Seattle Pacific University Teaching Programs

Seattle Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Seattle, Washington. 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?

Since SPU has an acceptance rate of 91%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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 Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Teacher Development & Methodology	40	1	232	0	0	273
Secondary Education	0	0	0	88	0	88
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	22	19	1	42
General Education	0	14	0	3	4	21
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	0	0	17	3	0	20
Science Education	0	0	0	12	0	12
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	0	10	0	10
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	0	9	0	9
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	1	5	0	6
General Special Education	0	3	0	0	0	3
Music Education	0	3	0	0	0	3
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	0	0	1	1
TOTAL	40	21	272	149	6	488

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.