Seattle Pacific University Athletics

Seattle Pacific fields 8 varsity sports as an NCAA Division II school, which sits between the high-profile Division I programs and the purely recreational Division III level. Division II schools offer athletic scholarships but compete at a more regional level with less media attention than major college sports. About 8.7% of SPU's 2,073 students compete as varsity athletes (180 total). The Falcons compete in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference against schools primarily from the Pacific Northwest. SPU awards $1,886,742 in athletic scholarships across all sports. The school's Christian mission extends to athletics, emphasizing character development alongside competition. With two-thirds of students being women, SPU likely has strong women's programs. The smaller student body creates an intimate athletic environment where games feel more like community events than big-time spectacles.