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City University of Seattle has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.
What it costs
| Tuition and fees for a year | $14,100 |
| Room and meals on campus | $17,703 |
| Books and supplies | $540 |
International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.
For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.
Results
| Measure | This college | WA median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length) | 12% | 39% | 49% |
| Median earnings 10 years after starting | $66,765 | $56,341 | $53,132 |
| Median federal loan debt of those who finish | $22,000 | $14,790 | $19,994 |
Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Washington and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.
The students
7% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 12% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 52% women and 48% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 41 of the 56 colleges in Washington on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 2,390.
What is not reported
The College Scorecard has no figure for an admission rate, a net price or the share of students who return for a second year at City University of Seattle. That is common for colleges that are small or new, that teach mostly graduate students, or that take few first-time, full-time students, because several measures count only that group. It says nothing by itself about quality. Ask the college directly for the figures that matter to you.
Other colleges in Washington of a similar size
- Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, private nonprofit
- Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place, private nonprofit
- DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, private for-profit
- Heritage UniversityToppenish, private nonprofit
- Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, private nonprofit
- University of Puget SoundTacoma, private nonprofit
Common questions
How much is tuition at City University of Seattle?
Published tuition and fees are $14,100 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.
What is the graduation rate of City University of Seattle?
12% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.