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University of Puget Sound

University of Puget Sound
1500 North Warner Street
Tacoma, WA 98416

Official telephone: (253) 879-3100
Fax number: (253) 879-3993
Website: https://www.pugetsound.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,632
Full-time undergraduates: 1,618
Part-time undergraduates: 14
Total graduate students: 312
Full-time graduate students: 221
Part-time graduate students: 91
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native
6.4% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.2% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
10.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
67.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.6% Nonresident Alien
2.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 97 acres
Nearest major city: Seattle

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 72%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 68%
Percent of students who live off campus: 3%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Other computer facilities/services: financial aid, admission, student employment
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Puget Sound Outdoors; Repertory Dance Group; Ka Ohana me ke Aloha; Student Theatre Productions; Relay for Life

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's cheerleading  
Men's crew  
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's fencing  
Men's football NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ice hockey  
Men's rowing NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's rugby  
Men's sailing  
Men's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's cheerleading  
Women's crew NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's fencing  
Women's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ice hockey  
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's rugby  
Women's sailing  
Women's skiing (downhill)  
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III

Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball; basketball; football; golf; lacrosse; soccer; softball; tennis; volleyball; rowing; swimming and diving; track and field; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Seattle-Tacoma International

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