University of Puget Sound

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Puget Sound

University of Puget Sound operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Tacoma, Washington (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 1,594 students of which 1,693 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Puget Sound is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 72.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,296 and an ACT midpoint of 29. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $38,394, with published in-state tuition of $62,898 and a Pell grant recipient share of 17.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 68.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 84.0%. Graduates earn a median of $69,594 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,802 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 89400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 69.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.