unitid 236328 · Tacoma, WA · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
University of Puget Sound
- enrollment 2023
- 2,121
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
72%
47th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,594
68th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
17%
undergrads on Pell grants
15th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
68%
finish within 150% time
70th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$78,378
90th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$38,394
after aid, aided students
93rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$69,594
after entry, Title IV students
83rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$25,000
58th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $23,643 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k12%
- 30-48knot reported
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $90,105
- First-generation students
- 12%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $62,898
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.8× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 68 | $82,150 | $26,442 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 56 | — | — |
| Political Science and Government. | 46 | $57,451 | $22,801 |
| Psychology, General. | 43 | $55,554 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | 37 | $57,877 | $24,654 |
| Education, General. | 33 | $74,326 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 26 | — | $24,623 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 25 | — | $26,629 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 24 | — | $27,000 |
| History. | 24 | — | $20,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 23 | $78,034 | $21,646 |
| Economics. | 22 | $69,224 | $26,031 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.