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 1% student loan default rate at Gonzaga 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 highest award offered at Gonzaga is the doctor's degree.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 55% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Gonzaga makes roughly $56,100 a year. This is 38% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• The average Gonzaga student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Gonzaga University Rankings

According to our 2022 analysis, Gonzaga is ranked #179 out of 2,587 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #3 out of 58 schools in Washington.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Gonzaga has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#95	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#183	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#7	Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#102	Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#105	Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Gonzaga has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#10	Best Special Education Schools	College Factual
#32	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search
#57	Best Nursing Schools	College Factual
#88	Best Education Schools	College Factual
#118	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#144	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual

Where Is Gonzaga University?

Contact details for Gonzaga are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	E 502 Boone Ave, Spokane, WA 99258-0001
Phone:	509-328-4220
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/GonzagaUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/gonzagau

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	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Gonzaga?

With an acceptance rate of 73%, Gonzaga may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Average Test Scores

About 71% 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 580 and 670. Math scores were between 580 and 680.

Gonzaga received ACT scores from 42% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 33. Math scores were between 24 and 29. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

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 $7,338 a year. That adds up to $29,352 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Gonzaga is 1.3%. 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.

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.

Online Learning at Gonzaga University

In 2019-2020, 6,925 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 14th most popular in Washington for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Gonzaga

The following table shows how Gonzaga is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Communication & Journalism (Other)	#4	#4
Industrial Engineering	#63	#63

Online Growth Rankings of Gonzaga

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Gonzaga University was 20.1%. This is the #1,064 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Gonzaga regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Gonzaga majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health & Physical Education	22%
Industrial Engineering	53%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	22%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Gonzaga ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Gonzaga.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Industrial Engineering	#22
Engineering	#117
Health & Physical Education	#132
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	#141

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Gonzaga University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	326	56	0	382
Nursing	77	121	48	246
Business Administration & Management	0	163	4	167
Accounting	73	31	0	104
Law	0	0	102	102
General Psychology	95	0	0	95
General Biology	91	0	0	91
Mechanical Engineering	75	0	0	75
Communication & Journalism (Other)	0	60	0	60
Educational Administration	0	59	0	59
Political Science & Government	57	0	0	57
Computer Science	56	0	0	56
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	54	0	0	54
Health & Physical Education	17	29	0	46
Communication & Media Studies	42	0	0	42
Civil Engineering	42	0	0	42
General English Literature	39	0	0	39
Sociology	39	0	0	39
Natural Resources Conservation	37	0	0	37
Public Relations & Advertising	36	0	0	36
Economics	36	0	0	36
Criminology	34	0	0	34
Journalism	29	0	0	29
International Relations & National Security	25	0	0	25
Special Education	19	5	0	24
Mental & Social Health Services	0	24	0	24
Electrical Engineering	23	0	0	23
Romance Languages	23	0	0	23
History	23	0	0	23
Taxation	0	22	0	22
General Education	0	21	0	21
Student Counseling	0	18	0	18
Industrial Engineering	0	15	0	15
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	14	0	14
Mathematics	13	0	0	13
Philosophy	11	0	0	11
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	10	0	0	10
General Engineering	10	0	0	10
Religious Studies	7	0	0	7
Fine & Studio Arts	7	0	0	7
Mathematics & Computer Science	6	0	0	6
Dance	6	0	0	6
Physics	5	0	0	5
Teacher Education Subject Specific	3	0	0	3
Teaching English or French	0	3	0	3
Classical Languages & Literature	3	0	0	3
Drama & Theater Arts	3	0	0	3
Area Studies	2	0	0	2
Chemistry	2	0	0	2
Applied Mathematics	1	0	0	1
Other Education	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,457	641	154	2,252

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.