University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, WA · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
72.4%
3,411 admitted
SAT · 50th
1290
Range 1200–1370
6-yr grad
69.0%
Retention 87.9%
Undergrads
1,626
10:1 S-F
Admissions
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65.0% / 78.0%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications4,711
Overall admit rate72.4%
In-state admit rate65.0%
Out-of-state admit rate78.0%
Enrolled380 · 11.1% yield
Admitted from waitlist1 of 43
Very important factorsGPA, Character, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Recs
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1290
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1200–1370 · 30.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W620670720
Math570630670
Comp120012901370
ACT
255075
Comp272932
Cost & aid
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$67,550
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$67,550
Fees$638
Room & board$17,140
Books$1,000
Avg need-based grant$53,274
% need met87.0%
Avg debt at graduation$29,835
Academics
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10 : 1
student-faculty ratio
87.9% retention
Student-faculty10 : 1
Retention87.9%
4-year graduation53.8%
6-year graduation69.0%
Enrollment
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1,626
undergraduates
68.1% out-of-state · 2 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates1,626
First-year380
Transfer45
Full-time98%
Female58%
Out-of-state68.1%
International (freshmen)2
Rankings
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#96
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#9626
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#34926
NicheBest Colleges in America#58926
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceNorthwest Conference4
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingWashington colleges7
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$65
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/15 → 1-Apr → May 1
Early decision11/1 → 12/15 · binding
Early action11/1 → 1/31
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
Admissions URLhttps://www.pugetsound.edu/admission/app…
Admissions emailadmission@pugetsound.edu
Admissions phone253-879-3211
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Willamette Univers…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Willamette University OR · Private (nonprofit)77.1%—1K
Lewis & Clark College OR · Private (nonprofit)71.2%—1K
Whitman College WA · Private (nonprofit)40.2%—1K
Gonzaga University WA · Private (nonprofit)81.7%13005K
University of Portland OR · Private (nonprofit)94.2%13002K
Colorado College CO · Private (nonprofit)22.1%13401K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University of Puget Sound

11 years of University of Puget Sound's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.