Seattle Pacific University Healthcare Programs

Located in Seattle, Washington, Seattle Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Seattle Pacific University?

Contact details for SPU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3307 3Rd Ave W, Seattle, WA 98119-1997
Phone:	206-281-2000
Website:	spu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/seattle.pacific.university
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/SeattlePacific

How Do I Get Into SPU?

You can apply to SPU online at: https://spu.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for SPU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into SPU?

SPU has the high acceptance rate of 91%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 25% of students accepted to SPU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 680. Math scores were between 530 and 670.

SPU received ACT scores from 8% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 30. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford Seattle Pacific University?

The overall average net price of SPU is $39,749. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SPU, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $6,567 a year. That adds up to $26,268 over four years for those students.

Seattle Pacific University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,640 undergraduate students at SPU, with 2,513 being full-time and 127 being part-time.

There are also 803 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,513 full-time undergraduates at SPU, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Seattle Pacific University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	385
Black or African American	201
Hispanic or Latino	432
White	1,052
International Students	136
Other Races/Ethnicities	307

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Seattle Pacific University. At this time, 26 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 53 countries are represented at SPU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Seattle Pacific University

In 2022-2023, 700 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SPU has changed over the last few years.

Seattle Pacific University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	92	0	0	92
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	0	18	0	18
Nursing Practice	0	0	17	17
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies	12	0	0	12
Music Therapy	4	0	0	4
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	0	0	0	0
Nursing Administration	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	108	18	17	143

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Westlake78 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.