College · Private nonprofit · Seattle, WA · City
City University of Seattle
Seattle, WA
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$56k
Net price / yr—
Undergrad size1,137
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $0k/yr for a shot at a $56k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
1,137 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Net price not reported — check the college's financial aid office.
How students pay for it.
Pell grants11%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans12%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention0%
Watch this number.
6-yr median pay$56k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$69k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 1,137
- Location
- Seattle, WA
- Region
- Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/Professional Universities
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Also known as
- CityU
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Hispanic61%
- White16%
- Black8%
- Asian6%
- International3%
- Unknown3%
- Two or more races2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students41%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time89%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Median family income$32k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 18
What you can study.