A Journey
About
Gonzaga’s Jesuit, Catholic, Humanistic education will challenge and inspire you.
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Recognized as a Top 100 National University (U.S. News & World Report, 2025)
At Gonzaga, we pursue a better world
with equal parts intellect and heart,
courage and compassion.
Here, you’ll join a community
that cultivates the whole person.
A place where we help one another
discover pathways to live with purpose.
Together, we lead the way.
Together, we’re Zags.
Top-ranked Academics, Student-first Approach
From the creative arts to the applied sciences, we expose minds to far more than just great thinking. With a 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio and teachers ranked among the best in the nation, we stretch perspective, stimulate curiosity and discover pathways to progress. Each learning opportunity is an invitation to further inquiry – encouraging students to look for what they notice that others may not see.
Pathways & Purpose
At Gonzaga, a career is just the beginning. Highly-engaged alumni and faculty mentor students, helping them explore their strengths and discover their purpose – all with the support of lifelong connections. Pathways unfold through nationwide Career Treks where students meet with alumni working at leading companies and organizations, the Career & Professional Development Center where students and graduates can receive one-on-one coaching and the ZagsConnect platform where 1,785 alumni serve as mentors.
Gonzaga Launches Careers Video Series
A Community of Unrivaled Spirit
At Gonzaga, community takes shape through our 120+ student clubs and organizations, where students cultivate friendships through shared passions. At our centers, such as the Native American Cultural Center, LGBTQ+ Resource Center, and Unity Multicultural Education Center, where students can find a place of true belonging and community. And, of course, at Bulldogs basketball games where Zag Nation comes out in force!
Student Life
Faith that Does Justice
A Jesuit education instills leadership and a faith that does justice. We believe those willing to take steps into the unknown – empowered with the knowledge, connections and resilience gained from the Gonzaga experience – will create change, shape industries and elevate communities.
Our Mission & Jesuit Values
Campus & Place
Nestled along the Spokane River, just minutes away from downtown, Gonzaga's campus offers a unique mix of natural beauty and urban access. In Spokane, a mid-sized city of about 750,000 people, Zags can enjoy the comfort, outdoor recreation and cost of living of a smaller city, and the employment possibilities, dining and entertainment of a large city. On a given day, a student could rockclimb at Dishman Hills or paddle the Spokane River as part of Gonzaga's Outdoor Immersive Learning program, then head to an internship at a downtown business – all without driving more than 15-30 minutes from campus.
Campus & the Greater Spokane Area
At a Glance
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio, with an average class size of 22
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Top 54 Prettiest College Campuses in America (Condé Nast Traveler 2025)
#13
Most Engaged in Community Service (The Princeton Review, 2025)
Zags Leading the Way
Anchored in Passion: News, Motherhood and a Master's
Graduate student Jordy Jones is a lifelong learner working to further her passion for storytelling in a changing media landscape.
Cultivating Growth in Science and Students
Gonzaga's greenhouse is flourishing thanks to biology professor and self-proclaimed plant nerd Brian Connolly.
Finding Rhythm in Code, Dance and Community
When senior Talia Frausto felt called to the arts, she found a supportive environment to double major in dance and computer science.