+15%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Seattle University rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($49.3k → $56.7k).
Washington · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Seattle University
Seattle, Washington. 4,117 undergraduate students. 139 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Seattle University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Seattle University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.5% → 0.0%).
+15%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Seattle University rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($49.3k → $56.7k).
-14%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Seattle University fell 14% between 2017 and 2020 ($23.0k → $19.9k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Washington
Each tile compares this institution to the Washington median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$75,272+16% · 6→10y
Washington median $47,350$64,656
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry73.3%+36% · '97→'24
Washington median 46.8%$16,658+51% · '97→'20
At program completion4,117+33% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS84.6%+3% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time76.0%-4% · '01→'24
latest cohort$54,285+233% · '00→'24
out-of-state $54,285SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.9%Median federal debt $16,658 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $75,272 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+36%
Seattle University · completion · 150% rose
55.4% → 75.5%
+53%
Seattle University · completion · 100% rose
34.1% → 52.2%
+33%
Seattle University · undergrad enrollment rose
3,064 → 4,062
+233%
Seattle University · in-state tuition rose
$17,010 → $56,721
+233%
Seattle University · out-of-state tuition rose
$17,010 → $56,721
+51%
Seattle University · median debt rose
$13,125 → $19,883
-100%
Seattle University · cohort default rate fell
2.3% → 0.0%
+28%
Seattle University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$58,800 → $75,272
+43%
Seattle University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$50,700 → $72,612
+53%
Seattle University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$42,300 → $64,656
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Computer Science.$132,713Business Administration, Management and Operations.$126,253Accounting and Related Services.$109,604Business/Managerial Economics.$108,064Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$106,567Accounting and Related Services.$102,504Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$102,211Mechanical Engineering.$101,374Law.$96,708Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$91,519Civil Engineering.$90,462Public Administration.$87,989International/Global Studies.$84,486Finance and Financial Management Services.$83,378Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$82,379Marketing.$79,251Business Administration, Management and Operations.$77,071International Business.$76,187Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$75,090Economics.$74,691Communication and Media Studies.$70,740Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.$67,887English Language and Literature, General.$65,112Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$64,875
Showing top 24 of 38 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
38 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS · CIP 39
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$126,253Finance and Financial Management Services.$83,378Marketing.$79,251Business Administration, Management and Operations.$77,071Accounting and Related Services.$102,504International Business.$76,187Accounting and Related Services.$109,604Business/Managerial Economics.$108,064
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Seattle University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$816,877
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 8
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $30,151
- HS-only baseline · WA
- $41,200
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Washington
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Seattle University graduates earn $X” — not “Seattle University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Seattle University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.