Gonzaga University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Population 550,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,660 (59%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (60%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,230
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 51%
From Region 12%
Athletes 373 (7.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 62%
Hispanic 14%
Mixed 8%
Asian 7%
International 5%
Native American 1%
Black 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 569 33% 70% 6% 1% 13% 2% $65,567 30 +0.30 45 96%
Applied Mathematics 11 +1 27% 73% 18% 0% 0% 9% $93,814 34 -0.47 88 — — — — —
Chemistry 8 +1 50% 75% 12% 0% 12% 0% $70,567 48 -0.10 57 — — — — —
Mathematics 13 +3 46% 62% 8% 0% 23% 0% $65,405 19 -0.75 44 100% — — — —
Physics 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $78,334 34 -0.38 72 — — — — —
Biochemistry 10 — 60% 70% 20% 0% 10% 0% $70,470 47 -0.09 57 — — — — —
Biology 87 +4 32% 72% 9% 0% 9% 1% $69,967 69 +0.41 56 96% — — — —
Environmental Science 12 — 42% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,189 38 -0.31 20 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies 24 +2 46% 92% 0% 0% 4% 0% $56,189 38 -0.31 20 100% — — — —
Economics 21 +10 67% 81% 5% 0% 14% 0% $91,990 53 -0.23 86 91% — — — —
Sport Management 26 — 77% 54% 12% 0% 4% 15% $47,795 5 -1.42 7 95% — — — —
Asian Studies — — — — — — — — $58,272 52 -0.08 25 — — — — —
Classical Studies 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,118 17 -0.76 8 — — — — —
English 31 +3 16% 68% 10% 0% 16% 0% $61,706 91 +1.13 34 91% — — — —
French 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,363 3 -1.49 3 96% — — — —
History 16 +6 56% 75% 0% 0% 19% 0% $64,250 86 +0.72 41 100% — — — —
Italian 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,210 9 -1.14 5 — — — — —
Philosophy 9 +5 33% 67% 11% 11% 11% 0% $59,123 50 -0.17 27 — — — — —
Religious Studies — +2 — — — — — — $59,243 89 +1.04 27 — — — — —
Spanish 4 +6 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $41,363 3 -1.49 3 96% — — — —
Broadcast Journalism 11 — 73% 73% 0% 0% 9% 0% $63,738 62 +0.16 40 100% — — — —
Communication Studies 24 +4 12% 62% 4% 0% 25% 0% $68,869 75 +0.65 53 96% — — — —
International Studies 6 +2 17% 50% 0% 0% 33% 0% $66,599 37 -0.32 47 100% — — — —
Journalism 8 +2 12% 62% 0% 0% 25% 0% $63,738 62 +0.16 40 100% — — — —
Political Science 42 +17 40% 64% 2% 2% 17% 2% $76,058 66 +0.28 68 100% — — — —
Psychology 106 +17 21% 66% 8% 1% 16% 2% $62,418 88 +1.12 36 95% — — — —
Public Relations 19 +3 11% 79% 5% 0% 5% 0% $75,533 63 +0.36 67 100% — — — —
Sociology 17 +18 18% 76% 6% 6% 6% 0% $65,959 91 +0.82 46 96% — — — —
Art 7 — 14% 86% 14% 0% 0% 0% $46,971 53 +0.02 6 — — — — —
Dance 4 +5 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $45,304 68 +0.30 5 — — — — —
Music Performance 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,327 51 +0.06 6 — — — — —
Studio Art 5 — 20% 60% 20% 0% 0% 20% $46,871 53 +0.00 6 — — — — —
Theatre Arts 3 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,314 57 +0.17 4 — — — — —
Criminology 36 +19 19% 69% 0% 0% 22% 3% $60,557 58 +0.09 31 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business Administration 375 61% 65% 6% 1% 11% 7% $93,672 92 +0.76 88 99%
Accounting 80 +14 57% 65% 2% 1% 14% 4% $96,950 73 +0.64 90 98% — — — —
Business Administration 295 +34 62% 64% 7% 0% 10% 8% $92,784 86 +0.79 87 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 24 4% 50% 8% 0% 29% 0% $59,372 9 +0.66 28 97%
Education 16 — 6% 38% 12% 0% 31% 0% $54,191 47 -0.10 16 100% — — — —
