Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA · Private nonprofit81.7%
Acceptance rate
1,316
SAT Average
$36,371
Avg net price
5,098
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 1,265Master’s 599Doctoral 261 |
| Bachelor’s 375Master’s 214Doctoral 12 |
| Bachelor’s 134Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 122Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 107Master’s 10Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 106Master’s 9Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 75Master’s 173Doctoral 27 |
| Bachelor’s 62Master’s 44Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 58Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 41Master’s 30Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 36Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 31Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 24Master’s 95Doctoral 21 |
| Bachelor’s 24Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 20Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 16Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 12Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 9Master’s 7Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 8Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 5Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s None reportedDoctoral 201 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 10Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 7Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- West Coast Conference
Projected sponsored sports17
Athletic participation
373 unique student-athletes · 14 varsity teams
Early Action (EA) Application Deadline for Fall
Students interested in Gonzaga's Nursing Program must apply by Nov. 15 to be considered for the program.
Financial Aid Priority Date (FAFSA, WASFA, Need Analysis) due Dec 1
Regular Decision (RD) Deadline for Fall
Financial Aid Priority Date (FAFSA, WASFA, Need Analysis) due Feb 1
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Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $54,380
- Required fees
- $1,100
- Food and housing
- $15,730
- Books and supplies
- $1,124
- Other expenses
- $4,359
- Total
- $76,693
- $62,2502019–2019–20
- $64,8022020–2120–21
- $66,6612021–2221–22
- $69,7072022–2322–23
- $74,2492023–2423–24
- $76,6932024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $36,371 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2024–25
- First-years with need-based aid
- 58%
- Average share of need met
- 85%
- Average need-based grant
- $13,965
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Gonzaga University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 4 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2024–25).
Gonzaga University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 4 years of Common Data Set filings.
Gonzaga University runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Gonzaga University admits in-state applicants at 80.6%, out-of-state applicants at 83.9%, and international applicants at 48.4%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
1,251 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 18% in 2021–22.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
22% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
7% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
Gonzaga University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 99.3% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 38.2% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.66
High-school class rank
Among the 38.2% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Gonzaga University rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Application essay
- Considered
- Class rank
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Level of applicant's interest
- Important
- Interview
- Considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Geographical residence
- Not considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
Gonzaga University’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Bars read against the $75,034 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $36,371 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 728 of 1,253 first-years in the 2024–25 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
What that meant in 2024–25
Cost of attendance $75,034
Averages among the 728 first-years awarded need-based aid.
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Gonzaga University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Gonzaga University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
93.9% of Gonzaga University’s first-years return for a second year and 86.9% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03