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title: Seattle 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 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 | $75,272 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $49,222 – $107,987 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,658 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,667 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 76% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $72,124 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 83% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.22× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $47,272 | derived |

**76% 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 $16,658 (≈ 22% 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 $20,602 to $105,295 across 44 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $105,295 | $44,537 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $103,932 | $105,629 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $92,622 | $41,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $86,015 | $24,702 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $82,122 | $21,530 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $73,900 | $63,958 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,161 | $23,593 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,641 | $20,465 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $64,021 | $50,683 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,737 | $22,072 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $63,168 | $33,325 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,852 | $22,750 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $60,700 | $61,500 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $59,130 | $144,542 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $55,596 | $41,000 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,959 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,016 | $23,000 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,594 | not reported |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,670 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $49,467 | $39,556 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. | Master's Degree | $49,016 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $46,751 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $46,193 | $40,666 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,128 | $22,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Master's Degree | $43,789 | $55,500 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,664 | $20,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,007 | $19,500 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,415 | $17,463 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. | Master's Degree | $40,771 | $41,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,495 | $19,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,355 | $23,000 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,872 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,334 | $19,500 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,245 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,668 | $19,702 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,353 | not reported |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,303 | not reported |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,929 | $23,800 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,800 | $20,500 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,376 | $19,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,727 | $15,250 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,238 | $22,417 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,270 | $23,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,602 | $23,084 |

## 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 University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?236595

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