Seattle University Academic Life

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The student-faculty ratio at Seattle University is 13:1, and the school has 49.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Seattle University include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Health Professions and Related Programs; Social Sciences; English Language and Literature/Letters; and Psychology. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 88.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Sciences (biological or physical)
Mathematics History
English (including composition) Social science
Philosophy Other
Class sizes
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio 13:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

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Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 25%
Health Professions and Related Programs 14%
Social Sciences 8%
English Language and Literature/Letters 5%
Psychology 5%

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Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs JD/MATL (Juris Doctor/Master of Arts in Transformational Leadership); JD/MBA (Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration and Law); JD/MIB (Juris Doctor/Master of Internat'l Business and Law); JD/MPA (Juris Doctor/Master of Public Administration and Law); JD/MPAC (Juris Doctor/Master of Prof. Accounting and Law); JD/MSAL (Juris Doctor/Master in Sport Administration & Leadership and Law); JD/MSF (Juris Doctor/Master of Finance and Law)
Student participation in special academic programs
Service learning N/A
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A
Learning communities N/A

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Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate 88%
4-year graduation rate 57

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* Academic Life details based on 2011 data

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