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City University of Seattle

#2117 in US ranking Seattle, WA
Type:
Private not-for-profit
Programs:
4 years or more

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Cost

Tuition & fees
$21,150
Avg. aid
$11,008

Outcomes

Median salary
$66,435
1 yr after graduation

What does City University of Seattle offer in terms of athletics?

City University of Seattle is not presented as a conventional varsity-athletics campus, and its reported sports offerings do not identify intercollegiate teams or an athletic conference. Applicants should not assume that it offers varsity recruiting or athletic scholarships.

Informal recreation is a different matter from varsity, club, or intramural competition. A student seeking organized sports should ask student services what activities are currently available to City University of Seattle students at their location and whether participation is university-sponsored.

What student groups and Associations are available at City University of Seattle?

Student involvement at City University of Seattle should be evaluated through the organizations and activities active in a student's particular program and location. A club associated with an academic field, for example, is different from a university service or an informal student gathering.

Because many students study online or balance classes with work, applicants interested in peer connections should ask student services for the current recognized-organization roster, meeting formats, and eligibility for online participants. This is more useful than relying on an undated club name that may no longer represent an active group.

Who studies at City University of Seattle?

City University of Seattle enrolled 2,007 students in the reported institutional count. Its age distribution illustrates its adult-learner focus: about two-thirds of students were at least 25, while students aged 40 or older accounted for more than a quarter.

The reported geographic breakdown places 81% of students in Washington and 13% from foreign countries. Among degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate entrants, 90 were transfers compared with 16 first-time students. Those entry counts help explain why a first-year-only picture would poorly describe the broader student body. They do not establish that all students share the same schedule, campus location, or mode of study.

How does student life look like at City University of Seattle?

Everyday student life at City University of Seattle is likely to depend more on program format and class schedule than on a traditional residential-campus calendar. Its mix of adult learners, transfers, and online study means opportunities to meet classmates may be concentrated in courses, program events, and scheduled student activities.

The university reports personal or psychological counseling and career-support services. For an applicant, useful practical questions include whether orientation is offered for the chosen start term, how online students access advising and support, and where in-person students can study between classes. A reported student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is an institution-wide measure, not a promise that an individual class will contain five students.

What libraries are available to students at City University of Seattle?

City University Library serves students' coursework and research needs. For a university with online and location-based instruction, access to electronic books, journals, databases, and research assistance is especially important.

Students should check the library's current access instructions for off-campus databases, librarian help, borrowing, and any interlibrary-loan options. Those details matter more to a remote student than the number of physical library sites; an in-person student should also confirm current study-space hours before planning to work on campus.

City University of Seattle Student Life for 2027

Total enrollment

2007

Total staff

23 full time, 436 part time

Veterans affair office

No

City University of Seattle Student Body

Undergraduate vs. graduate students

Undergraduate: 1,187
Graduate: 820

Full-time vs. part-time students

Full-time: 186
Part-time: 1,821

Students by race/ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 689
Black or African American: 92
White: 184
American Indian or Alaska Native: 5
Asian: 64
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 6
Two or more races: 24
Unknown: 34

Freshly enrolled students' age

Under 25 years
Over 25 years

Data last updated on November 2, 2026

Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026

Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.