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University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, WA · CDS 2025–2026 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
72.4%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
11.1%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
87.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$85,328
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$21,255

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,626
Total all graduate278
Grand total all students1,904

Admissions

Total applicants4,711
Total admitted3,411
Total enrolled380
Overall admit rate72.4%
Admit rate — women78.5%
Admit rate — men65.1%
Yield rate11.1%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan91
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date1/31
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT30.0%
% submitting ACT13.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile620
SAT EBRW 75th %ile720
SAT Math 25th %ile570
SAT Math 75th %ile670
ACT Comp 25th %ile27
ACT Comp 75th %ile32
% in top 10% of HS class32.5%
% in top 25% of HS class59.5%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$67,550
Tuition — out-of-state$67,550
Required fees$638
Room and board$17,140
Total cost — in-state$85,328
Total cost — out-of-state$85,328

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$53,274
Avg % of need met87.0%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$30,654
Avg loan debt at graduation$21,255

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist43
# admitted from waitlist1
Waitlist admit rate8.3%
Transfer applicants (total)173
Transfer admit rate50.3%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio10:1
% faculty full-time——

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)72.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$38,394Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)75.3%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)62.0%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate82.4%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$59,684Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant17.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan43.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full21.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress34.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress16.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted——

Undergraduates

% part-time1.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white66.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino11.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian6.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races9.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women59.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men40.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white69.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian8.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown10.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences14.5%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services12.0%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies8.9%
Visual And Performing Arts8.4%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences6.7%
Psychology6.7%
English Language And Literature/Letters6.4%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs4.8%