Enrollment Trends at Seattle

The student population at Seattle University is 7,189 (4,078 undergraduate and 3,111 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 216 (2.92%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Seattle is 56.73% which is decreased by 524 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 308 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 58 male students for every 100 female students, down from 65 in 2015.
564 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,988.89% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,247 where 7,189 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 7,487 students in 2017 and was lowest at 7,050 in 2021. Overall, enrollment dropped from 7,405 to 7,189 students, a net loss of 216 (2.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Seattle University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	7,405	4,602	1,843	2,759	2,803	1,063	1,740
2016-17	7,487 82	4,657 55	1,833 -10	2,824 65	2,830 27	1,058 -5	1,772 32
2017-18	7,278 -209	4,560 -97	1,755 -78	2,805 -19	2,718 -112	1,035 -23	1,683 -89
2018-19	7,291 13	4,685 125	1,851 96	2,834 29	2,606 -112	931 -104	1,675 -8
2019-20	7,199 -92	4,633 -52	1,832 -19	2,801 -33	2,566 -40	904 -27	1,662 -13
2020-21	7,050 -149	4,244 -389	1,700 -132	2,544 -257	2,806 240	946 42	1,860 198
2021-22	7,268 218	4,241 -3	1,642 -58	2,599 55	3,027 221	1,026 80	2,001 141
2022-23	7,121 -147	4,046 -195	1,588 -54	2,458 -141	3,075 48	1,029 3	2,046 45
2023-24	7,182 61	4,137 91	1,625 37	2,512 54	3,045 -30	1,011 -18	2,034 -12
2024-25	7,189 7	4,078 -59	1,617 -8	2,461 -51	3,111 66	1,022 11	2,089 55
Average	7,247	4,388	1,729	2,660	2,859	1,003	1,856

Seattle University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,388 where 4,078 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Seattle University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,602	4,402	1,748	2,654	200	95	105
2016-17	4,657	4,463	1,738	2,725	194	95	99
2017-18	4,560	4,325	1,651	2,674	235	104	131
2018-19	4,685	4,469	1,748	2,721	216	103	113
2019-20	4,633	4,410	1,729	2,681	223	103	120
2020-21	4,244	4,045	1,603	2,442	199	97	102
2021-22	4,241	4,098	1,576	2,522	143	66	77
2022-23	4,046	3,874	1,514	2,360	172	74	98
2023-24	4,137	3,989	1,549	2,440	148	76	72
2024-25	4,078	3,977	1,562	2,415	101	55	46
Average	4,388	4,388	1,642	2,563	4,388	87	96

Seattle University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,859 where 3,111 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Seattle University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,803	1,417	543	874	1,386	520	866
2016-17	2,830	1,423	514	909	1,407	544	863
2017-18	2,718	1,402	504	898	1,316	531	785
2018-19	2,606	1,435	486	949	1,171	445	726
2019-20	2,566	1,492	508	984	1,074	396	678
2020-21	2,806	1,585	500	1,085	1,221	446	775
2021-22	3,027	1,705	530	1,175	1,322	496	826
2022-23	3,075	1,615	480	1,135	1,460	549	911
2023-24	3,045	1,661	498	1,163	1,384	513	871
2024-25	3,111	1,619	500	1,119	1,492	522	970
Average	2,859	2,859	506	1,029	2,859	496	827

Seattle University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 32.61% and the percentage of black students is 6.64% at Seattle University. 21.69% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 13.42% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 46.16% to 32.61%. Asian enrollment grew from 13.98% to 21.69%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.17% to 6.64%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.44% to 13.42%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8172 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7551 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Seattle University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	34	1,035	235	625	47	3,418	473
2016-17	37	1,122	238	724	47	3,572	529
2017-18	33	1,030	230	773	50	3,247	531
2018-19	26	1,022	266	849	47	3,117	511
2019-20	29	1,096	303	851	47	3,030	535
2020-21	28	1,226	330	836	58	3,010	567
2021-22	25	1,378	389	935	69	2,996	594
2022-23	19	1,450	397	919	52	2,750	580
2023-24	20	1,524	433	977	44	2,579	602
2024-25	21	1,559	477	965	51	2,344	600
Average	27	1,244	330	845	51	3,006	552

Seattle University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

564 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,988.89% since 2016. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Seattle University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	7,405	0	0	7,405
2016-17	7,487	27	77	7,383
2017-18	7,278	42	132	7,104
2018-19	7,291	38	186	7,067
2019-20	7,199	52	216	6,931
2020-21	7,050	4,624	1,568	858
2021-22	7,268	916	2,609	3,743
2022-23	7,121	386	1,004	5,731
2023-24	7,182	425	829	5,928
2024-25	7,189	564	915	5,710
Average	7,247	707	754	5,786

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Enrollment Trends at Seattle

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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