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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Cost of college went up for all students at Seattle University

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Tuition and fees rose 4 percent for 2018-19 at Seattle University, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Washington students paid $44,610 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,725 more than the $42,885 charged for 2017-18.

Data shows 97 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 915 students received grants or scholarships totaling $21.7 million and 609 students took out student loans totaling more than $4.6 million.

Including all undergraduates (7,291), 4,070 students used grants or scholarships totaling $95.9 million, and 2,521 students took out $18.8 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~2,625$39,690$41,265$42,885$44,61012.4%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Seattle University in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants20522%$1,487,633$7,257
State / local grant or scholarship738%$690,114$9,454
Institutional grants or scholarships89594%$19,476,713$21,762
Grant or scholarship aid total91597%$21,654,460$23,666
Federal student loans60764%$3,423,453$5,640
Other student loans525%$1,156,622$22,243
Student loan aid60964%$4,580,075$7,521
Total student aid92297%--

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