Enrollment Statistics
Statistics are based on Autumn Quarter 2009
Headcount |
| Undergraduate |
3,016 |
| Post-Baccalaureate |
28 |
| Graduate |
956 |
| Total |
4,000 |
Student Diversity
Of the US citizens enrolled in autumn 18% are ethnic minority. |
Students enrolled in |
All Students |
Undergrad Programs |
Graduate Programs |
| White/Non-Hispanic |
2,954 |
2,292 |
662 |
| U.S. Ethnic Minority |
638 |
523 |
115 |
American Indian/Alaskan
Native |
43 |
35 |
8 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
344 |
275 |
69 |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
115 |
96 |
19 |
| Hispanic |
136 |
117 |
19 |
| International/Non-resident Alien |
65 |
26 |
39 |
| Unknown |
343 |
203 |
140 |
| Total |
4,000 |
3,044 |
956 |
Of the matriculated student (degree seeking) enrolled autumn 32% are men and 68% are women.
Gender
|
Matriculated Students |
|
Total Matric |
Undergrad |
Post-
Bacc
|
Master’s & Doctoral |
| Men |
1,270 |
984 |
9 |
277 |
| Women |
2,675 |
2,017 |
19 |
639 |
| Total |
3,945 |
3,001 |
28 |
916 |
| % Men |
32% |
33% |
32% |
30% |
| % Women |
68% |
67% |
68% |
70% |
Average Age of Students |
| Undergraduate |
21 |
| Post-Baccalaureate |
34 |
| Master's |
33 |
| Doctoral |
34 |
Continuing Education
(Summer 2009 Headcount) |
| Total |
3,579 |
New Undergraduate Students
|
Headcount
|
| First-Time
Freshmen |
682 |
| Transfers |
239 |
| Total |
921 |
Average High School GPA |
| Entering Freshmen |
3.56 |
| Entering Transfers |
3.19 |
Average SAT Scores of Entering Freshmen |
| SPU Average |
1122 |
| National Average |
1016 |
| Washington State Average |
1055 |
Number of National Merit Students |
| Enrolled |
42 |
University Housing / Commuter Information |
Number of Commuter Students |
| Matriculated Undergraduates |
1,385 |
Number of Residential Students |
| Matriculated Undergraduates** |
1,616 |
| Non-Matriculated students |
2 |
| Graduate students |
1 |
**includes Wesley Apartments
Student Outcomes - Undergraduate Students
The following information is based on first-time full-time freshmen who entered Seattle Pacific University directly from high school in fall quarter and return for the subsequent fall quarter.
|
Retention Rate(First Year Persistence) |
| First-time, full-time freshmen persisting from Autumn 2008 to 2009: |
87% |
6-Year Graduation Rate - Reported Fall 2009 |
| Graduation rate based on the freshmen cohort who entered in Autumn quarter: |
2003 |
| 6-Year Graduation Rate |
74% |
| By Ethnicity |
| White |
74% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native |
83% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
62% |
| Hispanic American |
64% |
| African American |
78% |
| International |
67% |
| Resident Alien |
100% |
| By Gender |
| Women |
75% |
| Men |
71% |
| By Type of Financial Aid |
| Pell Grant Recipient |
71% |
| Family Education Loan or Direct Loan |
71% |
| All others |
77% |
| "All others" refer to SPU students who are not getting a Pell Grant or a Family Education/Direct Loan.
Some students receive both a Pell Grant and loan and are counted in both categories above.
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