Gonzaga University
Spokane, Washington · Private · 5,198 undergraduates · gonzaga.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
80%
of 8,906 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1230 to 1383
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$85,980Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Gonzaga University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
80% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$85,980
a year in 2027-28, from a $85,980 sticker price
What to do with your 1320
Send your score
About 76% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1200, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
Source: Admission Requirements - Gonzaga University · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov15Other deadline · November 15, 2026
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
80%
of applicants were admitted: 7,091 of 8,906 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15.
Wait list
676 students were offered a spot; 66 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 19% of them sent SAT scores and 6% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1230 to 1383
Reading and Writing 630 to 710
Math 590 to 690
ACT composite 29 to 32
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160023%
- 1200 to 139961%
- 1000 to 119913%
- 800 to 9993%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.70
- 4.010%
- 3.75 to 3.9943%
- 3.50 to 3.7426%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.246.9%
- 2.50 to 2.991.7%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$85,980
a year
- Tuition$60,730
- Fees$1,160
- Food and housing$17,820
- Books and supplies$1,240
- Transportation and other$5,030
Gonzaga University published $82,664 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$24,657
- $30,001 to $48,000$21,926
- $48,001 to $75,000$23,254
- $75,001 to $110,000$28,852
- Over $110,000$41,049
Financial aid
86%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$18,094
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
45%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $24,408 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 2/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 2/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
38 of 38
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,070Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | Non-majors/minors only; Fulfills Fine Arts & Design Core Requirement or General Arts & Sciences Elective |
| 2-D Art and Design | 5 | *Requires Portfolio Review by Studio Art Faculty | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | Non-majors/minors only; Fulfills Fine Arts & Design Core Requirement or General Arts & Sciences Elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 5 | *Requires Portfolio Review by Studio Art Faculty | |
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | Elective credit in Critical Race & Ethnic Studies (CRES); can be used toward a minor in CRES |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | Non-majors/minors only; VART 115 |
| Art History | 5 | 3 | VART 190 |
| Biology | 4 | 3 | Biology 104 & 104L |
| Biology | 5 | 3 | Biology 105 (No lab credit) |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | Math 157 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | Math 157 |
| Calculus BC | 5 | 8 | Math 157 and 258 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 3 | Chemistry 198 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 3 | Chemistry 198 OR Chemistry 101; 1 credit of Chemistry 101L possible following review of AP Lab notebook |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | Chinese 101 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | Chinese 101 and 102 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | Political Science 103 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | Computer Science 121 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | Non-majors/minors only; Fulfills Fine Arts & Design Core Requirement or General Arts & Sciences Elective |
| Drawing | 5 | Requires Portfolio Review by Studio Art Faculty | |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | English 190 |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 3 | English 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | English 102 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | Biology 104 & 104L |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | ENVS 101 Intro to Environmental Studies (majors only) |
| European History | 4 | 3 | History 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | French 101 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | French 101 and 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | German 101 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | German 101 and 102 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | EDTE 469 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | Italian 101 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | Italian 101 and 102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | Japanese 101 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | Japanese 101 and 102 |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | Latin 201 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | Economics 202 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | Economics 201 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 4 | 1 | Music 161L *Need 4 on both music sections |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 4 | 1 | Music 161L *Need 4 on both music sections |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | Music 161 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 3 | Physics 106 |
| Physics 1 | 5 | 4 | Physics 111 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 3 | Physics 107 |
| Physics 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 credits of PHYS 112 (excluding the lab) |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 3 | Physics 107 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 3 | Physics 106 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 5 | 3 | 3 credits for Physics 106 and the option to take departmental exam. Students with passing exam scores may elect to receive 4 credits toward PHYS 121 (no lab credit) |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 3 | Math 147 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | Psychology 101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | Spanish 101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | Spanish 101 and 102 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | Math 121 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | Political Science 101 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | History 103 (formerly History 201) |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | History 112 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
85%
Come back for a second year
93%
Typical earnings
$89,110
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Gonzaga University$97,120
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 21 majors here have earnings data.
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