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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?

1,457 Undergraduate Awards
$43,206 Avg Cost After Aid
73% Acceptance Rate
  • 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.

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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?

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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?

73% Acceptance Rate
54% Of Accepted Are Women
71% Submit SAT Scores
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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Gonzaga University  ( 580 to 670 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Gonzaga University  ( 580 to 680 )
200
800
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.

ACT English Scores for Gonzaga University  ( 25 to 33 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Gonzaga University  ( 24 to 29 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Gonzaga University  ( 25 to 30 )
1
36

Can I Afford Gonzaga University?

$43,206 Net Price
43% Take Out Loans
1.3% Loan Default Rate
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

4,744 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,852 undergraduate students at Gonzaga, with 4,744 being full-time and 108 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

2,100 Took All Classes Online
6,925 Took At Least One Class Online
20.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
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.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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