Seattle Pacific University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Free Methodist
Population 3,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,169 (5% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (9% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,798
Men / Women 35% / 65%
From State 79%
From Region 5%
Athletes 168 (9.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 30%
Hispanic 19%
Asian 14%
Black 9%
Mixed 9%
International 7%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 280 32% 48% 12% 8% 16% 7% $65,975 31 -0.18 61 96%
Computer Engineering 4 — 50% 25% 0% 0% 50% 25% $104,023 23 -0.62 96 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 4 — 75% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $106,971 30 -0.48 97 100% — — — —
General Engineering 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,777 8 -1.05 86 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 6 — 50% 33% 17% 0% 50% 0% $93,586 21 -0.71 91 100% — — — —
Computer Science 32 — 81% 34% 19% 19% 3% 19% $118,454 49 -0.19 98 100% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $79,905 11 -0.91 82 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $61,671 10 -0.96 51 — — — — —
Mathematics — — — — — — — — $69,114 29 -0.61 67 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,293 18 -0.74 74 — — — — —
Biochemistry 7 — 14% 29% 14% 0% 0% 43% $49,892 2 -1.92 20 — — — — —
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 5 — 40% 40% 20% 20% 0% 0% $47,457 2 -1.99 15 — — — — —
Biology 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $48,395 2 -2.10 17 — — — — —
Cellular and Molecular Biology 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $50,000 3 -1.91 20 — — — — —
Ecology 11 — 18% 64% 0% 0% 18% 0% $49,103 22 -0.80 18 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,409 39 -0.28 37 — — — — —
Asian Studies 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $59,493 55 +0.02 45 — — — — —
Classics — — — — — — — — $57,595 63 +0.07 40 — — — — —
English 9 — 22% 78% 11% 0% 0% 0% $51,751 51 -0.08 24 97% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 7 — 14% 57% 14% 0% 14% 14% $65,518 71 +0.50 60 — — — — —
French Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,068 55 -0.01 44 — — — — —
General Studies 4 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $60,461 75 +0.30 48 — — — — —
History 7 — 57% 57% 14% 0% 29% 0% $57,269 62 +0.03 39 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 — 33% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $58,149 64 +0.08 42 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 23 — 17% 70% 13% 0% 9% 0% $60,461 75 +0.30 48 — — — — —
Linguistics 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,953 53 -0.01 41 — — — — —
Philosophy 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,020 45 -0.26 41 — — — — —
Theology 2 — 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $47,580 32 -0.40 15 96% — — — —
Tibetan Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,454 55 +0.02 45 — — — — —
Communication Studies 13 — 38% 46% 8% 15% 23% 0% $58,049 38 -0.36 41 93% — — — —
Journalism — — — — — — — — $55,834 25 -0.72 35 — — — — —
Psychology 51 — 14% 43% 8% 8% 20% 6% $57,444 67 +0.36 40 93% — — — —
Sociology 18 — 17% 56% 0% 11% 28% 0% $57,489 59 +0.05 40 96% — — — —
Art 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $28,898 1 -1.92 2 100% — — — —
Art History 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $28,898 1 -1.78 2 100% — — — —
Costume Design — — — — — — — — $42,993 3 -1.85 8 — — — — —
Fashion Design 7 — 29% 43% 14% 29% 14% 0% $67,800 79 +0.61 65 94% — — — —
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $33,446 2 -2.28 2 — — — — —
Graphic Design 8 — 12% 25% 25% 0% 38% 0% $67,800 79 +0.60 65 94% — — — —
Illustration 3 — 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $67,800 99 +2.25 65 94% — — — —
Interior Design 11 — 9% 27% 18% 18% 9% 27% $67,800 46 -0.03 65 94% — — — —
Music 8 — 50% 75% 12% 0% 12% 0% $34,203 6 -1.35 3 — — — — —
Theatre 4 — 75% 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% $33,729 6 -1.25 3 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts — — — — — — — — $44,351 57 +0.17 10 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 7 — 0% 14% 14% 0% 29% 0% $55,651 26 -0.59 35 — — — — —
Criminology — — — — — — — — $56,301 30 -0.50 37 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business, Government and Economics 108 48% 41% 10% 5% 17% 11% $72,494 51 -0.41 73 97%
Information Technology Management 5 — 60% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $101,998 66 +0.18 95 — — — — —
