93% of first-year students stay on at Gonzaga, making us No. 2 in the West for average first-year student retention rate (U.S. News & World Report, 2018)
84% of undergraduates graduate in four years, making us No. 2 in the West for on-time graduation rate (U.S. News & World Report, 2018)
Students who succeed after graduation
More than 94% of Gonzaga's 2016 graduates are employed, continuing their education, serving as volunteers, or in the military
Students who participate
No. 13 for “Most Politically Active Students” (The Princeton Review's Colleges That Pay You Back, 2016)
No. 4 for “Students Pack the Stadiums” (The Princeton Review's Colleges That Pay You Back, 2016)
No. 8 for “Everyone Plays Intramural Sports”(The Princeton Review's Colleges That Pay You Back, 2016)
Among the 10 best Roman Catholic colleges and universities in the nation (USA Today College, 2017)
Schools and programs that lead
School of Engineering and Applied Science is No. 19 (tie) best undergraduate engineering program nationwide (U.S. News & World Report, 2018)
School of Education No. 3 (tie) in West for undergraduate teaching (U.S. News & World Report, 2018)
Finance concentration in the MBA program is No. 18 in the nation for specialty finance programs (U.S. News Best Graduate Schools, 2017)
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center/ Gonzaga University Nurse Anesthesia program ranked as No. 18 (tie) graduate nurse anesthesia program in the nation (U.S. News Best Graduate Schools, 2017)
Among the best-value private colleges and universities in the Pacific Northwest, and the No. 8 best private university in the nation for merit aid (Money Magazine, 2016)
Among the nation's best-value universities for students seeking outstanding academics and superb career preparation at an affordable price with generous financial aid (Princeton Review's Colleges That Pay You Back, 2018)
