City University of Seattle Business Programs

City University of Seattle is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Seattle, Washington. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

City University of Seattle Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

CityU has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#84	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CityU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Value Other Business & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Most Popular Online Other Business & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Most Popular Other Business & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#47	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#65	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#177	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards CityU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#74	Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#75	Best Value Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#81	Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#186	Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#212	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#219	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual

Where Is City University of Seattle?

Contact details for CityU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	521 Wall Street, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98121
Phone:	888-422-4898
Website:	www.cityu.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/City-University-of-Seattle/83606903869
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/cityu

How Do I Get Into CityU?

You can apply to CityU online at: www.cityu.edu/applications-overview/undergraduate-application/

As long as you submit the requested materials to City University of Seattle when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford City University of Seattle?

The student loan default rate at CityU is 4.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

City University of Seattle Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 991 undergraduate students at CityU, with 117 being full-time and 874 being part-time.

There are also 1,061 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 117 full-time undergraduates at CityU, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of City University of Seattle students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	10
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	38
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at City University of Seattle. At this time, 4 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 51 countries are represented at CityU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and Mexico.

Online Learning at City University of Seattle

In 2019-2020, 1,704 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CityU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Washington for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of CityU

The following table shows how CityU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#10	#4
Business Management & Marketing	#10	#4
Project Management	#23	#20
Supply Chain Management	#33	#10
Organizational Leadership	#43	#34

Online Affordability Rankings of CityU Rankings

The following table shows how CityU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#4	#4
Business Management & Marketing	#4	#4
Supply Chain Management	#21	#15
Project Management	#31	#31

Online Growth Rankings of CityU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at City University of Seattle was -3.7%. This is the #1,642 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at CityU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at CityU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at CityU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Finance and Financial Management Services	#19
Business Management & Marketing	#65
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#65
Project Management	#73
Supply Chain Management	#139
Finance & Financial Management	#170
Interior Design Management	#183
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#245
Marketing	#285
Organizational Leadership	#315
Accounting	#448

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

City University of Seattle Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	1	81	0	138	0	220
Project Management	3	3	3	9	0	18
Organizational Leadership	0	0	0	17	0	17
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	6	0	0	6
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	0	2	0	0	2
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	0	1	1
Accounting	0	0	0	0	0	0
Supply Chain Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Finance and Financial Management Services	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	4	84	11	164	1	264

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.