College · Private nonprofit · Tacoma, WA · City
Faith International University
Tacoma, WA
Religious affiliation
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$53k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size276
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $53k 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
276 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.
Sticker cost of attendance is $31k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$125k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$91k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$35k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $8.8k
- Books & supplies
- $529
How students pay for it.
Pell grants47%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans24%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$18k
What the median student owes at graduation.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention63%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr25%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$53k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$51k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out25%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 276
- Location
- Tacoma, WA
- Region
- Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools
- Also known as
- Faith Seminary
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White49%
- Hispanic21%
- Black17%
- Asian7%
- Two or more races4%
- International1%
Part-time64%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Median family income$34k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 5
What you can study.