Seattle Film Institute
The Seattle Film Institute (SFI) is a private for-profit film school in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1994, SFI offers part-time classes, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and certificate programs in film and digital video production.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $41,595
- Undergraduate enrollment: 70
- Graduation rate (150%): 57%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 92%
- Student to faculty ratio: 8:1
- Control: Private for-profit
- Locale: City, large
- Calendar: Quarter
- City: Seattle, WA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Seattle Film Institute include Cinematography and Film.
- Cinematography and Film (15 bachelor's) · median earnings $39,976 4 years after graduation · median debt $12,000
Award levels offered: Bachelor's, Master's.
Cost
Seattle Film Institute students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $37,755 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $37,755
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $40,601
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $47,354
- In-state tuition and fees: $33,000
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $33,000
- Books and supplies: $740
- Off-campus room and board: $17,310
- Off-campus with family: $4,784
- Typical cost of attendance: $33,740
- Sticker vs net gap: -2328%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 57%
- Federal loan recipients: 55%
- Average institutional grant: $1,200
- Average federal loan: $8,442
- Median debt at graduation: $13,000
Admissions
Seattle Film Institute has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 70
- Women: 28%
- Part-time undergraduates: 5%
- Age 25 and older: 58%
- Graduate students: 32
- Graduation rate: 57%
- Come back after freshman year: 78%
Faculty and campus
- Student to faculty: 8:1
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Not available
Common questions
What is the Seattle Film Institute acceptance rate? Seattle Film Institute has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Seattle Film Institute cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $37,755 a year after aid. Average net price is $41,595.
What majors does Seattle Film Institute offer? Popular programs include Cinematography and Film.
What is the Seattle Film Institute graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 92% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 57%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Seattle Film Institute official site: https://sfi.edu/#fronttable.