
College 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 University was awarded 447 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is student counseling.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Seattle U is ranked #155 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 Seattle U held the #172 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Seattle U is also ranked #2 out of 51 schools in Washington.
The acceptance rate at Seattle University is 82%. 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 Seattle U is a good fit for you.
About 26% of students accepted to Seattle U submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 660. Math scores were between 570 and 670.
The student to faculty ratio at Seattle U is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
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 University is 78%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 85% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Seattle 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.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Seattle U the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 61%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Seattle University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,244 undergraduates at Seattle U with 4,045 being full-time and 199 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,304 | $27,455 | $32,076 | $35,424 | $40,015 |
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 Seattle U, 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 Seattle U, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $7,017 a year. That adds up to $28,068 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Seattle U is 1.1%. 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.
Get more details about the location of Seattle University.
Contact details for Seattle U are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 900 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122-4340 |
| Phone: | 206-296-6000 |
| Website: | www.seattleu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/seattleu |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/seattleu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 220 | $72,161 |
| Computer Science | 91 | $82,122 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 91 | $51,016 |
| General Psychology | 68 | $35,334 |
| Marketing | 66 | $42,664 |
| Business Administration & Management | 63 | $44,128 |
| Accounting | 55 | $60,852 |
| General Biology | 46 | $29,238 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 41 | $36,355 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 37 | $20,602 |
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, 3,525 students took at least one online class at Seattle University. This is a decrease from the 6,192 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 3,525 | 916 |
| 2019-2020 | 6,192 | 4,624 |
| 2018-2019 | 268 | 52 |
| 2017-2018 | 224 | 38 |
| 2016-2017 | 174 | 42 |
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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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