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Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, WA 1,762 Undergrads 64.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$60,283
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$25,419
After Aid
Median Earnings
$73,390
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$25,419
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$73,390
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$71,277
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate64.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.8
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients38.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS78.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
83.4%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: -59575th: -
SAT Math
25th: -58075th: -
ACT Composite
25th: -2475th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$633k
+$163k
+$146k
Median Cost$25k/yr
+$541k
+$71k
+$55k
Full Cost$60k/yr
+$416k
-$54k
-$71k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
30
∞
Median Cost$25k/yr
43
60%
Full Cost$60k/yr
Never
-33%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return29%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-56%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,110
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
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Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$84,493
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,697
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,411
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$133,039
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$519k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,917
Earnings (4yr)
$68,547
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,787
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
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Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,584
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,291
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$317k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,378
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,460
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$32,456
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$273k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$287k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,403
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,855
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$328k
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Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (2yr)
$21,234
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
-$365k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,972
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,749
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$93,334
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$218k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$21,503
Earnings (4yr)
$46,974
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,392
Natl Median: $59,631
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,235
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,251
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,557
Natl Median: $44,535
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,028
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$99,202
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$95,732
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$55,331
Earnings (4yr)
$68,165
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,306
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$75,781
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$79,051
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,836
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
-$199k
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Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
$183,798
Earnings (2yr)
$66,077
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
-$230k
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Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$66,391
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,794
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.