Costs, Tuition, & Fees

The University of Puget Sound uses both direct costs and indirect costs to determine the cost of education for Puget Sound students.

Direct costs are defined as charges billed by the university that appear on your student account.  These charges include tuition, student fees, meal plans, and university housing.

The following direct costs will be billed by the university to most full-time undergraduate students during the nine month academic year.

1. Part-time students and students enrolled for more than 4.25 units are charged additional tuition at the rate of $4,260 per unit.
2. All full-time students are required to have health insurance coverage. All full-time students will be billed annually for the health insurance plan as a part of the fall term billing process.  For students who begin enrollment in the spring term, the full fee will be assessed in the spring.  Students may submit a request for waiver of the university plan provided they demonstrate coverage under a different plan and this coverage is valid for treatment in the Tacoma metropolitan area. 
3. This room charge is for a standard room. The premium room charge for single rooms, university houses, and Trimble Hall is $2,812 per semester.
4. This board charge is for the A La Carte Medium meal plan. Other meal plans available include Off-Campus, Light, Hearty, and Mega.

Indirect costs are defined as expenses you will incur that are not billed by the university.  These charges include books and supplies, transportation, personal expenses, and off-campus housing.

Rates for University-owned Residences

Room and board charges are $8,760 for the academic year.  This figure includes a medium meal plan with standard on-campus housing for the fall and spring semesters.  There is a slightly higher cost for single rooms, university houses, and Trimble Hall. Vacation periods are excluded.

Room and board costs are charged as a unit, and all students living in residence halls or the Union Avenue facilities must pay board as well as room charges.

A Residential Programs Deposit of $200 is required upon application for university housing.  The deposit serves as a room reservation, key deposit, and damage deposit.  If damage charges are incurred during a term, repair costs will be deducted from the deposit and reflected on the monthly Statement of Accounts.  The statement will indicate the payment amount necessary to replenish the deposit to the $200 level.