Seattle Pacific University

When I did my college tours in Seattle, I stopped by SPU. Even though the campus was beautiful, what really sold me was Caleb in the SPU Ames Library. He was so sweet and the cutest thing. He made me laugh so many times. Caleb gave me a few tips and recommended me this great Thai restaurant. If Seattle had better weather then I would definitely come to SPU. If you love the rain, then you should put SPU on your potential college list!

This university disparages American veterans everywhere by eliminating the display of the American flag and it’s pledge during the Veteran’s Day observances (2015) at the on-​campus Veteran’s Day Chapel. This university doesn’t want to offend the minority pacifists; who BTW are able to practice their beliefs under the very flag and veterans who, thru their sacrifices, protects their right to even have their pacifism recognized. Not to mention the freedom of religion protected by our flag. Shame on SPU.
Seattle Pacific University (Friday Nov 6) re-​thinks their Veterans Day observance decision AFTER receiving a massive number of complaints by the public, students and veterans everywhere. So the question to the University elitists is, who schooled who? God Bless America

Not quite sure why so many people who don’t even attend this school are talking about. If you’re reviewing a school, I’m assuming you know what goes on in campus, the curriculum, and you’ve spent more than one weekend here.
ANYWAY I’m about to graduate this university in a few months and I LOVED my time here. My freshman year, I hated it. It was the definite culture shock; I’m filipino and I grew up in an extremely diverse city. So coming here is so different. I felt like I didn’t fit in. The campus is mostly Caucasian, Christian, republican, females. They’re working on engaging culture for sure, so that’s something I can really appreciate over my four years of being here. That being said, if you’re ethnic, they’ll love you here. As for being super right wing, I feel as though they’ve gotten a little more liberal as well, and they should if they want to push in our advancing society. They are slowly pushing towards post-​modernistic views that Christians or atheists can all appreciate in some way or another.
I don’t call myself super Christian, but I’ve never felt like religion was being pushed down my throat. Some professors I didn’t like (felt a tinge of racism or marginalization because of my beliefs) but almost ever professor here is cool, incredibly smart and helpful, and memorable.
One thing I LOVE about this school is the small classroom size and small campus. It benefits learning and relationships among students. The professors are amazing!
The religion part? I can appreciate learning and submerging myself in a Christian setting, and I grew a lot from it. If you can’t stand Christian schools, OBVIOUSLY don’t go here. The staff are helpful; kinda spotty sometimes but keeping in communication with them helps if you have problems. They’re always nice; I was able to find a way to graduate on time because of all their help.
I’m a commuter; they have a commuter lounge that I call my second home. Use it!
I’m glad I commuted; I felt tied into the SPU community enough without losing my mind. I love this school and I will miss it once I graduate. It’s expensive but the quality of education in this generation is definitely worth it.

This review is based on our summer camp experience here this year. We went to this university for a summer camp for my son. We were very disappointed. When we arrived, the dorm was full, so they gave us an apartment near school, if you can even call it an apartment. It’s so old and beat up. I’ve never live anything like this ghetto in my life. It’s like in a horror movie. My kids refused to sleep there, the staffs were not even try to help us to a better living condition room. Some other parents from the camp told me that they even had to live in a basement. We had to ended up going to live with another family in a bigger room in Westly dorm. When we signed up the summer camp, they show us very nice pictures of the new build dorms. If you are parents ever consider to attend any sort of summer camp here, good luck! You know they are way overbooked when you try to eat at the school cafeteria on 2^nd floor building, you are always lined up to the first floor all the way outside the door. It’s at least a 45 minutes wait. My overall experience here was terrible.

