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Seattle Film Institute

Seattle Film Institute

Seattle, WA · City · 65 students
$41,595
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48–75
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110+
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Graduation rate
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Earnings 10 years on
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Acceptance rate
Accredited by Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
About

The Seattle Film Institute (SFI) is a specialized, career-focused media arts institution best known for its immersive, hands-on training across filmmaking, acting, audio production, and film composing. Offering accelerated certificate, undergraduate, and graduate degrees, SFI's strongest programs center on production, screenwriting, and film music, with curricula that prioritize real-world portfolio building over abstract theory. The student culture is close-knit, highly collaborative, and project-driven, as students frequently work together across disciplines in a tight community of aspiring media creators. A major hallmark of SFI is its "total immersion" philosophy and deep ties to the Pacific Northwest's independent film and tech industries, giving students direct access to professional equipment, mentorship, and commercial production pipelines.


Wikipedia: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.

Location
Seattle, WA, 98119-1707 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
SEA · Seattle
14 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
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Tuition & fees$33,000
Books & supplies$740
Cost of attendance$55,496
Average net price$41,595
Same price for all students
Tuition & fees$33,000
Books & supplies$740
Cost of attendance$55,496
Average net price$41,595
Net price by family income
Outcomes
Completion
Back for yr 2
78%
Transferred
0%
8 yrs after starting
81% graduated · 19% left or unknown · none transferred or still enrolled
Debt
Median at graduation$13,000
Monthly payment$138
Admissions

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Essay prompts

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Student Body
Gender
Men 71%Women 29%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
8 : 1
Pell grant
57%
Family income
$24,493
Independent
55%
Age at entry
27.0
Part-time
5%
Where first-years come from
In state (WA)
93.3%
Out of state
6.7%
International
0.0%

Most out-of-state first-years from: CA 1

Race & ethnicity
White
51%
Hispanic
9%
Black
17%
Asian
9%
Two or more
12%
NH/PI
2%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings
Film/Video and Photographic Arts26
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Institutional
Resources
Faculty salary
$5,625/mo
Teaching spend
$4,980
per student
Federal loans
55%
Classification
Carnegie type
Special focus — arts, music & design
Undergraduate profile
Four-year, inclusive admissions

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