Special Education 7 +1 0% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $70,894 99 +2.26 58 92% — — — —
Music Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,634 98 +1.60 34 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering and Applied Science 170 75% 64% 9% 1% 10% 8% $109,672 98 +0.00 96 100%
Civil Engineering 38 — 58% 76% 8% 0% 3% 3% $92,898 50 +0.08 87 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 11 — 45% 55% 9% 0% 9% 9% $125,670 75 +0.41 99 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 8 — 100% 62% 0% 0% 25% 0% $102,988 19 -0.66 93 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 50 +1 84% 68% 8% 0% 14% 4% $96,446 38 -0.35 89 99% — — — —
Computer Science 58 +2 79% 52% 14% 2% 10% 16% $131,255 68 +0.18 99 100% — — — —
Engineering Management 5 — 100% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $94,562 86 +0.88 88 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing and Human Physiology 127 19% 66% 10% 0% 10% 2% $79,843 72 -0.26 74 100%
Human Physiology 37 — 32% 62% 8% 0% 14% 5% $76,183 78 +0.60 69 100% — — — —
Kinesiology 15 +1 47% 53% 7% 0% 13% 7% $47,795 3 -1.63 7 99% — — — —
Nursing 75 — 7% 71% 12% 0% 8% 0% $88,059 38 -0.42 83 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $59,510
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 93%
4-Year Graduation Rate 74%
6-Year Graduation Rate 86%
Transfer-Out Rate 8%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 33.8% 427 63% 65% 6% 0% 11% 7% $90,807 74 +0.58 85 98% —
Social Sciences 18.4% 233 24% 67% 5% 1% 16% 1% $67,084 80 +0.72 49 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 10.6% 134 34% 69% 10% 0% 10% 2% $71,721 70 +0.42 60 97% —
Engineering 8.5% 107 72% 69% 7% 0% 10% 4% $98,679 35 -0.14 91 99% —
Health Sciences 7.1% 90 13% 68% 11% 0% 9% 1% $81,348 68 -0.62 76 100% —
Humanities 5.1% 64 31% 72% 6% 2% 16% 0% $59,738 75 +0.55 29 94% —
Computer Science 4.6% 58 79% 52% 14% 2% 10% 16% $131,255 78 +0.18 99 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.8% 36 44% 92% 0% 0% 3% 0% $56,189 34 -0.31 20 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.8% 36 39% 69% 11% 0% 11% 6% $76,669 45 -0.48 69 100% —
Professional 2.8% 36 19% 69% 0% 0% 22% 3% $60,557 28 +0.09 31 97% —
Education 1.8% 23 4% 48% 9% 0% 30% 0% $59,275 82 +0.62 28 97% —
Arts 1.7% 21 24% 76% 10% 0% 5% 5% $46,965 27 +0.17 6 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #537 39% — — — — —
Engineering $0.1M #373 72% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — 16 #78 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.3M #597 52% — 16 #413 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 103 $876K $808K $67K
Rowing 42 $709K $668K $40K
Baseball 40 $3.0M $2.9M $89K
Soccer 31 $1.6M $1.7M -$84K
Basketball 19 $19.5M $13.6M $5.9M
Golf 6 $903K $870K $33K
Tennis 6 $854K $832K $22K
Total 179 $27.4M $21.4M $6.1M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 101 $929K $960K -$31K
Rowing 66 $1.6M $1.5M $33K
Soccer 36 $1.9M $2.0M -$102K
Volleyball 18 $1.8M $1.9M -$88K
Basketball 16 $5.9M $5.7M $151K
Tennis 9 $916K $1.0M -$103K
Golf 8 $1.2M $1.0M $203K
Total 194 $14.2M $14.2M $61K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 204 $1.8M $1.8M $35K
Rowing 108 $2.3M $2.2M $73K
Soccer 67 $3.6M $3.7M -$187K
Baseball 40 $3.0M $2.9M $89K
Basketball 35 $25.4M $19.3M $6.1M
Volleyball 18 $1.8M $1.9M -$88K
Tennis 15 $1.8M $1.9M -$81K
Golf 14 $2.1M $1.9M $236K
Total 373 $48.2M $40.5M $7.8M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (non-ED) 16%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 78% 82% 52%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 25%
SAT Range 1230 – 1380
SAT Math Range 590 – 690
SAT RW Range 630 – 710