City University of Seattle
Seattle, Washington · Also known as CityU · Website
$69,460
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$69,460
median earnings, 10 years after starting
City University of Seattle is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Seattle, Washington with 1,137 undergraduates and 820 graduate students. Former students earn a median $69,460 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
-
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$69,460
Rank 391 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 11%
- Students with federal loans
- 12%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 1,137
- Graduate students
- 820
- Part-time students
- 89%
- Women
- 52%
- Students per teacher
- 5
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 53
- Endowment
- $4.03M
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 391 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 of 87 in Washington (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $14,091 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 83% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 50% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $13,653 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $56,195 | $42,696 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $69,460 | $47,869 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 53% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 81% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
53 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 109 | $23,209 | $79,592 | $99,735 | $68,257 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 72 | $41,000 | $70,377 | $80,194 | $63,399 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 66 | $46,125 | $89,182 | $107,564 | $103,485 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 31 | $37,807 | $59,620 | $71,341 | $59,916 |
| Computer ScienceOnlineMaster's | Master's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 24 | $76,037 | $106,286 | Withheld | $100,573 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 16 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,523 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,499 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,440 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,288 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,178 |
| Data ScienceOnlineMaster's | Master's | 7 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,716 |
| Public HealthOnlineMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,751 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $94,506 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,685 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Seattle and Washington on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Washington
- Homes: Homes for sale in Washington
Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at City University of Seattle?
City University of Seattle has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do City University of Seattle graduates earn?
$69,460 a year is the median pay of former City University of Seattle students who work, 10 years after they started ($56,195 after 6 years). That ranks 391 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 of 87 in Washington. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral) at $106,286.
How much student debt do City University of Seattle graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of City University of Seattle graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 12% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at City University of Seattle?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (109 bachelor's graduates), Curriculum and Instruction (72 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (66 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 53 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.