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After Seattle Film Institute: graduation, pay and debt

Seattle, Washington · For-profit · 65 undergrads

75% of Seattle Film Institute students finish within six years and graduates leave with $20,000 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

75%
finish within six years.
78%
of first-years come back for year two.
$20k
median federal debt at graduation.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished within six yearsCollege Scorecard, 2019 entry
75%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
78%

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$20,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$12,063
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,063
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,500

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers