University of Puget Sound

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• 1500 N Warner
  Tacoma , WA 98416
  (253) 879-3100
  www.pugetsound.edu Campus Virtual Tour

  Setting

  Mid-size city

  Enrollment

  2,724

  Full time

  2,669

  Part time

  55

  Men full time

  1,117

  Women full time

  1,552

  Region Campus Street View

  Mission Statement

  The University of Puget Sound is an independent predominantly residential undergraduate liberal arts college with selected graduate programs building effectively on a liberal arts foundation. The University, as a community of learning, maintains a strong commitment to teaching excellence, scholarly engagement, and fruitful student-faculty interaction. The mission of the University is to develop in its students capacities for critical analysis, aesthetic appreciation, sound judgment, and apt expression that will sustain a lifetime of intellectual curiosity, active inquiry, and reasoned independence. A Puget Sound education, both academic and co-curricular, encourages a rich knowledge of self and others, an appreciation of commonality and difference, the full, open, and civil discussion of ideas, thoughtful moral discourse, and the integration of learning, preparing the University's graduates to meet the highest tests of democratic citizenship. Such an education seeks to liberate each person's fullest intellectual and human potential to assist in the unfolding of creative and useful lives.

  University of Puget Sound More Information

  Type of School

  Four or more years , Private not-for-profit

  Religious affiliation

  None

  Highest degree offered

  Masters

  Calendar

  Semester

  Distance learning opportunities

  No

  University of Puget Sound Diversity

  American Indian/Alaskan Native

  1%

  Asian/Pacific Islander

  9%

  Black/Non-Hispanic

  3%

  Hispanic

  3%

  White/Non-Hispanic

  74%

  Non-Resident Alien

  1%

  Race/ethnicity unknown

  9%

  Enrollment statistics are for a 12-month period as of 2007.

• University of Puget Sound Admission Basics

  Admissions office phone number

  -

  Open admission policy

  No

  Undergraduate Application fee

  $40

  Applied

  5,273

  Admitted

  3,502

  Enrolled

  644

  Admitted %

  66%

  University of Puget Sound Admission factors

  Admission test scores

  Required

  Secondary school GPA

  Required

  Secondary school rank

  Recommended

  Secondary school record

  Required

  TOEFL

  Required for international students who are not native English speakers

  Completion of college preparatory program

  Recommended

  Recommendations

  Required

  Formal demonstration of competencies

  Recommended

  University of Puget Sound Admission statistics

  Students submitting SAT

  93%

  SAT 1 Verbal 25^th percentile score

  570

  SAT 1 Verbal 75^th percentile score

  690

  SAT 1 Math 25^th percentile score

  550

  SAT 1 Math 75^th percentile score

  660

  Students submitting ACT

  48%

  ACT Composite 25^th percentile score

  25

  ACT Composite 75^th percentile score

  30

• University of Puget Sound Cost

  In-State Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

  $33,780

  Out-of-state Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

  $33,780

  Books and Supplies

  $1,000

  On-campus room and board

  $8,760

  Off-campus room and board

  $8,760 estimated cost

  University of Puget Sound Financial Aid

  Students Receiving Aid

  89%

  Receiving Federal Grants

  17% , $4,376 on average

  Receiving Institutional Aid

  83% , $12,893 on average

  Receiving Student Loans

  57% , $4,728 on average

• University of Puget Sound Programs & Majors

  Graduates in 2007/2008 academic year.

  Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies	Bachelor	Master
  Asian Studies/Civilization	3	0
  Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Bachelor	Master
  Biochemistry	8	0
  Biology/Biological Sciences, General	29	0
  Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	11	0
  Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services	Bachelor	Master
  Business Administration and Management, General	97	0
  Management Information Systems, General	2	0
  Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs	Bachelor	Master
  Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric	29	0
  Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services	Bachelor	Master
  Computer Science	9	0
  Education	Bachelor	Master
  Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	0	9
  Curriculum and Instruction	0	0
  Education, General	0	50
  Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	0	0
  Music Teacher Education	4	0
  English Language and Literature/Letters	Bachelor	Master
  English Language and Literature, General	35	0
  Foreign languages, literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor	Master
  Foreign Languages and Literatures, General	19	0
  French Language and Literature	3	0
  German Language and Literature	1	0
  Spanish Language and Literature	8	0
  Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences	Bachelor	Master
  Occupational Therapy/Therapist	0	29
  Physical Therapy/Therapist	0	0
  History	Bachelor	Master
  History, General	23	0
  Mathematics and Statistics	Bachelor	Master
  Mathematics, General	18	0
  Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor	Master
  Biological and Physical Sciences	23	0
  Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	1	0
  Science, Technology and Society	4	0
  Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies	Bachelor	Master
  Kinesiology and Exercise Science	20	0
  Philosophy and Religious Studies	Bachelor	Master
  Philosophy	6	0
  Religion/Religious Studies	10	0
  Physical Sciences	Bachelor	Master
  Chemistry, General	11	0
  Geology/Earth Science, General	6	0
  Physics, General	15	0
  Psychology	Bachelor	Master
  Psychology, General	61	0
  Social Sciences	Bachelor	Master
  Economics, General	15	0
  Economics, Other	35	0
  Political Science and Government, General	25	0
  Sociology	32	0
  Visual and Performing Arts	Bachelor	Master
  Art/Art Studies, General	25	0
  Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	7	0
  Music Management and Merchandising	1	0
  Music Performance, General	5	0
  Music, General	3	0

• University of Puget Sound Deadlines

  Early decision deadline

  Nov 15th

  Early action deadline

  -

  College will notify student of early decision by

  Dec 15th

  College will notify student of early action by

  -

  Priority application deadline

  -

  Financial aid priority deadline

  Feb 1st

  Regular application deadline

  Jan 15th

  Fall application deadline

  May 1st

  SAT Reasoning / ACT scores due

  Feb 1st

  SAT Subject score report due

  -

  Financial aid deadline

  -

  Transfer priority application deadline

  Mar 1st

  Transfer priority financial aid deadline

  Mar 1st

  Transfer application closing date

  Jul 1st

  Transfer deadline for filing financial aid forms

  -

  College will notify student by

  Apr 1st

  College will notify student of transfer decision by

  -

  College will notify student of financial aid decisions on or about

  -

  Student must reply to acceptance by

  May 1st

  Student must reply to financial aid decision by

  -

  Deadline for housing deposit

  May 1st

• University of Puget Sound Admin Settings

  College Profile Override

  -

  Application Link

  www.applyweb.com/apply/ups/index.html

  Scholarship Calculator Link

  -

  Facebook Link

  http://www.facebook.com/univpugetsound

  Twitter Username

  univpugetsound

  Virtual Tour Link

  http://www.ups.edu/tour.xml

  Enable Regional Events

  Yes

  Next Connect Link Url

  -

  Next Connect Link Text

  -

  Next Connect Description

  -

  University of Puget Sound Sports

  National Collegiate Athletic Association Membership

  Member of National Collegiate Athletic Association

  Football program

  -

  Basketball program

  -

  Baseball program

  -

  Cross country/track program

  -

  University of Puget Sound Military Programs

  ROTC

  Yes

  Army

  Yes

  Navy

  No

  Air Force

  No

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