Seattle Film Institute
Tuition, net price, admissions, and graduate salary · Seattle, Washington
Net price / year
$41,595
after grants & scholarships
higher than 90% of for-profit 4-year colleges
Acceptance rate
Open admission
accepts most applicants
Median earnings
$42,510
4 years after graduating
lower than 75% of for-profit 4-year colleges
Seattle Film Institute at a glance
- What is the tuition at Seattle Film Institute?
- Undergraduate tuition and fees are $33,000 for the 2024-25 academic year.
- What is the cost of attendance at Seattle Film Institute?
- The average cost of attendance is $55,496 a year before financial aid (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses.
- What is the net price at Seattle Film Institute?
- The average net price is $41,595 a year after grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid (2023-24).
- What is the acceptance rate at Seattle Film Institute?
- This school has open admission: most applicants who meet basic requirements are accepted.
- How much do graduates of Seattle Film Institute earn?
- The median graduate earns $42,510 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled (2024 dollars).
Key takeaways
- At $41,595 a year, the average net price is higher than 90% of for-profit 4-year colleges.
- This school has open admission, so most applicants who meet basic requirements are accepted.
- Graduates earn a median $42,510 four years after finishing, less than 75% of for-profit 4-year colleges.
- 57% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, a sign the school serves many lower-income students.
- Visual and Performing Arts is the largest field of study here, at 100% of the degrees and certificates awarded.
Tuition and cost of attendance at Seattle Film Institute
Average net price
$41,595 per year
Cost of attendance minus average grants and scholarships, for first-time full-time students receiving federal aid.
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Estimated total net cost
$166,380
Net price × 4 years, at today's prices and assuming on-time completion. Your actual cost depends on your aid.
Net price by family income
Average yearly net price for students receiving federal aid.
- $0–30k $39,209
- $30–48k $40,856
- $48–75k —
- $75–110k $46,934
- $110k+ —
Where the sticker price goes· Cost of attendance $55,496
- Tuition & fees$33,000
- Books & supplies$740
- Room & board$17,310
- Other expenses$4,784
- Tuition & fees (in-state)
- $33,000
- Tuition & fees (out-of-state)
- $33,000
Seattle Film Institute acceptance rate and admissions
Open admission
The school admits most applicants who meet basic requirements.
Salary after graduating from Seattle Film Institute
Retention rate
70%
Full-time first-years who return the next fall.
Typical monthly payment
$138
On a standard 10-year federal plan.
Earnings vs debt
Of graduates working and not enrolled, in 2024 dollars.
- Debt-to-earnings
- 0.3×Median debt divided by median earnings 4 years after graduating.
- Share of pay going to loans
- 3.9%
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Outcomes by student group
The Scorecard reports some outcomes separately for groups of students. A group is left out when it is too small to report. These are school-level figures and say nothing about any individual student.
Completion within 150% of normal time, by group
Share of students who entered in 2018 and completed within 150% of normal time (six years at a four-year college, three at a two-year college).
All students, same entering cohort: 57%
Group rates and the all-student rate come from the same 2018 entering cohort, so they can be compared directly. Groups at small colleges can rest on very few students. Data period: Entering cohort 2018 (IPEDS).
Median federal student debt, by group
Median federal loan debt of students who borrowed, when they left school, by group.
By Pell Grant status
By first-generation status
By gender
Data period: Loans in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (pooled, NSLDS).
Programs and majors at Seattle Film Institute ranked by earnings
| Program | Earnings, 4 yrs after | Earnings over time | Compared with the U.S. median for this field | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's · Graduates: 24 Small sample | $39,976 | 1 yr$30,7894 yrs$39,976 | U.S. median $43,765 U.S. middle half $26K–$63.4K · Below the U.S. median | $12,000 |
Earnings are for graduates working and not enrolled, 4 years after completing, in 2024 dollars.
The U.S. median and middle half (25th to 75th percentile) are for graduates of the same field and credential level at all colleges, 4 years after completing.
The 1-year, 4-year and 5-year figures come from different graduating cohorts and dollar years (1-year: AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 graduates, 2022 dollars; 4-year: AY2017-18 and AY2018-19 graduates, 2024 dollars; 5-year: AY2014-15 and AY2015-16 graduates, 2022 dollars), so read them as three separate measures, not a single career path.
Small samples are noisy: the Scorecard adds privacy noise to program figures and some rows are based on only a handful of graduates, so rows marked “small sample” can move a lot from year to year.
What students study
The largest fields among the degrees and certificates this college awarded, grouped by two-digit CIP code (the federal Classification of Instructional Programs). Fields under 1% are left out.
Share of degrees and certificates awarded, by field
A large share means many awards, not necessarily many students or higher earnings. Data period: Awards in academic year 2024-25 (IPEDS).
Who attends
A snapshot of the undergraduate student body as this college reported it to the federal government. Shares are shown as published; they can differ slightly from 100% because of rounding.
Race and ethnicity
- White 50.8%
- Black or African American 16.9%
- Hispanic or Latino 9.2%
- Asian 9.2%
- American Indian or Alaska Native 0%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1.5%
- Two or more races 12.3%
- U.S. nonresident 0%
- Race and ethnicity unknown 0%
Federal reporting categories. Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are counted as nonresident, and students who did not report are counted as unknown. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).
Gender
- Men 70.8%
- Women 29.2%
Federal reporting uses two categories. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).
Students aged 25 or older
58%
of undergraduates
Many adult students work or have families while enrolled. Data period: Fall 2023 (IPEDS).
Students and campus
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 65
- Part-time students
- 5%
- Receive Pell Grants
- 57%
- Receive federal loans
- 55%
- Students per faculty member
- 8 : 1
- Setting
- City
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Frequently asked questions
How much is tuition at Seattle Film Institute?
For the 2024-25 academic year, Seattle Film Institute reported undergraduate tuition and fees of $33,000. This is the published price before grants and scholarships; what you pay depends on your aid.
What is the cost of attendance and net price at Seattle Film Institute?
The average cost of attendance at Seattle Film Institute is $55,496 a year (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $41,595 a year. That is higher than 90% of for-profit 4-year colleges.
How much financial aid do students at Seattle Film Institute get?
57% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. 55% receive federal loans.
What is the acceptance rate at Seattle Film Institute?
Seattle Film Institute has open admission: it accepts most applicants who meet basic requirements.
How much do Seattle Film Institute graduates earn after graduation?
The median graduate earns $42,510 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled in further study (2024 dollars). One year after finishing, the median is $29,745.
Is Seattle Film Institute worth it?
There is no single answer: it depends on your major, your aid and whether you finish. For Seattle Film Institute, the data shows this. Graduates who borrowed have a median debt of $13,000, about 0.3 times their median earnings four years after finishing. These are averages, not predictions, and they do not count income forgone while studying.
How much debt do Seattle Film Institute graduates have?
Graduates who borrowed have a median federal-loan debt of $13,000, or about $138 a month on a 10-year plan.
Who attends Seattle Film Institute?
Among undergraduates in Fall 2024, 29% are women and 71% are men. The largest race or ethnicity group reported is White (51%). About 58% are aged 25 or older.
Sources and data periods
All figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Periods differ by measure:
- Average net price: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Acceptance rate: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Graduation rate: Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
- Median earnings: Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median graduate debt: NSLDS FY2020, FY2021 pooled cohorts
Some figures are blank because the school did not report them or the group was too small to publish. How we calculate things