My daughter graduated from SPU last spring. If you are a parent who cares little about your child’s spiritual growth, it’s a pretty cool school in a neat location. But yes, I said if you CARE LITTLE. My daughter’s Bible prof was efficient in tearing down the Bible, stating unsupported conjectures about the inaccuracy of the Bible and summarizing the book as a very nice book of poetry. And even though Genesis was made up by many authors over a long period of time, containing errors, etc, he liked the idea of Jesus and the redemption story.
My daughter, graduating in a mere three years because she took Mandarin Chinese intense at an adjacent University one summer, is one smart cookie. She knew Jesus spoke of these things as fact. He believed in Creation, the Flood, Jonah, etc. But if these stores were bullshit, then Jesus was hardly a delusional man to follow!
And so she now walks a different path. I cannot argue with her logic. Sadly, no one apparently argued with the prof (a brave thing to do for any young charge, to be sure!). And the prof’s goal was apparently not to break down students to allow them to discover and build up to the truth and veracity of Scripture. It was to simply break them down. And he succeeded… ironically in a «christian» school.
Even one of the guys’ dorm’s «RA» was a professed homosexual. He stated he was a virgin, but knew that was how God created him (My daughter told me this and I have read his blog, btw). If these things bother you, you’d be wise as a parent to do your research and spend your money wisely. Oh, and don’t get hung up that I just mentioned something gay. I didn’t say it was right or wrong. I have an opinion, to be sure. But I want the reader to be aware. Maybe some of you will think that’s just awesome, and that is totally fine with me for you to be glad.
Their 2014 graduation commencement speaker they hired was simply heresy on a plate topped off with referencing God as «she.»
Just go in with your eyes open. I hope they are wider now.
If you need more info, feel free to contact me.

I have no idea what the school is like but this is a sub par facility for a conference. There are many short comings but the most egregious is the horribly rude and arrogant staff. Especially, the students. The rooms and beds are very uncomfortable.

Great school! Solid profs, good LORD (Jesus) it’s expensive. the students that attend here are (generally) sheltered and take this opportunity to go NUTS. And I mean nuts.
Anywho.
It’s fun, expensive, quality profs (for the most part)

«Warning to Christian parents… Very sad sagas of on-​fire serving missions-​bound Christian kids rejecting their faith and leaving the church, and cease their service under the teaching at SPU… Make sure you thoroughly check it out and arm your children well… There seems to be a dramatic recent shift in their teaching. Unfortunately, this school isn’t what it used to be. The tagline of ‘Engaging the Culture, and Changing the World’ has turned out to be just the exact opposite for our family… You have been warned…

Pursuing a Masters in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. I really appreciated the orientation process. The faculty are professional, passionate, and involved. So far I’ve learned quite a bit. The program is intensive and intimate. I feel by the time I graduate I will be prepared to apply the learned material effectively and competently.

I went to SPU for my undergrad education.
I have a lot of good memories of my time at SPU and met and developed relationships with a lot of amazing people. I had some outstanding professors which I will remember forever and also had some not-​so-​great professors.
During my time at SPU I I was challenged in my coursework and learned a lot.
There were some aspects of the university that disappointed me and still disappoint me to this day. I think that is part of attending a fairly conservative Christian university. If your opinion differs from that of the school/​affiliated denomination you may find yourself disappointed by some of their policies.
Overall I had a great experience at SPU and would recommend them to other students. I do have some reservations but those are mainly due to my personal outlook and how my views contrast with the administration’s policies.
When I first started going to SPU as a freshman it was not very diverse at all. By the time I was a senior I noticed this had improved by leaps and bounds which is great.
I was very impressed with most of the professors I had in the business school which is where I spent the majority of my final two academic years.
As a testament to how personable the school’s faculty was the President would smile and say hello to students when he saw them on campus. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if he knew my name. I had regular contact with the Chair of my major as well as the Dean of the business school. I had some great exposure and experiences that just wouldn’t be feasible at a larger university.

