2006-07 Seattle Pacific University Facts

President

Philip W. Eaton

Mission Statement

"Seattle Pacific University seeks to be a premier Christian university fully committed to engaging the culture and changing the world by graduating people of competence and character, becoming people of wisdom, and modeling grace-filled community."

Denominational Affiliation

SPU is a private university founded in 1891 by the Free Methodist Church of North America. Students and faculty represent more than 50 different Christian denominations.

Location

SPU's 43-acre city campus is located in a residential neighborhood on the north slope of Queen Anne Hill, only 10 minutes from the heart of downtown Seattle. SPU also owns and operates a wilderness campus and field station on Blakely Island, and a seaside campus/retreat facility on Whidbey Island.

Enrollment

(Statistics are based on Autumn Quarter 2006)
Total enrollment - 3,830
Undergraduate students - 2,979
Post-baccalaureate students - 57
Graduate Students - 794

Continuing Education - 5,482 (Summer 2006)

Accreditation

Seattle Pacific University is accredited by the Washington State Board of Education; the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; the AACSB International – the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business; the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education; the Washington State Board of Education for the preparation of elementary and secondary teachers; the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education; the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission; Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; the Commission on Accreditation/Approval for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetics Association; and the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education.

In addition, SPU is approved by the American Council on Education; the Board of Regents of the State of New York; the Commission on Christian Education of the Free Methodist Church for preparation of ministers and missionaries; and the Department of Christian Education of the Free Methodist Church.

SPU is a member of the Christian College Consortium; the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities; the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education; and the National Association of Schools of Music.

Facts

• Academic Profile
• Enrollment Stats
• Athletic & Intramurals
• Other Info

Catalog Information

• Administration
• Undergraduate Faculty
• Graduate Faculty
• Board of Trustees
• Budget and Finance

Financial Statements

• Year Ending June 30, 2006 (pdf)
• Year Ending June 30, 2005 (pdf)
• Year Ending June 30, 2004 (pdf)
• Year Ending June 30, 2003 (pdf)
• Year Ending June 30, 2002 (pdf)
• Year Ending June 30, 2001 (pdf)
• Year Ending June 30, 2000 (pdf)
• Year Ending June 30, 1999 (pdf)
• Year Ending June 30, 1998 (pdf)
• Year Ending June 30, 1997
• Year Ending June 30, 1996
• Year Ending June 30, 1995
• Year Ending June 30, 1994

SPU Facts

• SPU Facts 2005-2006
• SPU Facts 2004-2005
• SPU Facts 2003-2004
• SPU Facts 2002-2003 (pdf)
• SPU Facts 2001-2002 (pdf)
• SPU Facts 2000-2001 (pdf)
• SPU Facts 1999-2000 (pdf)