How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
City University of Seattle serves a student body with meaningful representation from Pell-eligible and first-generation backgrounds. 10.7% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, and 40.9% are first-generation college students. Azimuth ranks City University of Seattle #1463 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's commitment to enrolling students from diverse economic and educational backgrounds, creating a campus where low-income and first-generation pathways are substantive rather than marginal. For low-income graduates, median earnings reach $42,400 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 50.7 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The Pell completion rate stands at 33.3%. Azimuth ranks City University of Seattle #1446 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects what happens when broad access meets measurable economic progress: City University of Seattle enrolls a substantial share of students from Pell-eligible backgrounds and supports them to completion and earnings outcomes that exceed those at many peer institutions. This pattern — access at scale combined with outcomes that move the needle — is the signature of institutions that genuinely shift economic trajectories for their students.
City University of Seattle serves a student body with meaningful representation from Pell-eligible and first-generation backgrounds. 10.7% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, and 40.9% are first-generation college students. Azimuth ranks City University of Seattle #1463 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's commitment to enrolling students from diverse economic and educational backgrounds, creating a campus where low-income and first-generation pathways are substantive rather than marginal. For low-income graduates, median earnings reach $42,400 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 50.7 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The Pell completion rate stands at 33.3%. Azimuth ranks City University of Seattle #1446 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects what happens when broad access meets measurable economic progress: City University of Seattle enrolls a substantial share of students from Pell-eligible backgrounds and supports them to completion and earnings outcomes that exceed those at many peer institutions. This pattern — access at scale combined with outcomes that move the needle — is the signature of institutions that genuinely shift economic trajectories for their students.
City University of Seattle serves a student body with meaningful representation from Pell-eligible and first-generation backgrounds. 10.7% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, and 40.9% are first-generation college students. Azimuth ranks City University of Seattle #1463 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's commitment to enrolling students from diverse economic and educational backgrounds, creating a campus where low-income and first-generation pathways are substantive rather than marginal. For low-income graduates, median earnings reach $42,400 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 50.7 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The Pell completion rate stands at 33.3%. Azimuth ranks City University of Seattle #1446 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects what happens when broad access meets measurable economic progress: City University of Seattle enrolls a substantial share of students from Pell-eligible backgrounds and supports them to completion and earnings outcomes that exceed those at many peer institutions. This pattern — access at scale combined with outcomes that move the needle — is the signature of institutions that genuinely shift economic trajectories for their students.
