The student-faculty ratio at Seattle University is 11:1, and the school has 62.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Seattle University include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Health Professions and Related Programs; Engineering; Psychology; and Social Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 85 percent.
Faculty & classes
Faculty
Student-faculty ratio
11:1
Total faculty
510 full time
219 part time
Minority
23% full time
18% part time
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree
88%
Classes taught by graduate assistants
0%
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Class Size
Class sizes
Classes with fewer than 20 students62.2%
20-4937%
50 or more0.9%
Requirements
General education/core curriculum required
Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts
Humanities
Mathematics
English (including composition)
Philosophy
Sciences (biological or physical)
History
Social science
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Graduation & retention
Freshmen Retention
Average first-year student retention rate
85%
International Student Retention
International student retention rate
84%
Graduation Rates
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell grant
67%
6-year graduation rate of students who received a subsidized Stafford loan
75%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell grant or subsidized Stafford loan
74%
6-year graduation rate of international students
87%
Degrees Awarded (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018)
Post-bachelor's certificates
187
Post-master's certificates
17
Doctoral degrees - research/scholarship
0
Doctoral degrees - professional practice
229
Doctoral degrees - other
0
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Full-time
Employed as entrepreneur
-
Employed in temporary/contract work
-
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
0.6%
Graduates reporting salaries
7%
Graduates reporting bonuses
0%
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Part-time
Employed as entrepreneur
-
Employed in temporary/contract work
-
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
-
Graduates reporting salaries
0%
Graduates reporting bonuses
-
2017-2018 Graduates Other
Enrolled in a volunteer service program
0.5%
Enlisted in the military
0.5%
Enrolled in continuing education
11.8%
Attended a graduate education program
-
Attended a graduate engineering program
-
Attended a graduate nursing program
-
Graduate schools most often attended by recent graduates
Boston College
Colorado State University
Seattle University
University of Oregon
University of Washington
Seeking continuing education
0.3%
No information provided by graduate
27%
Prominent Alumni
School's most prominent alumni
Gen. Peter Chiarelli, 72 Retired four-star general and 32nd Vice Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army, Hon. Richard A. Jones, 72 United States District Court Judge, Western District of Washington, Julie Larsen-Green, 92 Head of Microsoft Windows software and hardware engineering
Majors
General Information
Credits apply to multiple majors
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Five Most Popular Majors
Five most popular majors for 2018 graduates
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 25%
Health Professions and Related Programs 14%
Engineering 7%
Psychology 6%
Social Sciences 6%
Alumni Starting Salaries by Major
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.$50,100
Biology$47,300
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Finance$64,600
Accounting$63,700
Marketing$61,600
Business Administration, Management and Operations$60,500
Business/Managerial Economics$54,100
International Business$51,800
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Journalism$52,900
Communication and Media Studies$51,900
Engineering
Electrical Engineering (EE)$73,700
Civil Engineering$71,200
Mechanical Engineering (ME)$66,700
English Language and Literature/Letters
English Language and Literature$50,800
Rhetoric and English Composition$42,100
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Health Professions and Related Programs
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Liberal Arts and General Studies$63,500
Mathematics and Statistics
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Global & International Studies$46,600
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
Health and Physical Education/Fitness$36,700
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Public Administration and Social Service Professions
Social Sciences
Economics$57,100
Political Science and Government$48,900
Anthropology$46,000
Sociology$42,900
Visual and Performing Arts
Design and Applied Arts$52,900
Fine and Studio Arts$47,700
Film, Video and Photographic Arts$40,800
Majors Offered at This School
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Asian Studies/Civilization
Women's Studies
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Accounting
Business Administration and Management, General
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
Finance, General
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
English Language and Literature/Letters
Creative Writing
English Language and Literature, General
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
French Language and Literature
German Language and Literature
Spanish Language and Literature
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
Mathematics and Statistics
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
International/Global Studies
Natural Resources and Conservation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, General
Physics, General
Public Administration and Social Service Professions
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Economics, General
Political Science and Government, General
Sociology
Visual and Performing Arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Film/Cinema/Video Studies
Fine/Studio Arts, General
Music, General
Minors
Public Administration and Social Service Professions
Public Administration
Social Work
Theology and Religious Vocations
Theology/Theological Studies
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
International/Global Studies
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Accounting
Business Administration and Management, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
Finance, General
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Management Information Systems, General
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
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Mathematics and Statistics
Visual and Performing Arts
Acting
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Digital Arts
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Film/Cinema/Video Studies
Fine/Studio Arts, General
Music, General
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Chinese Language and Literature
French Language and Literature
German Language and Literature
Italian Language and Literature
Japanese Language and Literature
Spanish Language and Literature
Natural Resources and Conservation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Communication and Media Studies, Other
Journalism
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
African Studies
Asian Studies/Civilization
Latin American Studies
Women's Studies
Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, General
Physics, General
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies, Other
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
English Language and Literature/Letters
Creative Writing
English Language and Literature, General
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Economics, General
International Economics
Political Science and Government, General
Sociology
Academic programs
Academic Programs
Degrees offered
Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice
Combined-degree programs
JD/MBA (Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration and Law)
JD/MSF (Juris Doctor/Master of Finance and Law)
JD/MSAL (Juris Doctor/Master in Sport Administration & Leadership and Law)
JD/MIB (Juris Doctor/Master of Internatl Business and Law)
JD/MPA (Juris Doctor/Master of Public Administration and Law)
JD/MPAC (Juris Doctor/Master of Prof. Accounting and Law)
JD/MATL (Juris Doctor/Master of Arts in Transformational Leadership)
JD/MACJ (Juris Doctor/Master of Arts in Criminal Justice)
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Student participation in special study options
Teacher certificate program
Study abroad
Student-designed major
Liberal arts/career combination
Internships
Student participation in special academic programs
Learning communities
Undergraduate research/creative projects
Writing in the disciplines
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience
Service learning
Qualified undergraduate students may take graduate-level classes
Yes
Pre-professional programs
Pre-law, pre-medicine
Cooperative education programs
-
Teacher certification is offered in
-
Subject areas offering education certification
4
Counseling services offered
academic
birth control
career
minority student
military
older student
personal
psychological
religious
veteran student
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Honors college 2018 enrollment
-
Honors program 2018 enrollment
-
Online bachelor's degree program offered
No
Percentage of bachelor's degree programs that are available online
0%
Individual online courses offered for bachelor's degree credit
Yes
Domestic Study Away
Semester/term-away programs
-
Student exchange programs offered with
-
Percent of 2018 graduates participating in domestic student exchange programs
-
Study Abroad
Countries where study abroad opportunities are available
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Belize
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
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2018 graduates participating in study abroad programs
-
Consortia
Consortia
Washington Consortium for the Liberal Arts (WaCLA)
The Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate
West Coast Consortium of Private Law Schools
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU)
Veterans
Institution is G.I. Bill certified
Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program
Yes
