- The Inkwell
- Washington
- University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WACity: midsizeZIP 98416Founded 1888
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1888
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.pugetsound.edu
WashingtonPrivate nonprofit
University of Puget Sound
University of Puget Sound is a private nonprofit university in Tacoma, Washington, with 1,594 undergraduates. It admits 72% of applicants, graduates 69% within six years and costs $32,507 a year after aid.
69%graduate
Admission rate72%
Retention84%
4-year graduation54%
Pell Grant share23%
Federal loans40%
$32,507net price / year
72%admission rate
1296average SAT
69%graduate in 6 years
$71,918median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#334 of 1,704 for earnings#1,529 of 1,739 for lowest net price#400 of 1,738 for graduation rate#628 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $83,875tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $65,886
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $65,886
- Average net price
- $32,507national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$23,158
$30,001–48,000$17,456
$48,001–75,000$23,121
$75,001–110,000$25,399
$110,001+$44,430
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 72%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1296
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 610–710
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–670
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 27–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college72%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college69%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college23%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 69%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 54%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 68%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,811
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $71,918middle 50%: $45,907–$102,555
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$102,555
Median, University of Puget Sound$71,918
Lower quarter$45,907
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,594
- Part-time
- 1.2%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 20.4
- First-generation students
- 12%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 23%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 75%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,726 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $23,433
- Endowment, end of year
- $471,468,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White66%
Hispanic11%
Black3.1%
Asian6.8%
Two or more races9.1%
U.S. nonresident0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.6%
Unknown2.0%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences14%
Business & management12%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies8.9%
Visual & performing arts8.4%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.7%
Psychology6.7%
English language & literature6.4%
Communication & journalism4.8%
keep comparing
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitman College Walla Walla, WA | $29,486 | 75% | $70,813 |
| Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA | $25,419 | 55% | $71,277 |
| Whitworth University Spokane, WA | $23,009 | 67% | $64,055 |
| Walla Walla University College Place, WA | $27,786 | 58% | $67,140 |
| Saint Martin's University Lacey, WA | $25,472 | 56% | $70,376 |
| City University of Seattle Seattle, WA | — | 12% | $66,765 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's College Annapolis, MD | $32,917 | 71% | $52,985 |
| Bennington College Bennington, VT | $31,507 | 70% | $46,253 |
| Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY | $31,617 | 71% | $80,471 |
| Reed College Portland, OR | $32,800 | 74% | $64,977 |
| Furman University Greenville, SC | $31,764 | 74% | $70,201 |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA | $31,147 | 72% | $71,967 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 236328. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q956780.