Be empowered for your future at Seattle Pacific

Career Outcomes

Here, nationally ranked academics and opportunities in a world-class city equip students to pursue their dreams and serve the world.

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81

percent of SPU students complete internships and other field experiences–one of the best ways to land your first job

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89%

percent of graduates are employed or attending graduate school within one year of graduation

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Fortune 500 companies in Seattle – and SPU students have worked at all of them

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2,500

Seattle-area professionals are available as mentors to students through SPU’s Mentor Program. Get matched with a leader in your dream field for career coaching, job shadowing, and more.

Connecting you to your dream career

Your SPU professors, mentors, and faculty advisors will help you develop a personalized plan to get to your dream career. That could mean getting connected with a mentor or landing an internship that turns into a full-time job after graduation.

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Employers who recruit SPU students

Amazon, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Center for Infectious Disease Research, Deloitte & Touche, Disney, F5 Networks, Getty Images, Gravity Payments, KOMO 4, Moss Adams, Nordstrom, Peace Corps, Porch, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders, Subsplash, Swedish Hospital, Tableau Software, Teach for America, Tesla, UW Hospital, World Vision, Zillow, and many more.

Center for Career and Calling

Explore your career options and discover your vocational calling and purpose. Through career assessments, classes, resources, and appointments with career counselors, you'll have all the tools you need to find a path that fits you. The Center for Career and Calling can connect you with internship opportunities. The Center also offers personalized career, resume, and interview guidance. It doesn't stop after you get your diploma, either: SPU alumni have continued access to CCC resources even after graduation.

Mentor Program

Get a better idea of what jobs in your field best match your skills, interests, and gifts by meeting with a mentor. Our mentor database contains over 2,500 local professionals. Through the Mentor Program at Seattle Pacific, you can meet regularly with a mentor, schedule a half-day job shadow, or meet with several people from the same company.

Ky Krough

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seattle parks and recreation

Ky Krough

Recreation leader at Seattle Parks & Recreation

Alumna Ky Krogh, a recreation leader with Seattle Parks & Recreation who works specifically with people with disabilities.

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Alumna Ky Krogh, a recreation leader with Seattle Parks & Recreation who works specifically with people with disabilities. Read her story

Azhar Kimanje

Azhar Kimanje
Tulips

Azhar Kimanje

Student Entrepreneur

With the help of faculty and staff, Class of 2024 graduate Azhar Kimanje discovered his passion for programming which led to starting his own business while still a student.

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With the help of faculty and staff, Class of 2024 graduate Azhar Kimanje discovered his passion for programming which led to starting his own business while still a student. Read his story

Emilee Morehouse

Emilee Morehouse
wizards of the coast

Emilee Morehouse

Digital copywriter for Wizards of the Coast

Emilee Morehouse ’10 is a digital copywriter for Wizards of the Coast — a dream gig for fans of the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons and the digital card game Magic: The Gathering.

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Emilee Morehouse ’10 is a digital copywriter for Wizards of the Coast — a dream gig for fans of the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons and the digital card game Magic: The Gathering. Read more

Nina Selset

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Nina Selset

Apparel designer at Nordstrom

Selset contacted a former professor from SPU who referred her to Rachel Parcell, a brand that collaborated with Nordstrom. Soon after, Selset had a yearlong contract to work for Rachel Parcell.

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Selset contacted a former professor from SPU who referred her to Rachel Parcell, a brand that collaborated with Nordstrom. Soon after, Selset had a yearlong contract to work for Rachel Parcell. Read her story