Facts

Mission
Seattle University is dedicated to educating the whole person, to professional formation, and to empowering leaders for a just and humane world.

Roman Catholic
One of 28 Jesuit colleges in the U.S.

Faculty-to-student ratio:  1:13
670 total faculty

Full-time faculty with highest degree in their fields:  78%

Average class size:  20
Average freshmen class size: 25-30
All classes taught by faculty

Alumni
Approximately 62,000 in all 50 states and 94 nations

Tuition (2009-10)
$29,340 full time
Number of students with aid:  3,128
Average aid awarded per recipient:  $23,668
Total aid awarded to all undergraduates:  $79,383,449

Fall 2008 Student Profile

4,206 Undergraduate students
888 New freshmen
On-campus housing required for freshmen and sophomores
88% of freshmen live on campus
Average age:  20 years

39% Men
61% Women

51 states and territories and 76 nations represented

52% Caucasian
19% Asian/Pacific Islander
8% Latino/Hispanic
5% African American
1% Native American
8% International Students

Incoming freshmen class middle 50%
Grade point average 3.3 – 3.8
SAT math score 520 – 640
SAT critical reading score 520 – 630
SAT writing score 510 – 610
ACT composite score 22 - 28
48% from Washington State