The Value of an SU Education

The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report agree: Seattle University provides some of the best value of any college in America.

SU made the list of The Princeton Review’s 2027 “Best Value Colleges” in the U.S. This comes on the heels of U.S. News & World Report ranking Seattle University the best value college in Washington state among national universities, for the third consecutive year.

The Princeton Review, which does not rank universities in numerical order, considers three features at an institution:

• Stellar academics
• Affordable cost (including financial aid and general tuition cost)
• Strong career prospects for graduates

“Students who attend these schools don’t have to mortgage their futures to pay for their degrees—and we believe they will graduate with great career prospects,” the publication states.

The list was determined using data from fall 2025 through spring 2026 via institutional and student surveys and from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard’s career and salary statistics. Overall, more than 40 data points were considered that included academics, costs, financial aid, debt, grad rates and career/salary data.

The Princeton Review previously listed Seattle University on its “Best West,” “Best Green” and “Best Overall” college lists.

The best value rankings continue a string of positive rankings for Seattle University. Besides Best Value in the state, U.S. News & World Report also ranked SU as the #2 private college in Washington. Four programs within the Albers School of Business and Economics also received high rankings, with Business Analytics ranking #16 nationally and Marketing #24. Both were the top-ranked programs in the state. Additionally, Accounting ranked #33 nationally and Finance was #42. Also making the Top 100 nationally are Engineering (No Doctorate) at #38 and Nursing at #94.

In the most recent Niche rankings, Seattle University was rated in the Top 100 nationally in:

• Catholic Colleges #27 (#1 in Washington)
• Nursing #62 (#1 in Washington)
• Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving (#64 (#2 in Washington)
• Criminal Justice #79 (#1 in Washington)
• Location #93 (#2 in Washington)

Additionally, SU was #3 nationally in the Procurement and Waste category of the 2026 Sustainable Campus Index and the School of Law received an A+ and was named to The National Jurist’s Technology Law Honor Roll.