Seattle University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Seattle University is a private doctoral/professional university in Seattle, WA (city setting), with 4,137 undergraduates (63% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 76% of 8,976 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1130–1350 on the SAT and 23–30 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $73,613 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $37,103 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 73% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, computer & information sciences. The campus reported 0.83 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Seattle University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $54,285
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Seattle University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Seattle University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | West Coast Conference | 32 | 4 over | 4 | $1.7M | $54,644 | 993 | |
| Baseball | West Coast Conference | 33 | room 1 | 4 | $1.8M | $55,816 | 966 | |
| Men's Basketball | West Coast Conference | 16 | 1 over | 1 | $3.4M | $210,984 | 964 | |
| Women's Basketball | West Coast Conference | 11 | room 4 | 1 | $1.9M | $172,813 | 996 | |
| Men's Cross Country | West Coast Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | West Coast Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 993 | |
| Men's Golf | West Coast Conference | 9 | at cap | 2 | $487k | $54,152 | 995 | |
| Women's Golf | West Coast Conference | 11 | 2 over | 2 | $673k | $61,171 | 1000 | |
| Women's Rowing | West Coast Conference | 32 | room 36 | 1 | $473k | $14,792 | 987 | |
| Men's Soccer | West Coast Conference | 30 | 2 over | 5 | $1.4M | $46,814 | 976 | |
| Softball | West Coast Conference | 19 | room 6 | 5 | $1.2M | $61,044 | 997 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Swimming | 20 | room 10 | 4 | $478k | $23,876 | 991 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming | 21 | room 9 | 4 | $365k | $17,401 | 996 | |
| Women's Tennis | West Coast Conference | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $551k | $68,828 | 992 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Independent | 61 | 16 over | 1 | $414k | $6,780 | 980 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Independent | 69 | 24 over | 4 | $603k | $8,741 | 996 | |
| Women's Volleyball | West Coast Conference | 15 | room 3 | 4 | $1.2M | $80,271 | 972 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.