Seattle Film Institute

Overview

Located in Seattle, Washington, Seattle Film Institute is a private for-profit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 85, made up of 65 undergraduates and 20 graduate students.

Seattle Film Institute offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cinematography and Film/Video Production, Music Technology, and Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other. It awarded 37 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Mission

MISSION AND SUPPORTING OBJECTIVES The Mission of the Seattle Film Institute is to serve students, employers, and the community through education for filmmaking careers by providing students with the knowledge, skills, tools, and hands-on experience that are needed: • To pursue a professional career • To follow their own creative path • To furnish a foundation in filmmaking for individual and collaborative work in the visual realm and the world of media. The Supporting Objectives of the Seattle Film Institute: To Serve the Student: • By providing education focused on both technical and conceptual skills. • By providing faculty with field-specific and professional experience.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

Programs and majors offered 4

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Admissions

Admission policy

Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students

78%

Student-to-faculty ratio

8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees

12

Master's degrees

18

Certificates of 2 to 4 years

7

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

85

Undergraduates, fall 2024

65

Graduate students, fall 2024

20

Full-time, fall 2024

96%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

119

Undergraduates, 2024-25

78

Graduate students, 2024-25

41

Full-time, 2024-25

97%

Size category

Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women

26%

Men

74%

White

50%

Hispanic or Latino

8%

Black or African American

16%

Asian

6%

Two or more races

9%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

3%

International (U.S. nonresident)

8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online

0%

Students taking some online courses

0%

Campus and services

Setting

Large city

Academic calendar

Quarter

Carnegie classification

Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools

President

David Shulman

Services and opportunities

Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates, Credit for life experience

For veterans and service members

Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact