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Located in Tacoma, Washington, University of Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Tacoma makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

94 Undergraduate Degrees
$44,888 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
87% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of Puget Sound?

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Contact details for Puget Sound are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1500 N. Warner Street, Tacoma, WA 98416
Phone: 253-879-3100
Website: www.pugetsound.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/univpugetsound
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/univpugetsound

How Do I Get Into Puget Sound?

You can apply to Puget Sound online at: www.pugetsound.edu/admission/apply/

Admission Requirements for Puget Sound

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores neither required nor recommended
TOEFL neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Puget Sound?

87% Acceptance Rate
57% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 87%, Puget Sound is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Can I Afford University of Puget Sound?

$44,888 Net Price
51% Take Out Loans
2.1% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Puget Sound is $44,888. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Puget Sound, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $6,472 a year. That adds up to $25,888 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Puget Sound is 2.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Puget Sound Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,830 Full-Time Undergraduates
60% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,898 undergraduate students at Puget Sound, with 1,830 being full-time and 68 being part-time.

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There are also 232 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,830 full-time undergraduates at Puget Sound, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Puget Sound students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 143
Black or African American 44
Hispanic or Latino 194
White 1,199
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 240

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at University of Puget Sound. At this time, 39 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 9 countries are represented at Puget Sound. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Puget Sound

0 Took All Classes Online

University of Puget Sound Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 55 55
General Economics 37 37
International Business/Trade/Commerce 2 2
General Management Information Systems 0 0
TOTAL 94 94

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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