Quick Facts

At the University of Puget Sound, a nationally ranked, liberal arts college in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, we are proud of our strong commitment to teaching excellence, scholarly engagement and fruitful student-faculty interaction.

Our excellence as a national liberal arts and sciences college is measured by the quality and character of our students, our dedicated teaching faculty, and our innovative academic programs.

The university is an independent, predominantly residential, undergraduate college with selected graduate programs building effectively on a liberal arts foundation.

Students from 47 states and territories and 14 countries live and learn at the university, founded in 1888.  The 97-acre campus of Tudor Gothic buildings is set among native fir groves in a residential section in the North End of Tacoma, Washington.  The Puget Sound region offers diverse cultural, artistic, and social opportunities, as well as numerous recreational activities on Puget Sound and in the nearby Cascade and Olympic Mountain ranges.

Students
Curriculum
Faculty
Campus
Student Life
Computer Facilities
Athletics
Financial Information
Frequently Called Puget Sound Numbers
Frequently Visited Puget Sound Web Sites

Students

FTE enrollment (Fall 2006)
Undergraduate:  2,576
Graduate:  209

Student body
47 states and territories
14 countries  

Ethnic and minority enrollment
Undergraduate:  416
Graduate:  54

Student honors earned  
ASIANetwork Freeman Foundation Fellowship
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
David L. Bowen National Security Education Program Scholarship
Fulbright Scholarship
Hertz Foundation Fellowship
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Predoctoral Fellowship
Mellon Fellowship
National Science Foundation Fellowship
Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship
Rhodes Scholarship
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship
Thomas J. Watson Fellowship
Truman Scholarship
Undergraduate Summer Research Grant

Select academic honor societies
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Kappa Phi

Freshman admission profile
Total applications for 2006:  5,231
Total entering freshmen:  678
Average SAT score:  1247

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Curriculum

Undergraduate degrees
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Bachelor of Music (B.M.)

Graduate degrees
Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)
Master of Education (M.Ed. with an emphasis in Counseling)
Master of Occupational Therapy (M.O.T.)
Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (M.S.O.T)
Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.)

Academic Departments
Art, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Classics, Communication, Comparative Sociology, Economics, Education, English, Exercise Science, Foreign Languages and Literature, Geology, History, Mathematics and Computer Science, Music, Occupational Therapy, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Politics and Government, Psychology, Religion, Theatre Arts

Interdisciplinary Programs
African American Studies; Asian Studies; Biochemistry/Molecular Biology; Environmental Studies; Gender Studies; Honors; Humanities; International Political Economy; Latin American Studies; Natural Science; Neuroscience; Science, Technology, and Society

Special Opportunities
Business Leadership, Dual-Degree Engineering, Internships, Pacific Rim/Asia Study-Travel, Special Interdisciplinary Major, Study Abroad (50 countries)

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Faculty

Total faculty:  219
Tenure-line faculty with Ph.D. or terminal degree in field:  98%
Student-faculty ratio:  11 to 1

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Campus

Construction and major renovations performed within the last decade: (dollars in millions)

Science Center:
     Renovation of Thompson Hall (in progress) $41.1
     Construction of Harned Hall (2005-06) $25.4
Regester Hall renovation (2006) $2.2
Howarth Hall accessibility upgrades (2005) $0.6
Todd & Phibbs Residence Hall renovations (2004) $2.0
Sculpture House construction (2003) $0.5
Baker Stadium, Peyton Field, and Shotwell Track upgrades (1998, 2002) $2.1
Trimble Hall construction (2001-02) $11.7
Jones Hall Phase I & II renovation (2000. 2001) $7.0
Wheelock Student Ctr. improvements (1997, 1998, 2001, 2003) $4.8
Collins Library renovation (2000) $6.4
Wyatt Hall construction (2000) $13.8
Howarth Hall renovation (2000) $0.9  
Union Avenue residences (1999) $8.5
McIntyre Hall renovation (1999) $3.2
New baseball field (1998) $1.2
Seward, Schiff and Smith Residence Hall renovations (1996, 1997, 1998) $2.1

Total.......................................$133.4


Collins Memorial Library
Volumes: 538,488
Periodical subscriptions: 1,658
Electronic titles: 11,061
Microfilm units: 344,409
Audio-Visual units: 18,070

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Student Life

Residence halls:  11
On-campus houses:  58
Theme and foreign language houses: 21
Student clubs and organizations:  100
Fraternities and sororities:  8
Students involved in community service:  75%
Student-led religious life organizaitons: 12 representing 8 religious traditions

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Computer Facilities

Fiber optic and high speed Internet connections to Collins Memorial Library, all academic buildings, Wheelock Student Center, and (on a port-per-pillow basis) residence halls and on-campus housing.

24-hour computer labs in most residence halls and classroom buildings.

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Athletics

Northwest Conference, NCAA Division III
Varsity sports:  10 men's, 11 women's
Intramural sports:  14
ASUPS Club sports:  3

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Financial Information

Tuition and fees:  $30,060 (2006-07)
Room and board:  $ 7,670 (2006-07)
Annual budget:  $95 million (2007-08)
Gifts received: $12.3 million (2006-07)
Endowment:  $222.7 million (June 30, 2006)
Students receiving financial aid from one or more programs (scholarships, grants, loans, and student employment):  94% (2006-07)
Median family income of students receiving financial aid:  $76,800 (2006-07)

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Frequently Called Numbers

  • Academic Dean
    253.879.3205
  • Admission
    253.879.3211
  • Alumni Programs
    253.879.3245
  • Athletics Office
    253.879.3140
  • Bookstore
    253.879.3270
  • Communications
    253.879.3298
  • Dean of Students
    253.879.3360
  • Financial Aid and Scholarships
    253.879.3214
  • Human Resources
    253.879.3369
  • Information Center
    253.879.3419
  • Library
    253.879.3669
  • Registrar's Office
    253.879.3217 
  • Security Services
    253.879.3311
  • University Relations
    253.879.3900

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Frequently Visited Web Sites

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

 
Puget Sound consistently produces Fulbright Scholars each year.