Seattle U's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Seattle University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Seattle University students is 74.9%. Female students graduated at a rate of 76.9%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 71.1%.

74.9%

asian 78.2% 111 students
African American 77.8% 21 students
white 75.3% 399 students
unknown 73.3% 22 students
hawaiian 100.0% 8 students
hispanic 70.4% 76 students
International Students 71.8% 28 students
Mixed Race 72.6% 77 students

Drop Out

Seattle University has an overall drop-out rate of 24.6% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 28.3% and 22.7% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

24.6%

asian 21.8% 31 students
African American 22.2% 6 students
white 24.0% 127 students
unknown 23.3% 7 students
hispanic 29.6% 32 students
International Students 28.2% 11 students
Mixed Race 27.4% 29 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.5%

white 0.8% 4 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$82,122	$83,768	$102,001
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$86,015	$86,867	$95,315
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$71,641	$71,473	$79,706
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$72,161	$69,505	$73,188
Accounting and Related Services	$60,852	$62,012	$71,624
Business/Managerial Economics	$50,594	$63,749	$71,065
Mechanical Engineering	$63,737	$59,045	$68,660
Economics	$53,959	$57,318	$67,280
Finance and Financial Management Services	$51,016	$58,221	$61,719
Marketing	$42,664	$47,553	$61,666
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$44,128	$52,107	$58,736
International Business	$49,670	$50,856	$56,076
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$33,353	$35,823	$48,310
International/Global Studies	$31,800	$35,060	$47,824
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$34,668	$36,848	$46,363
Psychology, General	$35,334	$34,704	$43,604
Political Science and Government	$39,495	$30,771	$43,045
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$36,355	$26,585	$40,815
Communication and Media Studies	$42,007	$35,060	$40,150
Design and Applied Arts	$20,602	$39,369	$39,365
Biology, General	$29,238	$29,685	$38,796
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$30,988	$37,294
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$31,929	$27,669	$34,948
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$30,376	$25,194	$34,560
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$24,035	$31,531
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$29,727	$36,312	NA
History	NA	$24,035	NA
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$41,415	NA	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$23,270	$26,353	NA
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	$35,245	NA	NA
Mathematics	NA	$29,685	NA
Sociology	$33,303	NA	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$26,739	NA
Social Work	$35,872	$33,281	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$92,622	$86,424	$99,798
Accounting and Related Services	NA	$64,493	$79,498
Civil Engineering	NA	$61,888	$72,373
Public Administration	$64,021	$63,546	$70,166
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$60,700	$57,589	$67,443
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$63,168	$57,598	$63,574
Educational Administration and Supervision	$49,467	$47,473	$49,571
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$49,016	$44,384	$45,690
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	$40,771	$38,829	$45,239
Psychology, General	$43,789	$34,704	$34,174
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	NA	$36,134	$33,739
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$46,751	$44,747	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$103,932	NA	NA
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	NA	$32,382	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$73,900	$67,101	NA
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$55,596	$51,106	NA
Social Work	$46,193	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	NA	$91,744	$55,211

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$59,130	$60,452	$71,929

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$105,295	NA	NA

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