Seattle Pacific University (SPU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Seattle, WA.
It offers 32 graduate programs - 20 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 6 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $20,910.
A total of 485 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,261 students at SPU. SPU offers online graduate programs and 49 out of 485 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find SPU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $20,910. It offers thirty-two (32) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Seattle Pacific University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 3307 3rd Ave W, Seattle, WA |
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| Graduate School Students | 577 students
49 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $20,910 |
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| Student to Faculty | 13:1 (7.69%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 32 Graduate Programs
20 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 7 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Seattle Pacific University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Seattle Pacific University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $20,910 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $760.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $20,520 |
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| Fees | $390 |
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| Cost per Credit | $760 |
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| Books & Supplies | $924 |
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| Room & Board | $16,491 (On-Campus) / $16,491 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,618 (On-Campus) / $4,618 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $42,943 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $42,943 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $31,896 | $24,273 | $20,094 | $20,850 | $20,910 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Seattle Pacific University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 32 major areas - 20 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 6 Post-Bachelor's, 1 Post-Master's. 163 students have been conferred Master's degree and 43 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 163 | 43 | 33 | 2 |
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| Men | 48 | 9 | 8 | - |
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| Women | 115 | 34 | 25 | 2 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Creative Writing | 11 |
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Graduate Student Population
SPU graduate schools have a total of 577 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 156 male and 421 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 243 full-time and 334 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 49 students enrolled through online exclusively and 129 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 302 White, 33 Black, and 82 Asian students are attending at Seattle Pacific University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
8 grad students are younger than 22 and 136 students are older than 65. It has 223 students aged between 22 and 30 and 118 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 577 |
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| Men | 156 |
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| Women | 421 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 577 |
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| Full-time Students | 243 |
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| Part-time Students | 334 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 577 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 82 |
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| Black | 33 |
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| Hispanic | 45 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 302 |
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| Two or more races | 20 |
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| Un-Known | 29 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 577 |
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| 21 & Under | 8 |
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| 22-24 | 88 |
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| 25-29 | 135 |
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| 30-34 | 70 |
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| 35-39 | 48 |
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| 40 & Over | 136 |
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Online Population
At Seattle Pacific University graduate schools, 49 students enrolled online exclusively and 129 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 485 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 49 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 129 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 307 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 49 |
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| Washington Resident | 32 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 14 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 3 |
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