SPU earned 33 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 7 in the top 5%, 18 in the top 10% and 7 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #15 of 5,042 in Ethnic Diversity, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 33 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 7
Highest placement: #15 of 5,042, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 6
Placements this edition: 175
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Seattle Pacific University Earned?
Seattle Pacific University holds 33 ranking badges across 6 fields of study, 8 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. See our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
1
Top 5%
7
Top 10%
18
Top 15%
7
Total
33
What Is Seattle Pacific University Known For?
Seattle Pacific University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 5 of its 26 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Liberal Arts General Studies, Accounting and Educational Administration.
How Does Seattle Pacific University Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Seattle Pacific University earned 7 badges across 5 sports; its highest placement is #13 of 231 in Soccer (D2).
How Does Seattle Pacific University Rank for Veterans?
Seattle Pacific University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,558 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 32%).
These rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Seattle Pacific University appears in 175 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team