Seattle U earned 59 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 3 in the top 1%, 20 in the top 5%, 24 in the top 10% and 12 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 95 in Highest Paid Graduates for International Studies, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 59 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 3 / 20
Highest placement: #1 of 95, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 13
Placements this edition: 274
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 University Earned?
Seattle University holds 59 ranking badges across 13 fields of study, 23 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
3
Top 5%
20
Top 10%
24
Top 15%
12
Total
59
What Is Seattle University Known For?
Seattle University is best known for Education: 7 of its 51 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include International Studies, General English Literature and Managerial Economics.
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Seattle University earned 6 badges across 6 sports, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #4 of 162 in Swimming & Diving.
How Does Seattle University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Seattle University earned 1 badge across 1 online program; its highest placement is #14 of 90 in Most Popular Online for Student Counseling.
The rankings above are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Seattle University appears in 274 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