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    About Puget Sound

    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

  • 80%

    acceptance rate to medical school (4-year average for HPA applicants)

  • 200+

    national post-grad scholarships and fellowships

  • 100%

    2022 acceptance rate for HPA applicants to dental, nursing, reproductive medicine & 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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Paige Shinall ’25 and Gwen Lindberg ’25 record stream flow of Fryingpan Creek as a part of their internship at Mount Rainier National Park.
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University of Puget Sound Students Assess Geologic Threats to Mount Rainier National Park

It’s a warm summer day alongside Fryingpan Creek as Paige Shinall ’25 climbs into a pair of waders and prepares to step into...
Professors Justin Tiehen and Ariela Tubert.
Faculty

University of Puget Sound Professors Awarded Grant for Pioneering Exploration of Existential Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence

University of Puget Sound philosophy professors Ariela Tubert and Justin Tiehen have been recognized for their work on the i...
What’s Happening Now
September 2023 19

Study Abroad Fair

September 2023 21

Thompson Hall Science and Math Seminar: Steven Neshyba

September 2023 21

Regional Event - Loggers Keep Learning Honolulu

September 2023 22

Racism and Dehumanization: Philosophy talk by David Livingstone-Smith

Study Abroad Fair
September 2023 19

Study Abroad Fair

Join us to learn about the wide variety of study abroad programs that are available to Puget Sound students. A variety of pr...

September 2023 21
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Thompson Hall Science and Math Seminar: Steven Neshyba

Come hear what people in many different fields of science and math are researching. Please join us for refreshments at 3:45 ...

Loggers Keep Learning
September 2023 21
Alumni + Family
Lectures

Regional Event - Loggers Keep Learning Honolulu

President Isiaah Crawford and Trustee Scott Higashi '91 invite you to join them for Loggers Keep Learning Honolulu on Thursd...

Racism and Dehumanization
September 2023 22
Lectures

Racism and Dehumanization: Philosophy talk by David Livingstone-Smith

Dehumanization, the attitude of conceiving of others as less than human, is intimately tied to race. Groups of people who ar...

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Thank you to everyone that made LogJam ‘23 possible! . . . #totheheights

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DAY 1 🤩 🌱 Thanks ASUPS & Tulengua! Club & Activity Day starts TONIGHT! Come by Jones Circle from 5-9:30pm to DISCOver all the different ways you can get involved on campus . . . #ToTheHeights

Three female students staffing the KUPS table at LogJam '23
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Hi Barbies! 🥰 If you missed Clubs & Activities Day, don’t worry! Tap the link in our bio to find a campus community 🤩 . . . @asups.tacoma

Grizz making the rounds at LogJam '23
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It's almost time for LogJam! Puget Sound's annual kickoff for the fall semester, hosted by @asups.tacoma, returns Aug. 31–Sept. 1, welcoming students to campus with live music and dance, information about clubs and identity groups, an outdoor movie screening, and more!

Aerial view of Jones Circle during the LogJam '23 Activities Fair
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We brought the drone out for one last look at Clubs & Activities Day 🤩 Tap the link in our bio to discover a community on campus! . . . #totheheights

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Happy first week of classes, Loggers! 🎒 📚 ☕

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