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title: Seattle Pacific University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Seattle, WA
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, WA · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $64,506 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $39,567 – $97,253 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,946 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,834 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 62% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $56,826 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 78% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.26× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $36,506 | derived |

**62% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $16,946 (≈ 26% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $21,001 to $107,437 across 26 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $107,437 | not reported |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $84,413 | $18,908 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $74,811 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,224 | $26,986 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Doctoral Degree | $67,680 | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $63,181 | $55,648 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $59,899 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $59,417 | $40,979 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,558 | not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $56,939 | $57,680 |
| Engineering, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,566 | $27,000 |
| Education, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,856 | $25,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,600 | not reported |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,574 | $21,500 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and  Marketing Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,294 | $19,500 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,789 | $25,989 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,730 | $25,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,179 | $25,137 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,595 | $26,775 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,992 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,783 | $25,687 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,696 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,635 | $25,000 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,946 | not reported |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,480 | $23,252 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,001 | $25,666 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Seattle Pacific University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?236577

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