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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?

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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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.

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.

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.

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.

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
200+
national post-grad scholarships and fellowships

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."

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.”

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Taking His Time

The most daunting moments of Eric Mercer Jr.’s career have arrived in relative quiet, far from any spotlights or screaming fans. The audiences have…

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Classroom Innovator: Bryan Johnson ’96, M.A.T.'97

Johnson ’96, M.A.T.’97 teaches at the Grant Center for the Expressive Arts, part of Tacoma Public Schools, and emphasizes “geo-literacy” in his…

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New Voice in the State Senate: T'wina Nobles ’06, M.A.T.'07

When she finally decided it was her time, Nobles ’06, M.A.T.’07 declared her candidacy for state Senate for the 28th District. That was mid-March of…

Ryan Payton ’03 has a game for you.

In late June, a few days before the splashiest release of his career as a video game developer, Ryan Payton ’03 sits alone in his company’s sprawling…

Risky Business

On the day in July 2014 that the U.S. evacuated its embassy in Tripoli amid heavy violence in Libya’s capital city, Sarah Carlson ’02 rode shotgun in…

Subway Stories: Kevin Nguyen ’09

Kevin Nguyen ’09 was living in Brooklyn and working in tech. Each morning and evening, on the crowded subway filled with New Yorkers intent on…

The Importance of Mentors: John Monroe ’79

Monroe, 74, has been doing that since 2003, when he retired from Boeing and became a volunteer with the Everett (Wash.) School District’s Career and…

A Small World After All

Carey would soon find out that she and Ebert weren’t the only Loggers in this small seasonal community of workers and scientists; there was also the…

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The Kids Are All Right

Under ordinary circumstances, Dana Levy ’21 has a lot going on. Levy is double majoring in English and gender and queer stu...

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A Change Is Gonna Come

When Serena Sevasin ’22, Mimi Duncan ’22, and Jaylen Antoine ’22 stepped up into the bed of a pickup truck in the parking lo...

What’s Happening Now

August 2021 21 — August 2021 27

Orientation Week

September 2021 3

LogJam!

October 2021 1 — October 2021 3

Homecoming and Family Weekend

August 2021 21 — August 2021 27

Orientation Week

We will be welcoming new and transfer students back in person in August 2021. We are planning for an engaging in-person Orie...

September 2021 3

LogJam!

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Sept. 1-3, 2021 Logjam is an annual festival when the Puget Sound community joins with neigh...

October 2021 1 — October 2021 3

Homecoming and Family Weekend

Save the Date! More information coming soon.

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Logger Life

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@ashleyanne22_

Long Story Short... The Mitochondria is the Powerhouse of the Cell ???‍? I am so grateful to have graduated last weekend with a Bachelors of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology with departmental honors, an emphasis in Bioethics, and a minor in Mathematics. I also had the honor of being award...

@tomiciamarie

summer heatin up cuz this hot girl is one degree hotter ? the journey to college, and even once i got here been one of high highs and low lows. ultimately i’m grateful for it all because of the people I met along the way and how it has helped shape me into the woman i am today. i couldn’t have gotte...

Building with rainbow over it on Puget Sound campus

@pugetsoundreslife

We hope your finals are going well!! You’ll soon be on the other side of this academic year #WeGotThisLoggers ??

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@pugetsoundoutdoors

Our OLE groups finished up their semester of training by backpacking through the UPS wilderness, teaching each other principles of Leave No Trace, and practicing skills to lead trips! We are excited to welcome in our newest leaders and get folks outside next year! Happy reading period and good luck ...

@haley.storey

i’m a little late to the party, but i am so excited to announce that i will be attending the university of puget sound next year! i’m going into the vocal performance program and i will be studying opera (no one is surprised). go loggers!!!

To the heights!

Puget Sound Bound

Meet our faculty

Why Puget Sound?

After Puget Sound

90%

75+

11:1

80%

200+

Taking His Time

Classroom Innovator: Bryan Johnson ’96, M.A.T.'97

New Voice in the State Senate: T'wina Nobles ’06, M.A.T.'07

Ryan Payton ’03 has a game for you.

Risky Business

Subway Stories: Kevin Nguyen ’09

The Importance of Mentors: John Monroe ’79

A Small World After All

The Kids Are All Right

A Change Is Gonna Come

Orientation Week

LogJam!

Homecoming and Family Weekend

Orientation Week

LogJam!

Homecoming and Family Weekend

Logger Life

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