North Seattle College

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#10684 / #2834
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

North Seattle College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2834
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$4,935
Graduation rate
30%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
3,074

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About North Seattle College

According to Wikipedia, North Seattle College is a public college in Seattle, Washington. It is one of three colleges comprising the Seattle Colleges District and part of the Washington Community and Technical Colleges system.

North Seattle College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Graduation Rate
30%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does North Seattle College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$4,935
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$19,710
30K - 48K$21,583
48K - 75K$20,909
75K - 110K$24,651
110K+$29,750

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do North Seattle College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former North Seattle College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $56,814 a year, and 79% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

North Seattle College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
8,1348,134

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is North Seattle College?

North Seattle College is located at 9600 College Way North, Seattle, WA 98103-3599.

How Safe is North Seattle College?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, North Seattle College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, North Seattle College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.07%. Seattle has a violent crime rate of 0.79% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 5.11%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is North Seattle College Known For?

North Seattle College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

North Seattle College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much North Seattle College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Nursing
#4889
World Rank
#4889
Historical Rank
#1943
USA Rank

North Seattle College ranks #1943 in the U.S. and #4889 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Computer Science
#8094
World Rank
#8098
Historical Rank
#2075
USA Rank

North Seattle College ranks #2075 in the U.S. and #8094 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Medical
#7524
World Rank
#7526
Historical Rank
#2164
USA Rank

North Seattle College ranks #2164 in the U.S. and #7524 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Education
#8123
World Rank
#8127
Historical Rank
#2166
USA Rank

North Seattle College ranks #2166 in the U.S. and #8123 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Business
#8581
World Rank
#8582
Historical Rank
#2402
USA Rank

North Seattle College ranks #2402 in the U.S. and #8581 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees