Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, Washington · Also known as SPU · Website
$64,506
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$64,506
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Seattle Pacific University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Seattle, Washington with 1,762 undergraduates and 485 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $24,488 a year (tuition and fees $40,407). It admits 83% of applicants and 62% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $64,506 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$24,488
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$40,407
US median $11,837
Admission rate
83%
US median 78%
Completion rate
62%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,000
About $254 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$64,506
Rank 548 of 5,094 in the US
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
- $24,488
- Tuition and fees
- $40,407
- Cost of attendance
- $56,826
- Students with a need-based grant
- 35%
- Students with federal loans
- 49%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $20,735
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,559
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,332
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,976
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,819
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
Tuition and fees went from $37,086 in 2015-16 to $40,407 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
- 83%
- SAT reading, middle
- 595
- SAT math, middle
- 580
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 1,762
- Graduate students
- 485
- Part-time students
- 3.1%
- Women
- 65%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 62%
- Retention rate
- 72%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 90
- Endowment
- $162.6M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
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 548 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 87 in Washington (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $24,488 | $14,091 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $40,407 | $8,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 83% | 83% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 62% | 50% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 72% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,000 | $13,653 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $51,496 | $42,696 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $64,506 | $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. 79% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
90 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 87 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 87 | $26,986 | $81,671 | $93,334 | $88,910 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 80 | $40,979 | $59,268 | $75,781 | $59,916 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $25,687 | $40,264 | $58,749 | $50,706 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $21,500 | $56,283 | $84,493 | $68,407 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $25,000 | $39,248 | $68,547 | $51,490 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $23,252 | $26,478 | Withheld | $62,172 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $18,908 | $82,557 | $133,039 | $107,009 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate | Certificate | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | $79,051 | $63,707 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $26,949 | $71,039 | Withheld | $92,135 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 20 | $57,680 | $67,399 | $99,202 | $65,184 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral | Doctoral | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $138,131 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 18 | $61,500 | $44,629 | $68,165 | $59,571 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 17 | $55,648 | $69,340 | $83,306 | $60,111 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $26,775 | $32,288 | $62,972 | $63,293 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $25,137 | $32,260 | $62,411 | $56,359 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,710 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,035 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $25,666 | $25,958 | $46,974 | $52,657 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,911 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Seattle Pacific University cost?
$24,488 a year is the average net price at Seattle Pacific University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $40,407, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $56,826. Families earning under $30,000 pay $20,735 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Seattle Pacific University?
83% of applicants are admitted to Seattle Pacific University. The median admission rate of colleges in Washington is 83%.
How much do Seattle Pacific University graduates earn?
$64,506 a year is the median pay of former Seattle Pacific University students who work, 10 years after they started ($51,496 after 6 years). That ranks 548 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 87 in Washington. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral) at $91,584.
How much student debt do Seattle Pacific University graduates have?
$24,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Seattle Pacific University graduates, about $254 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 49% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Seattle Pacific University?
62% of first-time, full-time students at Seattle Pacific University finish within 6 years. 72% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Seattle Pacific University?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (87 graduate certificate graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (87 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (80 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 90 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.