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Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Seattle, Washington, Seattle Pacific University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 2,261 students in fall 2024, including 1,776 undergraduates and 485 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Free Methodist.

Seattle Pacific University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 78 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Business/Commerce, and Psychology, General. It awarded 808 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

2,261
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
808
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
78
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 78

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

Health Professions 5
Education 14
Psychology 4
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 7
Social Sciences 4
Visual and Performing Arts 9
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
English Language and Literature 2
Theology and Religious Vocations 1
Engineering 4
Communication and Journalism 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 4
History 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Physical Sciences 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
72%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
567
Master's degrees
163
Doctoral degrees (research)
43
Postbaccalaureate certificates
33
Post-master's certificates
2

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,261
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,776
Graduate students, fall 2024
485
Full-time, fall 2024
83%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,541
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,965
Graduate students, 2024-25
576
Full-time, 2024-25
79%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
66%
Men
34%
White
35%
Hispanic or Latino
16%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
14%
Two or more races
8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
9%
Race or ethnicity unknown
9%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
5%
Students taking some online courses
28%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Quarter
Religious affiliation
Free Methodist
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
President
Deana Porterfield
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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