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University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, WA · Private · Midsize city · UPS

Private institution in Tacoma, WA · 1,631 undergraduates · 76% acceptance rate · $69,594 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$38,9201,887th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$59,9001,924th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$59,9001,924th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$75,5091,853rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$69,594286th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,802738th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
67.9%501st highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
80.5%643rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
76.3%779th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1332160th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,6311,063rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
16.7%1,852nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 15 mi (SEA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 44 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$45,696$41,565
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$44,886$41,789
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$43,957$41,565
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$40,338$33,993
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors$38,289$38,289
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$37,208—
Historybachelors$35,600$21,964
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors$33,281—
International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciencesbachelors$32,925$28,212
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$32,925$30,771
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$32,162$30,047
MusicVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$31,848$20,140

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Puget Sound’s 1,631 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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