Seattle Pacific receives high marks in several 2025 national rankings.

Jun 6, 2025

For the ninth year in a row, Seattle Pacific has been named a “Best National University” in U.S. News & World Report’s best college annual rankings for 2025. 

Seattle Pacific is the No. 1 ranked Christian university in the Northwest in Niche’s “2025 Best Christian Colleges in America.” Niche is an online resource providing information on K–12 schools, colleges, and more and is a top guide for students looking for a college. The Wall Street Journal included SPU in its 2025 America’s Best Colleges.

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Meet Class of 2025 graduate Lainey Mendoza, recently recognized for her outstanding servant leadership.

Jun 6, 2025

Empowering students to serve the world has been at the heart of Seattle Pacific University s mission since its founding. Senior Lainey Mendoza ’25, recently recognized for her servant leadership, is another example of SPU students making the world a better place

In her junior year, Mendoza was unanimously nominated by her honors cohort for the Erin Rahel Kimminau Servanthood Scholarship Award. The award, which is redeemed during the recipient’s senior year, honors the memory of Erin Kimminau, a junior who tragically passed away in a 2016 car accident.

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Of all the worship opportunities at SPU, the weekly Chapel with students, faculty, and staff remains the most time-honored.

Jun 6, 2025

For more than a century, Seattle Pacific University has woven Christian faith into the fabric of daily campus life, a tradition that began with its Free Methodist founders.

Today, students engage in spiritual life through numerous opportunities, from meeting and praying with their student ministry coordinators (SMCs) to serving local nonprofits through Urban Involvement to attending Group, a midweek, biweekly worship service. Of all the worship opportunities at SPU, though, Chapel remains the most time-honored.

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Seattle Pacific's annual pre-graduation tradition called “Ivy Cutting” will take place Friday, June 6, at 10 a.m. in Tiffany Loop on campus.

Jun 2, 2025

Seattle Pacific University’s annual pre-graduation tradition called “Ivy Cutting” will take place Friday, June 6,  at 10 a.m. in Tiffany Loop on campus. 

Begun as an "Ivy Planting" ceremony in 1922, this long-honored tradition involves hundreds of graduating seniors dressed in caps and gowns circling a rope of ivy, surrounded by family, friends, fellow students, faculty, and staff. After a brief ceremony, each graduate receives a sprig of ivy, signifying both the student’s tie to SPU and the independence that comes with graduation.

The Apparel Design and Merchandising Senior Portfolio Show on June 5 features the academic projects, personal explorations, and future goals of graduating seniors.

May 30, 2025

The Apparel Design and Merchandising Senior Portfolio Show features graduating seniors and showcases the students’ academic projects, personal explorations, and future goals. The event is drop-in style, so stop by anytime during the evening. We’d love to see many people there!

• Date: Thursday, June 5
• Time: 5:30—8 p.m
• Location: Eaton Hall lobby

The SPU Art Department presents an exhibition featuring the works of graduating seniors in visual communication.

May 30, 2025

The SPU Art Department is pleased to present the Senior Visual Communication exhibition, "Fuse." This culminating showcase features individual projects by students Isa Byrum, Liz Crutcher, Emilly Cruz, Tista Cummings, Rio Giancarlo, Emily McElheran, June Min, Ethan Ortega, and Breanna Smith. Please join us for an in-person public reception with refreshments on Thursday, May 29, 5–7 p.m. at SPAC Gallery in the Seattle Pacific Art Center. The exhibition will be on view from through June 6.

Learn about two new science majors — data science and biomedical engineering — beginning Autumn Quarter 2025.

May 23, 2025

Beginning Autumn Quarter 2025, Seattle Pacific will offer two new academic programs in the sciences. 

The data science (BS) program will equip students with the mathematical, statistical, and computational skills needed to extract meaningful insights from data. Through hands-on learning and ethical inquiry, students prepare for careers in data-driven industries, applying their expertise across diverse fields.

The biomedical engineering (BS) program blends engineering with biology and health sciences to prepare students for a hands-on, interdisciplinary career. This degree also prepares students to design cutting-edge biomedical devices while earning both a biomedical engineering degree and an ABET-accredited general ngineering degree.

The Percussion Ensemble concludes the academic year with a concert in the E.E. Bach Theater in McKinley Hall on Tuesday, June 3, at 7:30 p.m.

May 22, 2025

The Percussion Ensemble concludes the academic year with a concert in the E.E. Bach Theater in McKinley Hall at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.

This year's Undergraduate Commencement speaker is Dina Gonzalez-Piña, an experienced pastoral and administrative leader in multicultural ministries.

May 20, 2025

The Undergraduate Commencement speaker is Dina Gonzalez-Piña, an experienced pastoral and administrative leader in multicultural ministries. She has decades of experience in pastoral and administrative leadership, multicultural ministries, and racial equity. She advocates for underrepresented communities within Christian higher education and promotes learning, exploration, and global engagement to empower future leaders.

Learn more about SPU's 2025 Undergraduate Commencement.

Pearl Leung, public policy senior manager at Amazon, will speak at the next School of Business, Government, and Economics Dean’s Speaker Series event on May 20.

May 19, 2025

Pearl Leung, public policy senior manager at Amazon, is the next School of Business, Government, and Economics Dean’s Speaker on Tuesday, May 20.

Leung is head of local public policy for east King County to Eastern Washington, overseeing local advocacy strategies and policy initiatives in support of Amazon's presence in these regions. A recognized civic leader with 20 years of experience in public affairs, Leung has dedicated her work to building bridges at the intersections of urban growth and community development, focusing on affordable housing, transportation, economic development, and supporting the nonprofit sector. Her distinguished leadership and community impact earned recognition from the Puget Sound Business Journal as a "40 Under 40" honoree in 2020.