Seattle University (Seattle) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Seattle, WA.
It offers 150 graduate programs - 56 Master's, 15 Doctorate, 44 Post-bachelor's, and 35 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $24,216.
A total of 3,111 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 7,189 students at Seattle. Seattle offers online graduate programs and 549 out of 3,111 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Seattle have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at School of Law. In addition, you can find Seattle'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 $24,216. It offers 150 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Seattle University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 900 Broadway, Seattle, WA |
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| Graduate School Students | 3,045 students
549 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $24,216 |
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| Student to Faculty | 10:1 (10.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 150 Graduate Programs
56 Master's, 15 Doctorate, 79 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Seattle University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Seattle University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $24,216 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $847.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $23,085 |
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| Fees | $1,131 |
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| Cost per Credit | $847 |
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| Books & Supplies | $792 |
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| Room & Board | $15,702 (On-Campus) / $15,702 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $1,913 (On-Campus) / $1,913 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $42,623 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $42,623 |
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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 | $14,040 | $14,310 | $15,033 | $15,795 | $24,216 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Seattle University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 150 major areas - 56 Master's, 15 Doctorate, 44 Post-Bachelor's, 35 Post-Master's. 752 students have been conferred Master's degree and 286 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 | 752 | 286 | 140 | 1 |
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| Men | 296 | 94 | 63 | - |
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| Women | 456 | 192 | 77 | 1 |
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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.
Graduate Student Population
Seattle graduate schools have a total of 3,045 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,011 male and 2,034 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,661 full-time and 1,384 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 549 students enrolled through online exclusively and 222 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,278 White, 164 Black, and 417 Asian students are attending at Seattle University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
58 grad students are younger than 22 and 437 students are older than 65. It has 1,753 students aged between 22 and 30 and 863 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 3,045 |
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| Men | 1,011 |
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| Women | 2,034 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 3,045 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,661 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,384 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 3,045 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 12 |
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| Asian | 417 |
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| Black | 164 |
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| Hispanic | 342 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 4 |
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| White | 1,278 |
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| Two or more races | 180 |
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| Un-Known | 87 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 3,045 |
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| 21 & Under | 58 |
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| 22-24 | 704 |
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| 25-29 | 1,049 |
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| 30-34 | 569 |
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| 35-39 | 294 |
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| 40 & Over | 437 |
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Online Population
At Seattle University graduate schools, 549 students enrolled online exclusively and 222 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 3,111 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 549 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 222 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 2,340 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 549 |
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| Washington Resident | 485 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 64 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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