Accounting 10 — 90% 40% 10% 0% 20% 10% $76,314 27 -0.69 78 100% — — — —
Development Economics and International Development 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,731 8 -1.06 68 92% — — — —
Economics 11 — 45% 55% 0% 18% 0% 27% $69,731 8 -1.06 68 92% — — — —
General Business 61 — 51% 33% 11% 2% 21% 13% $72,541 50 -0.26 73 98% — — — —
Political Science 11 — 36% 45% 9% 0% 18% 0% $68,362 41 -0.28 66 97% — — — —
Fashion Merchandising 6 — 0% 33% 33% 17% 17% 0% $55,552 27 -0.60 35 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 22 9% 50% 9% 0% 23% 5% $62,132 16 +0.98 52 90%
Curriculum and Instruction 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $64,602 88 +1.12 58 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 4 — 0% 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% $62,917 95 +1.58 54 88% — — — —
Education 13 — 8% 62% 8% 0% 23% 0% $61,334 84 +0.73 50 91% — — — —
Special Education 4 — 25% 25% 0% 0% 25% 25% $63,325 88 +1.12 55 — — — — —
Music Education — — — — — — — — $70,306 100 +2.53 69 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Health Sciences 157 20% 43% 21% 5% 13% 4% $71,291 48 -1.01 71 98%
Physiology 20 — 30% 40% 10% 5% 30% 5% $34,882 1 -3.12 3 100% — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 9 — 0% 56% 11% 0% 11% 11% $51,796 9 -1.16 25 89% — — — —
Kinesiology 10 — 60% 40% 10% 10% 20% 0% $34,882 0 -3.14 3 100% — — — —
Nursing 96 — 16% 41% 27% 5% 9% 4% $86,291 27 -0.59 87 98% — — — —
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies 14 — 7% 57% 14% 0% 7% 0% $66,745 38 -0.23 63 — — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences — — — — — — — — $56,779 72 +0.42 38 — — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,560 72 +0.39 37 — — — — —
Physical Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,737 11 -1.11 17 95% — — — —
Apparel and Textiles — — — — — — — — $57,714 32 -0.39 41 — — — — —
Music Therapy 4 — 75% 25% 25% 25% 25% 0% $62,795 99 +1.72 54 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $43,235
ROI Percentile 66th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 47%
6-Year Graduation Rate 62%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 21.2% 120 18% 42% 24% 5% 10% 3% $79,727 62 -0.76 81 98% —
Social Sciences 16.8% 95 20% 46% 6% 8% 21% 3% $58,781 50 +0.13 43 94% —
Business & Economics 15.2% 86 52% 40% 9% 3% 17% 14% $72,490 34 -0.45 73 97% —
Humanities 11.5% 65 26% 63% 14% 3% 11% 2% $58,635 71 +0.15 43 97% —
Arts 9.5% 54 28% 41% 20% 13% 17% 6% $56,490 71 -0.06 37 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.8% 50 30% 48% 8% 4% 18% 10% $43,422 0 -2.17 9 100% —
Computer Science 6.5% 37 78% 38% 16% 19% 3% 16% $116,230 61 -0.14 98 100% —
Education 4.2% 24 12% 54% 8% 0% 21% 4% $61,016 85 +0.80 49 90% —
Engineering 2.6% 15 60% 40% 7% 0% 40% 13% $99,351 40 -0.64 94 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.8% 10 0% 50% 10% 10% 10% 10% $52,257 16 -1.07 26 89% —
Professional 1.2% 7 0% 14% 14% 0% 29% 0% $55,651 12 -0.59 35 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 4 75% 25% 25% 0% 0% 25% $69,135 22 -0.89 67 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.0M #319 0% $0 29 #149 101 —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.6M #414 87% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.5M #249 0% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #470 4% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #389 0% $0 20 #90 — —
Education $0.0M #407 0% $0 10 #331 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #303 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.0M #433 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.4M #473 23% $0 59 #239 101 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 36 $184K $184K $0
Soccer 28 $588K $588K $0
Basketball 16 $748K $748K $0
Total 58 $1.5M $1.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 61 $490K $490K $0
Rowing 26 $410K $410K $0
Soccer 23 $578K $578K $0
Volleyball 17 $445K $445K $0
Basketball 13 $624K $624K $0
Golf 7 $212K $212K $0
Total 110 $2.8M $2.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 97 $674K $674K $0
Soccer 51 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 29 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Rowing 26 $410K $410K $0
Volleyball 17 $445K $445K $0
Golf 7 $212K $212K $0
Total 168 $5.5M $5.5M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 92%
Yield (non-ED) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 92% 92% 92%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional