Seattle Film Institute
Seattle, Washington · Website
$41,595
net price a year, after grants
$41,595
net price a year, after grants
Seattle Film Institute is a for-profit 4-year college in Seattle, Washington with 65 undergraduates and 20 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $41,595 a year (tuition and fees $33,000). 57% of students finish within 6 years. Graduates leave with a median $13,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$41,595
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$33,000
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
57%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$13,000
About $138 a month
Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $41,595
- Tuition and fees
- $33,000
- Cost of attendance
- $55,496
- Students with a need-based grant
- 57%
- Students with federal loans
- 55%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $39,209
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $40,856
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $46,934
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2016-17 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $30,240 in 2016-17 to $33,000 in 2024-25.
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
- 65
- Graduate students
- 20
- Part-time students
- 4.6%
- Women
- 29%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 5
- 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
| Measure | College | WA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $41,595 | $14,091 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $33,000 | $8,256 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 83% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 57% | 50% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 80% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | $13,000 | $13,653 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $42,696 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $47,869 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
5 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $12,000 | $30,789 | $39,976 | $43,765 |
| MusicMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,285 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsMaster's | Master's | 8 | $52,247 | $13,476 | Withheld | $51,486 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsCertificate | Certificate | 7 | $17,956 | $28,447 | $38,787 | $32,800 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Seattle Film Institute cost?
$41,595 a year is the average net price at Seattle Film Institute after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $33,000, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $55,496. Families earning under $30,000 pay $39,209 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Seattle Film Institute?
Seattle Film Institute has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much student debt do Seattle Film Institute graduates have?
$13,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Seattle Film Institute graduates, about $138 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 55% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Seattle Film Institute?
57% of first-time, full-time students at Seattle Film Institute finish within 6 years. 78% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at Seattle Film Institute?
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (26 bachelor's graduates), Music (14 master's graduates), Film/Video and Photographic Arts (8 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 5 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.