Seattle University
Seattle University admitted 77% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1200–1430 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $34,324 a year. Within six years, 71% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 77%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1200–1430
- ACT middle 50%
- 23–30
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $75,128 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $34,324 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $21,379 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $58,965 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 71%
- Students who return for a second year
- 84%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $84,728 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 4,062
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 31%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Health professions
- 25%
- Business, management and marketing
- 17%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 10%
- Computer and information sciences
- 8%
- Psychology
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- University of Denver CO · 78% admitted
- Patrick Henry College VA · 77% admitted
- Clarkson University NY · 77% admitted
- Miami University-Oxford OH · 75% admitted
- Willamette University OR · 77% admitted
- Saint Louis University MO · 75% admitted
More colleges in Washington
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA · 39% admitted
- Washington State University WA · 87% admitted
- Western Washington University WA · 93% admitted
- Central Washington University WA · 91% admitted
- Eastern Washington University WA · 91% admitted
- University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA · 91% admitted
- Gonzaga University WA · 82% admitted
- University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA · 83% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.