Seattle Pacific University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Seattle Pacific University, also referred to as SPU, was established in 1891. It is a Christian university located on the slope of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington. SPU is a university of liberal arts and sciences and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in diverse areas of study. The university records an enrollment of over 3,500 students every year. It was originally created as Seattle Seminary and College in 1913. After a few name and status changes it was given its present name in 1977.

ASSP, Associated Students of Seattle Pacific, organizes various events and hosts a number of clubs for the students' recreation. Some of the notable alumni of SPU are Eugene H. Peterson of 1954, Author of The Message; Ken Bone of 1982, Basketball Coach (Portland State University); and the members of the band Acceptance.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Free Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, liberal arts, religion and philosophy, and design.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Seattle Pacific University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 96% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,891 in 2009-2010 (3,665 full-time equivalent).

About 28% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 72% of the class.

Undergrads are 74% of enrolled students and graduate students are 26%.

Students under 25 years old represent 74% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Seattle Pacific University provides on-campus housing for 1,829 of its 3,665 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

The school is in the Pacific West Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 33 male students received the aid (men were 29% of those receiving aid) and 81 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 71% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Seattle Pacific University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (10 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (165 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (13 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (21 awarded)

• Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (38 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (6 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (112 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (21 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Science

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (41 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Human Development and Family Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (226 awarded)

• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Creative Writing
• Development Economics and International Development
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• European Studies/Civilization
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Linguistics
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (11 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (56 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (13 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (84 awarded)

• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (21 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (41 awarded)

• Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious Education
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (62 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (127 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Psychology
• School Psychology