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Seattle Pacific University

General Information

Name: Seattle Pacific University
Address: 3307 3rd Ave W, Seattle, WA 98119-1997
Phone:

  • General information: (206) 281-2000
  • Financial aid office: (206) 281-2046
  • Admissions office: (206) 281-2021

Website: www.spu.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: Free Methodist

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$23,391$21,783$20,466
Books and supplies$813$789$768
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$7,818$7,572$7,368
        Other expenses$2,669$2,592$2,397

Total expenses   
On-campus$34,691$32,736$30,999

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 89%
  • Federal grants: 15%
  • State/local grants: 42%
  • Institutional grants: 87%
  • Student loans: 60%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$5635
  • State/local grants:$3160
  • Institutional grants:$7948
  • Student loans:$5875

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$45
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants2,1176491,468
Percent admitted75.3%76.0%75.0%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time39.0%42.4%37.5%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 3873
Undergraduate enrollment: 3022
First-time student retention: 84%
Overall graduation rate: 67%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 95%
    • Part Time: 5%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 33%
    • Women: 67%

White non-hispanic: 80%
Black non-hispanic: 2%
Hispanic: 2%
Asian/pacific islander: 6%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 8%

Degrees offered

    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • European Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • Latin American Studies - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biochemistry - Bachelor
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other - Master
  • Business/Commerce, General - Bachelor
  • Finance, General - Bachelor
  • Management Information Systems, General - Master
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst - Bachelor
    Education
  • Art Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master
  • Curriculum and Instruction - Master
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master, Doctor
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Mathematics Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Secondary Education and Teaching - Master
  • Social Science Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Bachelor
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor - Master
    Engineering
  • Computer Engineering, General - Bachelor
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor
  • Engineering Science - Bachelor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Apparel and Textiles, General - Bachelor
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Bachelor
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Linguistics - Bachelor
  • Russian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling - Master
  • Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD) - Master
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • General Studies - Bachelor
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Applied Mathematics - Bachelor
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other - Bachelor
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science - Bachelor
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management - Bachelor, Master
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology - Doctor
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • School Psychology - Doctor
    Social Sciences
  • Economics, General - Bachelor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor
    Theology and Ministerial Studies, Other
  • Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology - Bachelor
  • Religious Education - Bachelor
  • Theology/Theological Studies - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other - Bachelor


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