SPU is one of the best Christian Universities on the West Coast!
Over the years we’ve had quite a few friends who had children attend SPU. So we’ve had the chance to see the school and the academic program from both the parents, as well as the students prespective.
We also have attended several of their events where outside speakers have been invited to their Palmer Lecture Series, such as Brian McLaren and Bishop Ware to name just two. These lectures are normally held next door at the First Free Methodist Church and are always packed.
The Palmer Lectures for us became a great opportunity to hear differing ideas discussed within Christian theology. I believe the other positive is the school’s association with Fuller Seminar in Pasadena, CA. You can take classes at SPU by Fuller.
We come to know several of the Professors at the school and think of them as friends. The academic program seems rigorous enough and everyone at the school is very supportive of the students and want them to succeed.
All in all, it’s a good school and we were very impressed!

I graduated from SPU in June 2011, and I am so grateful I went here.
The professors are amazing. They put a lot of effort into interacting with the students and helping students out. I participated in lots of cool research opportunities. For one of my classes, we went to Blakely Island.
My dorm experience was also great. Campus security is really helpful. They saved my butt when I locked myself out of my room, and also when someone hit my parked car.
It’s a cute little school with cool buildings and pretty trees. :)
Also, Gwinn (cafeteria) is awesome.

This is my school. I am a freshman here who has to transfer out since it is too expensive even with financial aid. One full year of SPU was the same worth as 5 years at my in-​state institution. The worst part was not getting a lot of credits for my IB diploma while the AP kids received more of a headstart. Otherwise, this school is decent. Education quality is medium, I don’t think they challenge us enough in the academics. The more challenging courses are the SPU core courses which are theology mixed with social studies or art. But I strongly dislike the thought of being forced to take these 5-​credit courses until junior year when I would rather take a bare bones theology course really.
The staff is VERY exceptional and helpful here. They care about you and help you succeed and this is one of SPU’s top qualities. Students here are definitely attending for a responsible and sober college life.
With 6 months at SPU, I can say I enjoyed my time here. It was very close to the Queen Anne Ave and downtown, The culture within the school is conservative however (so keep that in mind people from blue states). Things can look very close-​minded here but to them it’s the norm.

Pretty but small. Pretty small. Christian. Watch what you say or do here… the place isn’t gonna tolerate much including overnight guests and ethanol containing beverages. The school itself is situated in a nice ritzy area of Seattle and not too far from Queen Anne proper. Take what you will of this private school.

I hope to make this review as real and honest as I can, without sounding bias. I first came to SPU in 2003 as an incoming freshman student from Hawaii. Seattle in itself was a new and different culture for me and SPU was no different. I was in culture-​shock, alone, home-​sick and I was waiting to find that «in» at the school. One of the first people I met here was Kristen, a staff member in the academic counseling office. She really took me under her wing and she is definitely one of the reasons that I ended up staying at SPU throughout college.
SPU is affiliated with the Free Methodist and the institution is definitely about engaging Christianity, learning and culture together. It is a dry campus, has dorm floor hours and plenty of rules, which are often broken by young 18 – 21 year olds who are trying to figure out who they are. A lot of students complain about some of these rules, but as I look back, they’re there for a reason and it just shows how SPU is willing to stand on their morals, values and beliefs.
After graduating in 2007, I became a staff member – which I never thought would happen. Now having worked here for over 3 years, I’ve definitely had a grown appreciation for this place, its people, and its community. From a student perspective, I did LOVE my education, but not so much the student-​community. Now as a staff member, I LOVE working here and can’t imagine a better place to be.

Ahhhhhh, so many credits. So many workshops. So many parkign hassles. They can’t get this straight!
I will not let this override the workshops and the pleasure of strolling through the streets and use of the halls. Whenever I ge there, I want to come back. The peace and ease of mind of sitting on a bench thinking about the next workshop or session. peaceful, mind-​clearing! Namaste

Yeah, what she said.
I can’t really add much more to it than that, except that I love SPU and have gotten a top notch education. I know my professors truly care, the people in admissions and financial aid truly care, and I am not just a number to anyone. All of the aforementioned groups have bent over backwards to help me out on more than one occasion.