Bastyr University Overview

Located in Kenmore, Washington, Bastyr University is a private not-for-profit institution. Kenmore is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Bastyr University Known For?

• The 2% student loan default rate at Bastyr University is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Bastyr University.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 39% of the faculty were full-time.

Bastyr University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Alternative Medical Support Services Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Energy & Biologically Based Therapies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Value Alternative Medical Support Services Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Value Energy & Biologically Based Therapies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Most Popular Energy & Biologically Based Therapies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Most Popular Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#52	Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Bastyr University?

Contact details for Bastyr University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	14500 Juanita Drive Ne, Kenmore, WA 98028-4966
Phone:	425-602-3000
Website:	www.bastyr.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/BastyrUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/bastyr

How Do I Get Into Bastyr University?

You can apply to Bastyr University online at: www.bastyr.edu/admissions/apply

Can I Afford Bastyr University?

The student loan default rate at Bastyr University is 2.0%. 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.

Bastyr University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 155 undergraduate students at Bastyr University, with 98 being full-time and 57 being part-time.

There are also 839 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 98 full-time undergraduates at Bastyr University, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	13
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	68
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Over 23 countries are represented at Bastyr University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Japan, and China.

Online Learning at Bastyr University

In 2017-2018, 56 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Bastyr University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Alternative Medicine & Systems	0	8	4	40	152	204
Nutrition Science	0	8	0	54	0	62
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	25	0	25
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies	0	18	0	0	0	18
Alternative Medical Support Services	0	0	0	17	0	17
Public Health	0	0	0	17	0	17
Human Biology	0	10	0	0	0	10
Culinary Arts	0	9	0	0	0	9
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	0	0	0	8	0	8
Other Psychology	0	8	0	0	0	8
Natural Resources Conservation	4	0	0	0	0	4
Health Sciences & Services	0	2	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	4	63	4	161	152	384

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
• Image Credit: By Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.