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University of Puget Sound

University of Puget Sound is a private campus in Tacoma proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$28,409

family income
under $30k

$29,663

$30–48k

$33,336

$48–75k

$37,880

$75–110k

$45,996

over $110k

Average net price

$38,3942023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of Puget Sound rose from $27,866 (2008) to $38,394 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$27,866
2009	$27,627
2010	$28,998
2011	$31,698
2012	$32,115
2013	$37,400
2014	$37,352
2015	$37,324
2016	$37,074
2017	$36,075
2018	$35,149
2019	$33,562
2020	$23,215
2021	$37,164
2022	$38,920
2023	$38,394

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$78,3782024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of Puget Sound rose from $45,986 (2009) to $78,378 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$45,986
2010	$47,917
2011	$49,995
2012	$51,877
2013	$53,785
2014	$55,948
2015	$57,877
2016	$59,721
2017	$61,652
2018	$63,474
2019	$65,550
2020	$68,072
2021	$60,204
2022	$73,002
2023	$75,509
2024	$78,378

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$21,425
2001	$22,505
2002	$23,780
2003	$25,190
2004	$26,880
2005	$28,460
2006	$30,060
2007	$31,895
2008	$33,975
2013	$41,868
2014	$43,428
2015	$44,976
2016	$46,552
2017	$48,090
2018	$49,776
2019	$51,740
2020	$52,775
2021	$55,670
2022	$57,626
2023	$59,900

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Puget Sound reports published tuition of $62,898 in this record. University of Puget Sound's $62,898 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of Puget Sound reports 1,594 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

68% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Puget Sound within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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68%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of Puget Sound has held near 68% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	71%
1992 cohort	71.5%
1993 cohort	73.5%
1994 cohort	71.4%
1995 cohort	71.7%
1996 cohort	73.5%
1997 cohort	77.4%
1998 cohort	74.4%
1999 cohort	72.9%
2000 cohort	74.5%
2001 cohort	76.1%
2002 cohort	76.3%
2003 cohort	78.1%
2004 cohort	79.6%
2005 cohort	73.2%
2006 cohort	77%
2007 cohort	78.2%
2008 cohort	76%
2009 cohort	78.3%
2010 cohort	79.8%
2011 cohort	78.1%
2012 cohort	75.6%
2013 cohort	76.2%
2014 cohort	77.1%
2015 cohort	74.2%
2016 cohort	76.1%
2017 cohort	67.9%
2018 cohort	68%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$17,125	$8,854
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,125	$10,005
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,056	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,239	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,626	$2,626
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,625	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$2,939
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$22,425	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$24,000	$6,202
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,755	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,697	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,962	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,000	$6,625

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$46,802

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$55,567

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$69,594

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of Puget Sound admitted 3,785 of 5,239 applicants in Fall 2024. The 72.2% rate describes that application pool.

72.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $59,900 tuition · 2023–24 1,594 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1170–13801600

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Admissions

University of Puget Sound reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Puget Sound’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 610–710 and Math was 560–670 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1170–1380 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	610	670	710
SAT Math	560	610	670
ACT Composite	27	29	31

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Puget Sound received 5,239 applications and admitted 3,785 (72.2%), with 430 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

72.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	66.6%
Fall 2002	72.1%
Fall 2003	73.1%
Fall 2004	69.8%
Fall 2005	71%
Fall 2006	64.8%
Fall 2007	66.4%
Fall 2008	65.3%
Fall 2009	63.4%
Fall 2010	52.3%
Fall 2011	51.8%
Fall 2012	53.7%
Fall 2013	85.2%
Fall 2014	79.3%
Fall 2015	79.2%
Fall 2016	78.9%
Fall 2017	83.9%
Fall 2018	88.3%
Fall 2019	83.8%
Fall 2020	86.9%
Fall 2021	88.3%
Fall 2022	82.7%
Fall 2023	76.3%
Fall 2024	72.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1170–1380Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1160	1340
Fall 2002	1160	1350
Fall 2003	1145	1345
Fall 2004	1145	1330
Fall 2005	1130	1330
Fall 2006	1130	1340
Fall 2007	1120	1350
Fall 2008	1140	1340
Fall 2009	1130	1340
Fall 2010	1130	1340
Fall 2011	1130	1340
Fall 2012	1150	1348
Fall 2013	1120	1330
Fall 2014	1110	1330
Fall 2021	1150	1370
Fall 2022	1170	1390
Fall 2023	1185	1390
Fall 2024	1170	1380

