In 1891, Adrian Sweere, S.J., took over a small parish school near downtown Seattle at Broadway and Madison. At first, the school was named after the surrounding Immaculate Conception parish and did not offer higher education. In 1898, the school was named Seattle College after both the city and Chief Seattle, and it granted its first bachelor's degrees 11 years later. Initially, the school served as both a high school and college. From 1919 to 1931, the college moved to Interlaken Blvd, but in 1931 it returned to First Hill permanently. In 1931, Seattle College created a "night school" for women, though admitting women was highly controversial at the time.

In 1948, Seattle College changed its name to Seattle University, under Father Albert A. Lemieux, S.J. In 1993, the Seattle University School of Law was established through the purchase of the Law School of the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, and the School of Law moved to the Seattle campus in 1999.

Housing fees (Quarter)

Bellarmine, Campion, and Xavier Hall

Double $2,815 

Triple Plus $2,317 

Kolvenbach Community

Double $2,900 

 The Yobi

Yobi A (213-219 sq ft) $ 4,782

Yobi B (184 sq ft) $ 4,680  

Yobi B Loft* (288 sq ft) $ 4760  

Yobi C (147 sq ft) $ 4,618

Yobi C Loft* (163 sq ft) $ 4,698  

Yobi D (197 sq ft) $ 4,782  

Yobi D Loft* (288 sq ft) $ 4,864

Yobi E (135 sq ft) $ 3,749