undergraduates minors, 10 graduate degrees, and 4 post-graduate certificates to more than 2,000 students. Its graduate program in psychology is one of the few schools in the country to focus on existential phenomenology as a therapeutic method.
Dr. David V. Powers was the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for 15 years; he left in the summer of 2024 to take a sabbatical, planning to return afterward as a standard faculty member in the psychology department. Dr. Monica J. Casper replaced Powers as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences on August 1, 2024, coming from San Diego State University, where she served the roles of Special Assistant to the President on Gender-Based Violence and Professor of Sociology.
=== Cornish College of the Arts ===
Cornish College of the Arts was founded as an private art college in 1914 and operated independently until it was acquired by Seattle University in May of 2025. It continues to operate primarily on its South Lake Union campus and offers 12 undergraduate majors …