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

27–31Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	24	29
Fall 2003	24	29
Fall 2004	25	29
Fall 2005	24	29
Fall 2006	25	29
Fall 2007	25	30
Fall 2008	25	29
Fall 2009	25	30
Fall 2010	26	30
Fall 2011	26	30
Fall 2012	26	30
Fall 2013	25	30
Fall 2014	25	30
Fall 2021	26	32
Fall 2022	27	32
Fall 2023	27	31
Fall 2024	27	31

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,594Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Puget Sound fell from 2,592 (Fall 2002) to 1,594 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,592
Fall 2003	2,501
Fall 2004	2,595
Fall 2005	2,589
Fall 2006	2,531
Fall 2007	2,526
Fall 2008	2,566
Fall 2009	2,595
Fall 2010	2,576
Fall 2011	2,645
Fall 2012	2,583
Fall 2013	2,542
Fall 2014	2,550
Fall 2015	2,476
Fall 2016	2,506
Fall 2017	2,413
Fall 2018	2,363
Fall 2019	2,298
Fall 2020	1,896
Fall 2021	1,866
Fall 2022	1,712
Fall 2023	1,631
Fall 2024	1,594

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

84%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of Puget Sound has held near 84% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	85%
Fall 2003 cohort	88%
Fall 2004 cohort	87%
Fall 2005 cohort	83%
Fall 2006 cohort	86%
Fall 2007 cohort	85%
Fall 2008 cohort	86%
Fall 2009 cohort	86%
Fall 2010 cohort	88%
Fall 2011 cohort	87%
Fall 2012 cohort	87%
Fall 2013 cohort	87%
Fall 2014 cohort	86%
Fall 2015 cohort	86%
Fall 2016 cohort	86%
Fall 2017 cohort	81%
Fall 2018 cohort	81%
Fall 2019 cohort	76%
Fall 2020 cohort	88%
Fall 2021 cohort	79%
Fall 2022 cohort	80%
Fall 2023 cohort	84%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Puget Sound

Faculty pay at University of Puget Sound averages $128,712 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of Puget Sound as a primarily residential campus of 1,594 undergraduates — and 84% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Puget Sound's SAT section-percentile sums are 1170–1380 — their midpoint is near the WA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Puget Sound's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of Puget Sound compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of Puget Sound72.2%

Washington median83.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of Puget Sound$62,898

Washington median$19,614

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of Puget Sound's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Puget Sound$69,594

Washington median$62,092

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Puget Sound, Washington and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Puget Sound	Washington median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	72.2%	83.2%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$62,898	$19,614	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$69,594	$62,092	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Puget Sound, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of Puget Sound federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 25 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$98,696
Economics	$81,082
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$77,585
Mathematics	$75,462
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$65,986
Psychology, General	$61,919
Communication and Media Studies	$61,904
History	$60,458
Area Studies	$57,407
Education, General	$57,205
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$56,052
Biological and Physical Sciences	$55,690
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$53,792
Biology, General	$52,645
Political Science and Government	$52,278
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$52,234
English Language and Literature, General	$50,690
Sociology and Anthropology	$48,940
International Relations and National Security Studies	$47,734
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$46,791
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$46,112
Fine and Studio Arts	$43,032
Music	$41,207
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$38,871
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$37,553

These 25 fields listed for University of Puget Sound measure earnings after completion. The $69,594 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 19 additional University of Puget Sound fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Puget Sound report?

University of Puget Sound's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1170–1380 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Puget Sound's acceptance rate?

72.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,785 admitted from 5,239 applicants.

How much does University of Puget Sound cost?

At University of Puget Sound, tuition is $62,898. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does University of Puget Sound report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $69,594. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Washington

Pacific Lutheran University — 78% admitted
Northwest University — 83.2% admitted
Seattle Pacific University — 83.4% admitted
Seattle University — 76.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.