University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, Washington · Private · 1,594 undergraduates · pugetsound.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
72%
of 4,711 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1200 to 1370
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$93,470Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at University of Puget Sound
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
72% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$93,470
a year in 2027-28, from a $93,470 sticker price
What to do with your 1290
Send your score
About 60% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1140, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: First-Year Students | University of Puget Sound · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
72%
of applicants were admitted: 3,411 of 4,711 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 1/31.
Early Decision
Binding. 58% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
43 students were offered a spot; 1 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 30% of them sent SAT scores and 13% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1200 to 1370
Reading and Writing 620 to 720
Math 570 to 670
ACT composite 27 to 32
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160019%
- 1200 to 139957%
- 1000 to 119922%
- 800 to 9992.7%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.65
- 4.09.2%
- 3.75 to 3.9939%
- 3.50 to 3.7423%
- 3.25 to 3.4916%
- 3.00 to 3.2410%
- 2.50 to 2.992.6%
- Below 2.500.3%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$93,470
a year
- Tuition$70,250
- Fees$660
- Food and housing$17,830
- Books and supplies$1,040
- Transportation and other$3,690
University of Puget Sound published $89,872 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$23,158
- $30,001 to $48,000$17,456
- $48,001 to $75,000$23,121
- $75,001 to $110,000$25,399
- Over $110,000$44,430
Financial aid
90%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$58,426
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
38%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $34,677 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 1-Nov
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit Scholarship
$1,000 to $2,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC by May 31.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
3 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $7,030Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 1 | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 1 | |
| Art History | 4 | 1 | ARTH 275 or 276 |
| Biology | 4 | 1 | BIOL 111 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 1 | MATH 180 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 1 | MATH 180 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 1 | MATH 180 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 2 | CHEM 110,120 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | 200-level Chinese Elective |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 1 | |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 1 | CSCI 161 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 1 | |
| Drawing | 4 | 1 | |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 1 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 1 | |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 1 | |
| European History | 4 | 1 | HIST 102 or 103 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | 200-level French Elective |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | 200-level German Elective |
| Human Geography | 4 | 1 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | 200-level Japanese Elective |
| Latin | 3 | 1 | LAT 102 |
| Latin | 4 | 1 | 200-level Latin Elective |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 1 | ECON 101 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 1 | ECON 102 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 4 | 1 | MUS 101 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 4 | 1 | MUS 103 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 1 | PHYS 111 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 1 | PHYS 112 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 1 | PHYS 122 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 1 | PHYS 121 |
| Psychology | 4 | 1 | PSYC 101 |
| Research | 4 | 1 | |
| Seminar | 4 | 1 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | 200-level Spanish Elective |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 1 | 200-level Spanish Elective |
| Statistics | 4 | 1 | MATH 160 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 1 | |
| United States History | 4 | 1 | HIST 152 or HIST 153 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 1 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
69%
Come back for a second year
84%
Typical earnings
$71,918
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Puget Sound$88,695
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 22 majors here have earnings data.
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