Student Population at SPU

Total Enrollment

3,118

Undergraduate

2,432

Graduate

686

Online Enrollment

116

Men Students

976

Women Students

2,142

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,118 students have enrolled at Seattle Pacific University - 2,432 undergraduate and 686 graduate.

By gender, 976 male and 2,142 female students are attending Seattle Pacific University. By attendance status, there are 2,647 full-time students and 471 part-time students.

The number of students at Seattle Pacific University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Washington.

Seattle Pacific University offers online degree/certificate programs and 116 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Seattle Pacific University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 976 male and 2,142 female students attending SPU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.46 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at SPU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SPU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,432	2,332	100
Men	796	750	46
Women	1,636	1,582	54

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SPU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	686	315	371
Men	180	67	113
Women	506	248	258

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,349 White students (43.26%) and 481 Hispanic students (15.43%) at Seattle Pacific University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Seattle Pacific University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Seattle Pacific University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	0	7
Asian	373	138	235
Black or African American	174	65	109
Hispanic	425	127	298
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	17	3	14
White	966	297	669
Two or More Races	243	70	173
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	73	31	42
Total	2,432	796	1,636

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Seattle Pacific University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1	1
Asian	87	18	69
Black or African American	37	16	21
Hispanic	56	19	37
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	383	94	289
Two or More Races	30	8	22
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	35	9	26
Total	686	180	506

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,427 students whose age under twenty five and 414 students whose age is over thirty years old at Seattle Pacific University.

Especially, 27 students are younger than eighteen and 9 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Seattle Pacific University.

Population by Student Age at Seattle Pacific University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,432	796	1,636
Under 18	24	10	14
18-19	947	299	648
20-21	978	291	687
22-24	349	135	214
25-29	89	37	52
30-34	28	15	13
35-39	10	4	6
40-49	2	1	1
50-64	2	1	1
65 and over	3	3	0
Total	2,432	796	1,636

Population by Student Age at Seattle Pacific University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	686	180	506
Under 18	3	0	3
20-21	11	4	7
22-24	115	25	90
25-29	188	48	140
30-34	114	36	78
35-39	72	17	55
40-49	131	37	94
50-64	46	9	37
65 and over	6	4	2
Total	686	180	506

Online Student Population

At Seattle Pacific University, 700 students (22.45% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 116 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 86 students live in Washington where Seattle Pacific University is located in and 20 students have enrolled from other states.