Who makes up our student body?

Who will be in your study group? Your concert buddies? Who will join you on adventures around Seattle and the Pacific Northwest? Until you get here and meet them for yourself, you can draw a few conclusions from the statistics on this page. We have a student body small enough for a personal education and diverse enough to expand your world.

Incoming First-Year Students

98.3%
attend full time
86.2%
live on campus

GPA and Test Scores of Incoming First-Years

3.4-3.9
High School GPA

Middle 50%

1160-1360
SAT Score

Middle 50%

24-30
ACT Composite

Middle 50%

New Students - Fall 2022

1,004
First Time in College
327
Transfer
59
International

Student Demographics (Incoming First-Year Students)

Ethnicity Number and Percentage of Students
Asian 369 (36.8%)
Black 97 (9.7%)
Hispanic 171 (17.0%)
Native American* 30 (3.0%)
Pacific Islander 37 (3.7%)
White 494 (49.2%)
Other/Unknown 12 (1.2%)

Student Demographics (All Undergraduates)

Ethnicity Number and Percentage of Students
Asian 1,385 (33.7%)
Black 345 (8.4 %)
Hispanic 594 (14.4%)
Native American* 79 (1.9%)
Pacific Islander 143 (3.5%)
White 2,056 (50.0%)
Other/Unknown 81 (2.0%)
International students 371 (9.0%)

*In our materials, we use Indigenous and Native American somewhat interchangeably. At the same time, we acknowledge that it is important to name and recognize the uniqueness of peoples who identify as Alaska Native, First Nations, California Indian, and other terms that reflect Indigenous self-determination.

In-State and Out-of-State First-Year Students

46%
In-State
54%
Out-of-State

Top Ten States & Territories (Out-of-State Undergraduate Students)

  • California
  • Hawaii
  • Oregon
  • Colorado
  • Texas
  • Minnesota
  • Guam
  • Illinois
  • Idaho
  • Nevada

Top Ten Countries of Origin (First-Year International Students)

  • Vietnam
  • Indonesia
  • Peoples Republic of China
  • Japan
  • Canada
  • Taiwan
  • India
  • Hong Kong
  • South Korea
  • Congo (Republic of)

Gender (Incoming First-Year Students)

39%
Male
61%
Female

Gender (All Students )

39%
Male
61%
Female

Religious Demographics (All Students)

Religious Denomination Number & Percentage of Students
Catholic 796 (19.4%)
Baptist 42 (1.0%)
Christian Scientist 12 (0.3%)
Church of Christ 85 (2.1%)
Episcopalian 32 (0.8%)
Latter Day Saints/Mormon 9 (0.2%)
Lutheran 28 (0.7%)
Methodist 23 (0.6%)
Other/Christian 474 (11.5%)
Pentecostal 29 (0.7%)
Presbyterian 55 (1.3%)
Reformed Evangelical 13 (0.3%)
Non-Christian Religions
Agnostic 434 (10.6%)
Atheist 261 (6.3%)
Buddhist 125 (3.0%)
Hindu/Sikh 75 (1.8%)
Islamic/Muslim 96 (2.3%)
Jewish 52 (1.3%)