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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.
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05 Paying for college.

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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.


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.

Learn More

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.


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.


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.




AFTER PUGET SOUND

We do work that matters in communities around the world.


 * 75+
   
   students pursue funded research each year


 * 90%
   
   of Class of 2019 are employed, continuing their education, or engaged in
   public service


 * 80%
   
   acceptance rate to medical school


 * 11:1
   
   student-to-faculty ratio


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   national post-grad scholarships and fellowships

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.”

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."

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..."

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."


CONCUSSIONS? THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT

Back then, says Curtiss, who graduated as one of the leading three-point
shooters in school history, the treatment was still pretty rudimentary, and…


A CHEMIST AFTER ALL

When Adam Willard ’03 emerged from high school in Bend, Ore., and prepared to
enroll at Puget Sound as a pre-med major, he hated chemistry so much…


A CAREER OF CIVIC COMMITMENT

Overseeing the organization that serves more than 40,000 low-income residents
and tenants was gratifying, he says, because “you can actually see the…


THE BUSINESS OF BASEBALL

And while some of it has to do with the Loggers’ on-field success in the sport,
much has to do with what happens in the classroom. “The vast majority…


A NONLINEAR CAREER

Today, he’s associate director of education at Tacoma Arts Live, but his career
also has included being a K-12 teacher, arts administrator,…


6TH AVENUE BREWER

In March 2020, Julie Davidson ’96 made a pivot. A certified facilitator, coach,
and consultant—and president and CEO of her own consulting company,…


TO MAKE IT BETTER

COMMON THREAD  Equal access is a theme running through the varied nonprofits
where…


A PASSION FOR WHITEWATER

Growing up in North Bend, Wash., J.T. Hartman ’19 spent time in and around
rivers, but not paddling them. That changed when he was 12 and a family…


LISTEN TO HALLIE

Bateman ’11 explains that, according to her mother, Alive people are present and
a “…


TEACHING IN THAILAND

Today, she knows a lot more. Dunlap lives in the northern Thailand city of
Lampang and…

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UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND NAMED 2021 ALL IN CAMPUS DEMOCRACY CHALLENGE AWARD
WINNER

Tacoma, Wash. – Recognized among colleges that worked to turn ou...
Faculty


BIRDS ON THE BRAIN

A self-professed “outdoor bum,” Peter Hodum, professor of biology and
environmental policy and decision making, spends his n...
What’s Happening Now
November 2021 9


SAVING RELIGION FROM ITS EXTREMES: A MUSLIM PERSPECTIVE

NOW


ARTIFACTS OF SERVICE: A VETERAN'S DAY POP-UP EXHIBIT

November 2021 10


MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH VIRTUAL INFO SESSION

November 2021 10


RACIALIZATION OF SOUTH ASIA ON THE AMERICAN DANCE FLOOR

November 2021 9
Lectures


SAVING RELIGION FROM ITS EXTREMES: A MUSLIM PERSPECTIVE

The Swope Endowed Lecture Series returns in person this November, featuring
special guest Imam Abdullah Antepli, Associate P...

NOW
Alumni + Family


ARTIFACTS OF SERVICE: A VETERAN'S DAY POP-UP EXHIBIT

Collins Memorial Library and the Archives & Special Collections will be
presenting a pop-up exhibit in the East Reading ...

November 2021 10
Sciences


MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH VIRTUAL INFO SESSION

Are you thinking about graduate school? Are you interested in gaining skills to
develop strategies to improve health and min...

November 2021 10
Arts
Lectures


RACIALIZATION OF SOUTH ASIA ON THE AMERICAN DANCE FLOOR

Isabel Wilkerson describes caste as an artificial hierarchy that determines
standing, respect, and assumptions of beauty and...

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LOGGER LIFE

@mopedpd

Six weeks into college and she still looks pretty happy! We had a great time
visiting for Parents Weekend. #daughter #upsloggers

@stitch.n.bitch_ups

AMAZING first meeting!! Thank you everyone that came out. Loved seeing all of
the paintings and projects <3

@caligirl71194

  University of Puget Sound Homecoming! ❤️ #universityofpugetsound

@sound_giving

#GratitudeThursday Shoutout to all the CHWS workers for working tremenoudously
hard to keep all of us safe during this unprecedented time.  CHWS provides
students with both primary medical care, STI screening, Mental health services,
and Referrals.  To learn more here is a link to their programs and...

@pugetsoundbiology

The Marine Biology class recently went to Titlow beach to do an intertidal
biodiversity survey at low tide. They documented a wide variety of marine
organisms, but found only three sea stars, organisms that were once abundant at
Titlow beach, but are now very rare because of sea star wasting disease...

@pugetsoundreslife

First year and transfer move-in day is in full swing!! Welcome home 🐻 we’re
glad you’re here ♥️


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