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The real 4-year cost of Seattle Film Institute
Over the 7 years from 2016 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Seattle Film Institute went from $30,240 to $33,000, an average of 1.3% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2016–2027: history and projection
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $34,259 |
| Year 2 | $34,689 |
| Year 3 | $35,124 |
| Year 4 | $35,565 |
| 4-year total | $139,637 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $99,637
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $69,819
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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