University of Puget Sound

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 1,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,169 (5% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (9% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,610
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 32%
From Region 13%
Athletes 437 (27.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 66%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 9%
Asian 7%
Black 3%
Native American 1%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Sciences 300 41% 62% 8% 2% 12% 1% $56,289 4 -0.72 12 94%
Pre-Engineering 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $91,301 26 -0.55 82 — — — — —
Computer Science 15 +1 87% 53% 13% 0% 13% 7% $74,100 2 -1.49 56 97% — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $62,819 13 -0.85 26 — — — — —
Geological/Earth Sciences — — — — — — — — $58,495 22 -0.59 16 — — — — —
Mathematics 5 +1 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,934 38 -0.47 53 96% — — — —
Physics 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,008 28 -0.47 63 — — — — —
Biochemistry 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $65,398 21 -0.54 33 — — — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences 26 — 31% 62% 12% 0% 19% 0% $53,398 6 -1.51 8 93% — — — —
Biology 15 — 33% 87% 0% 0% 7% 0% $59,140 17 -0.85 18 91% — — — —
Cellular and Molecular Biology 7 — 57% 43% 14% 0% 0% 0% $47,191 1 -2.16 4 100% — — — —
Environmental Science 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,043 32 -0.45 10 95% — — — —
Kinesiology 17 +1 65% 53% 35% 0% 6% 0% $56,215 28 -0.65 12 96% — — — —
Economics 14 +5 64% 64% 0% 7% 14% 7% $84,221 33 -0.52 75 96% — — — —
Political Economy 12 +3 67% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $56,543 1 -1.56 13 93% — — — —
African American Studies 6 +3 17% 17% 17% 67% 0% 0% $54,218 40 -0.40 9 93% — — — —
Chinese 2 +5 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,814 28 -0.56 7 85% — — — —
Classics — +3 — — — — — — $49,418 19 -0.73 5 — — — — —
Creative Writing 9 — 44% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $34,610 1 -2.17 1 100% — — — —
English 14 +3 36% 64% 21% 0% 0% 0% $52,601 56 +0.02 7 91% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 4 +1 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,218 40 -0.40 9 93% — — — —
French 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,948 40 -0.28 10 88% — — — —
General Education 9 — 0% 11% 11% 0% 33% 0% $51,733 25 -0.54 6 — — — — —
German — +1 — — — — — — $27,554 0 -2.72 1 86% — — — —
History 14 +1 57% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $55,825 53 -0.11 11 96% — — — —
Japanese 5 +1 20% 40% 20% 0% 0% 0% $51,814 28 -0.56 7 85% — — — —
Latin American Studies — +1 — — — — — — $54,948 42 -0.34 10 88% — — — —
Philosophy 4 +1 25% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $54,770 35 -0.50 10 — — — — —
Religion 11 +3 45% 64% 0% 0% 18% 0% $43,053 13 -0.96 2 95% — — — —
Science, Technology and Society 6 +1 17% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $55,080 36 -0.48 10 — — — — —
Spanish 5 +6 80% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $54,948 40 -0.28 10 88% — — — —
American Politics — — — — — — — — $56,543 9 -1.15 13 93% — — — —
Communication Studies 17 +5 35% 59% 6% 6% 12% 0% $58,695 40 -0.30 17 100% — — — —
International Studies 4 +2 25% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,226 7 -0.91 11 87% — — — —
Political Science 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,543 9 -1.15 13 93% — — — —
Psychology 24 +1 42% 46% 4% 0% 17% 0% $56,725 63 +0.25 13 91% — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 17 +2 18% 53% 0% 6% 24% 0% $48,525 14 -0.76 4 94% — — — —
Art 6 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,725 52 -0.01 3 89% — — — —
Art History 4 — 0% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $46,725 34 -0.40 3 89% — — — —
Ceramic Arts 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,725 52 -0.01 3 89% — — — —
Painting 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,725 52 -0.01 3 89% — — — —
Printmaking — — — — — — — — $46,725 12 -1.04 3 89% — — — —
Sculpture 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $46,725 52 -0.01 3 89% — — — —
Theatre 4 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $33,998 6 -1.21 1 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business and Leadership 43 74% 49% 16% 9% 12% 0% $80,583 74 +0.15 69 96%
Business Administration 43 +7 74% 49% 16% 9% 12% 0% $80,583 70 +0.15 69 96% — — — —
International Business — — — — — — — — $80,120 55 -0.16 68 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Music 15 67% 80% 0% 0% 7% 0% $47,040 1 +0.03 4 100%
Keyboard Instruments — — — — — — — — $45,857 46 -0.10 3 100% — — — —
Music 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,857 46 -0.10 3 100% — — — —
Music Education 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $51,775 72 +0.54 7 — — — — —
Music Performance 6 — 83% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,857 46 -0.10 3 100% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,857 46 -0.10 3 100% — — — —
Voice and Opera 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,857 46 -0.10 3 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $69,874
ROI Percentile 17th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 2%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 15%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Humanities 25.1% 90 34% 61% 9% 4% 11% 0% $50,586 24 -0.56 6 93% —
Business & Economics 19.3% 69 71% 55% 10% 7% 13% 1% $77,140 45 -0.28 63 96% —
Social Sciences 18.7% 67 30% 54% 3% 3% 15% 0% $55,041 35 -0.32 10 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 14.0% 50 38% 66% 8% 0% 14% 0% $54,732 6 -1.37 10 93% —
Arts 9.2% 33 45% 79% 3% 0% 9% 0% $45,326 21 -0.18 3 95% —
Health Sciences 4.7% 17 65% 53% 35% 0% 6% 0% $56,215 2 -0.65 12 96% —
Computer Science 4.2% 15 87% 53% 13% 0% 13% 7% $74,100 4 -1.49 56 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.4% 12 42% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $70,581 27 -0.60 47 96% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 3 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,043 27 -0.45 10 95% —
Engineering 0.6% 2 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $91,301 6 -0.55 82 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.7M #403 93% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.5M #402 90% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #511 63% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #407 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #439 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.2M #542 89% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 93 $512K $512K $0
Track & Field (combined) 54 $45K $45K $1
Baseball 47 $249K $249K $0
Soccer 34 $136K $136K $0
Swimming 22 $88K $88K $0
Basketball 17 $171K $171K $0
Tennis 13 $45K $45K $0
Golf 10 $43K $43K $0
Rowing 7 $75K $75K $0
Total 248 $1.4M $1.4M $1
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 42 $37K $37K $0
Volleyball 28 $186K $186K $0
Soccer 26 $145K $145K $0
Rowing 20 $75K $75K $0
Swimming 20 $88K $88K $0
Softball 18 $122K $122K $0
Basketball 14 $190K $190K $0
Lacrosse 14 $84K $84K $0
Tennis 9 $45K $45K $0
Golf 6 $43K $43K $0
Total 189 $1.0M $1.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 96 $82K $82K $1
Football 93 $512K $512K $0
Soccer 60 $281K $281K $0
Baseball 47 $249K $249K $0
Swimming 42 $177K $177K $0
Basketball 31 $362K $362K $0
Volleyball 28 $186K $186K $0
Rowing 27 $150K $150K $0
Tennis 22 $91K $91K $0
Softball 18 $122K $122K $0
Golf 16 $87K $87K $0
Lacrosse 14 $84K $84K $0
Total 437 $2.8M $2.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (non-ED) 9%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 66% 79% 17%
Early Decision 52% 62% 13%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 43%
SAT Range 1200 – 1370
SAT Math Range 570 – 670
SAT RW Range 620 – 720