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    Founded in 1888, University of Puget Sound is an independent, residential, and predominantly undergraduate liberal arts college.

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University of Puget Sound is a leading liberal arts university in the dynamic Pacific Northwest, offering a rigorous, flexible education that gives students the freedom to explore and shape their studies, supported every step of the way by mentors and advisors. Whether you know your path or have yet to discover it, we can help you pursue a life of purpose and impact.

Why Puget Sound?

01 At Puget Sound, it's personal.
02 A reputation for excellence.
03 Be challenged AND supported.
04 Get real experience.
05 Paying for college.
At Puget Sound, it's personal.
At Puget Sound, it's personal.

We come from different places and experiences, and no two journeys are the same. Explore a rigorous education that offers you the freedom to follow your own path.

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Prof. Carrie Woods in the field with students.
A reputation for excellence.
A reputation for excellence.

Ranked among the top liberal arts colleges in the country by U.S. News & World Report, Kiplinger, Forbes, The Princeton Review, and more.

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Be challenged AND supported.
Be challenged AND supported.

Our campus in Tacoma’s residential north end is built to foster collaboration and connections with cutting-edge researchers and scholars, trusted mentors and advisors, and lifelong friends.

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Get real experience.
Get real experience.

An education isn’t something you get—it’s something you do. Experience the joy of encountering ideas, making connections, generating new knowledge, and putting your education to work.

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Paying for college.
Paying for college.

We invest in your success financially, too. 100% of undergraduates receive financial aid, and first-year students admitted with a GPA of 3.6 or above will, at minimum, earn a Dean’s Scholarship of $23,000 per year.

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After Puget Sound

Loggers are remaking the world doing work that matters.
  • 90%

    of Class of 2019 are employed, continuing their education, or engaged in public service

  • 75+

    students pursue funded research each year

  • 11:1

    student-to-faculty ratio

  • 70%

    acceptance rate to medical school

  • 200+

    national post-grad scholarships and fellowships

  • 100%

    acceptance rate to dental, nursing, reproductive medicine, and OT/PT programs

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Alumni

"I have been very successful in my career relative to others of my age and experience. I attribute this to the liberal arts degree I earned at Puget Sound. In today’s economy, positions have been combined across fields, and having a liberal arts-based science degree is the best way to tackle modern challenges."

Jessica Bruce '08
Alumni Jessica Bruce '08

"As a student I recognized the importance of taking advantage of as many opportunities as possible to broaden my exposure and develop my resume. I interned for two summers in Washington D.C. with the Census Bureau and State Department. I also worked for the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, a non-profit that does investment in the community..."

Jessica Dyck '18
Alumni Jessica Dyck '18

"The ability for me to be able to critically think about global health inequities and the challenges that the world faces when it comes to policy making and funding of healthcare gives me perspective when I am working in my community."

Jacki Ward Kehrwald '10
Alumni Jacki Ward Kehrwald '10

"I was able to apply the participant observation method to contortion and acrobatics for my Watson project. I was able to participate in the training methods and also to look at the culture of the people around me and how their arts and training interacted with culture.”

Regina Kearney Glenn ’70, MBA'71

Most Likely To Lead

Regina Kearney Glenn ’70, MBA’71 It was the late 1960s and Regina Kearney Glenn ’70,…

Arlene Smith ’08

Taking Play Seriously

IT’S ALL THAT  Flow arts includes dance, juggling, fire spinning, and object…

Kristen Bor ’05, photo courtesy of Kristen Bor ’05

Making Her Own Road

OUTDOOR LIFE Kristen Bor ’05 has been living in a van and working from the road for six…

Neal Berntsen ’82, photo ©Todd Rosenberg Photography

A Musical Career

ALL IN THE FAMILY Neal Berntsen ’82 is one of three siblings to have studied music at…

Torey Anderson DPT'18, photo courtesy U.S. Ski & Snowboard

PT Doc for Elite Skiers

TOP DOC Torey Anderson DPT'18 is head physical therapist for the U.S. Women’s Alpine…

Alexey Rudolph Root ’83, photo courtesy of Alexey Rudolph Root ’83

Chess Champion and Author

CHESS EXPERT Alexey Rudolph Root ’83, a former U.S. women’s chess champ, now teaches…

Cynthia Nims ’86. Photo by David Perry

A Career in Food

Cookbook author Cynthia Nims’ romance with food had as good a beginning as any: a ham sandwich. Nims ’86 had just arrived in Paris for a study abroad…

Alison De La Cruz ’92 at LogJam! 2021

Making Spaces for Queer Women of Color

Alison De La Cruz ’92 There are few hats Alison De La Cruz ’92 does not wear. Over the…

Anton Edwardson ’14

An IT Guy Above the Arctic Circle

Anton Edwardson ’14 (shown on the Arctic Ocean) is an IT entrepreneur in his hometown…

CJ Bixby ’86. NASA photo

Truly a Rocket Scientist

Cynthia Bixby ’86 is now chief engineer at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center.…

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Nine University of Puget Sound Students Named Fulbright Finalists and Semi-Finalists

Every year, University of Puget Sound students are selected to receive highly competitive grants, awards, scholarships, and ...
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Campus

University of Puget Sound Names Drew Kerkhoff as Provost

TACOMA, Wash. — Following an extensive and highly competitive national search, University of Puget Sound has named Drew Kerk...
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June 2023 9

Summer Reunion Weekend

June 2023 19

Juneteenth Holiday Observed (No Classes)

June 2023 24

Ron Thomas Memorial Event

June 2023 9
Alumni + Family

Summer Reunion Weekend

We are so excited to invite you to campus to celebrate Summer Reunion Weekend, June 9–11, 2023.

2022-23 Academic Calendar Event
June 2023 19

Juneteenth Holiday Observed (No Classes)

June 2023 24

Ron Thomas Memorial Event

The private ceremony, held inside Thomas Hall, will be streamed to an outdoor tent to accommodate Ron's many friends, collea...

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Senior Art Show
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Check out these behind-the-scenes photos of students putting the final touches on their pieces for the 2023 Senior Art Show. The exhibit runs through May 14 in Kittredge Gallery. Check it out! 📷 : Adan Estrada ’23, Tillie Knox-Warshaw ’23, Cas Almond ’23, and Brenda Robles ’23. #ToTheHeights #art

Miles McCurdy
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“Financial aid changes lives.” Miles McCurdy ’26 is one of those lives: “Puget Sound will forever have a special place in my heart, because it is where I discovered who I truly am. It is where I found my passion for computer programming and how I want to live the rest of my life. This experience of ...

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LOGGER PALOOZA - May 3rd! 🥳🎤🍕🍿🎬 The end of the semester is fast approaching and there are plenty of ways to celebrate at Logger Palooza! We hope to see you there.

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bout to order his HOF plaque

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Shout-out to the members of Puget Sound’s fraternities and sororities who participated in the Puyallup Tribe’s Earth Day clean-up event, coordinated by the Surfrider Foundation’s South Sound Chapter! More than 100 volunteers pitched in to collect 1,400 pounds of trash from the Canoe Landing beach on...

Senior signing day
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🏈 💛🖤⭐️🤩• @lincoln_abes_football Congrats to our 3 seniors who signed today at our third signing day for this great class of 2023. John John Nelson - UPS Daniel Wani - UPS Drake Granberry - Shasta College  

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