About City University of Seattle

Founded in 1973, City University of Seattle is a private, accredited, not-for-profit university that has awarded over 45,000 degrees and certificates worldwide. Recognized as an educational pioneer, CityU helps students around the globe fulfill their dream of earning a coveted American degree by providing unprecedented access to quality education. Headquartered in the United States with nearly 20 locations throughout Washington and Hawaii, the Canadian Provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, Czech Republic, Slovakia, China, and Mexico, CityU is truly a global university. As part of CityU`s mission, the school is committed to building stronger communities worldwide through educational programs that provide global reach and are relevant and sensitive to your local needs. In Slovakia, CityU offers its programs through Vysoka Skola Manazmentu (VSM), the first accredited private university in Slovakia established by Slovak law and fully recognized by the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic. Read the Fast Facts about City University of Seattle.

Academic Model

CityU offers an education that is accessible to the working adult and transfer student. Its curriculum is taught by practicing professionals and is results-oriented, hands-on, and informed by what industry demands now. The learning model is focused on helping professionals earn a degree that will later earn them a better job, salary, title or life after they graduate.

CityU Learning Goals

City University Learning Goals (CULGs) represent the critical competencies necessary to be successful in today’s workforce. In addition to program learning outcomes that demonstrate knowledge and skills for an area of study, CityU students are expected to demonstrate mastery of the City University Learning Goals upon graduation. These learning goals are practiced extensively across the curriculum and within the context of progressively more challenging problems, projects, and standards.

City University of Seattle’s Headquarters and Main Campus

City University of Seattle
521 Wall Street
Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98121

• General Information and Questions: 
• Toll-Free: 1.800.426.5596
• Local: 206.239.4500
• www.cityu.edu