by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Seattle Pacific University was awarded 8 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education grade specific.
Explore the best ranked schools for the programs you are most interested in.
College Factual ranked SPU as #619 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
SPU is also ranked #12 out of 50 schools in Washington.
With an acceptance rate of 91%, Seattle Pacific University is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 25% of students accepted to SPU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 680. Math scores were between 530 and 670.
At SPU, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Seattle Pacific University is 52%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Seattle Pacific University has a freshmen retention rate of 79%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at SPU for first-time, full-time students is 51%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Seattle Pacific University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,702 undergraduates at SPU with 2,606 being full-time and 96 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,413 | $19,802 | $22,404 | $30,512 | $33,315 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of SPU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SPU, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $6,894 a year. That adds up to $27,576 over four years for those students.
Get more details about paying for Seattle Pacific University.
See which majors at Seattle Pacific University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Seattle Pacific University.
Contact details for SPU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3307 3Rd Ave W, Seattle, WA 98119-1997 |
| Phone: | 206-281-2000 |
| Website: | https://spu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/seattle.pacific.university |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/SeattlePacific |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 361 | NA |
| Nursing | 109 | $81,671 |
| General Psychology | 90 | $40,264 |
| General Business/Commerce | 65 | $56,283 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 53 | NA |
| Student Counseling | 42 | NA |
| Design & Applied Arts | 35 | $39,248 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 33 | $26,478 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 31 | $32,260 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 30 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 700 students took at least one online class at Seattle Pacific University. This is a decrease from the 993 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 700 | 116 |
| 2021-2022 | 993 | 170 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,389 | 1,418 |
| 2018-2019 | 365 | 88 |
Learn more about online learning at Seattle Pacific University.
If you’re considering Seattle Pacific University, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.
Curious on how these schools stack up against SPU? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare college on the features that matter most to you!
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.