City University of Seattle

Private · WA

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationWA · West

SettingUrban

Undergrads1,137

Student:faculty5:1

Outcomes

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Cost

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Community

Racial diversity83.8%

Gender diversity52.3%

International3.4%

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Overview

City University of Seattle is a private nonprofit university built specifically for working adults, with most programs delivered online or in evening and weekend formats rather than a traditional residential undergraduate experience. It has an unusually large footprint of partner locations, including sites serving international students, rather than a single central campus culture.

Academics

Business, management, and education are the strongest program areas, reflecting the university's working-adult, career-completion mission. Transfer credit policies are notably flexible, designed to help students finishing a degree with prior college credit or military training rather than starting from scratch.

Worth knowing

This is not a traditional campus-life college — there is no dominant residential undergraduate culture, and most students are balancing coursework with jobs or family responsibilities. It suits a student, often a returning adult, who needs schedule flexibility more than a campus experience.

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Admissions

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Test policynot reported

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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