Gonzaga University Overview

Located in Spokane, Washington, Gonzaga University is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Spokane makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Gonzaga University Known For?

• The highest award offered at Gonzaga is the doctor's degree.
• In a recent academic period56% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Gonzaga bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $78,892 a year. That's about 93% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average Gonzaga student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Gonzaga University?

Contact details for Gonzaga are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	E 502 Boone Ave, Spokane, WA 99258-0001
Phone:	800-986-9585
Website:	www.gonzaga.edu

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How Do I Get Into Gonzaga?

You can apply to Gonzaga online at: https://www.gonzaga.edu/admission

Admission Requirements for Gonzaga

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Gonzaga?

With an acceptance rate of 70%, Gonzaga does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.

Average Test Scores

About 28% of students accepted to Gonzaga submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 700. Math scores were between 600 and 710.

Gonzaga received ACT scores from 13% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 33. Math scores were between 25 and 0. Composite scores were between 26 and 31.

Can I Afford Gonzaga University?

The overall average net price of Gonzaga is $43,206. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Gonzaga, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $8,172 a year. That adds up to $32,688 over four years for those students.

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Gonzaga University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,852 undergraduate students at Gonzaga, with 4,744 being full-time and 108 being part-time.

There are also 2,443 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,744 full-time undergraduates at Gonzaga, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	285
Black or African American	63
Hispanic or Latino	536
White	3,310
International Students	67
Other Races/Ethnicities	483

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Gonzaga University. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at Gonzaga. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Saudi Arabia, and China.

Gonzaga University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	70	191	36	297
General Business/Commerce	275	2	0	277
Business Administration & Management	0	217	12	229
Law	0	0	134	134
General Psychology	111	0	0	111
General Biology	94	0	0	94
Accounting	63	29	0	92
Health & Physical Education	42	24	0	66
Communication & Journalism (Other)	0	60	0	60
Mechanical Engineering	60	0	0	60
Political Science & Government	55	0	0	55
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	50	0	0	50
Computer Science	45	0	0	45
Criminology	39	0	0	39
General English Literature	35	0	0	35
Mental & Social Health Services	0	30	0	30
Communication & Media Studies	29	0	0	29
History	29	0	0	29
Student Counseling	0	28	0	28
Natural Resources Conservation	28	0	0	28
Economics	28	0	0	28
Taxation	0	27	0	27
Civil Engineering	26	0	0	26
Sociology	26	0	0	26
Educational Administration	0	11	14	25
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	23	0	0	23
Romance Languages	21	0	0	21
General Education	0	17	0	17
Philosophy	14	3	0	17
Other Education	16	0	0	16
Special Education	12	3	0	15
Industrial Engineering	0	14	0	14
Public Relations & Advertising	13	0	0	13
Journalism	12	0	0	12
Electrical Engineering	12	0	0	12
General Engineering	12	0	0	12
Mathematics	12	0	0	12
International Relations & National Security	11	0	0	11
Applied Mathematics	10	0	0	10
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	9	0	9
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	9	0	9
Fine & Studio Arts	9	0	0	9
Computer Engineering	8	0	0	8
Classical Languages & Literature	7	0	0	7
Chemistry	7	0	0	7
Physics	7	0	0	7
Dance	7	0	0	7
Music	4	0	0	4
Teacher Education Subject Specific	2	0	0	2
Teaching English or French	0	2	0	2
Religious Studies	2	0	0	2
Area Studies	1	0	0	1
Data Analytics	0	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,327	676	196	2,199

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 Gregg M. Erickson under License

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