University of Puget Sound
Work 1500 N. Warner Street
Tacoma, WA 98416
Work(253) 879-3211
Admissions E-mail: admission@ups.edu
Web site: http://www.ups.edu
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Tier 1
College Category:
Liberal Arts Colleges
Liberal Arts Colleges
Overview : University of Puget Sound
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Institutional Control: | Private |
| Year founded: | 1888 |
| Religious affiliation: | N/A |
| Academic calendar: | semester |
| Total number of undergraduates: | 2,539 |
| Setting | suburban |
| Endowment: | $259,302,000 |
| Fall Admissions | |
| Application deadline: | 1/15 |
| Application fee: | $50 |
| Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: | 66.4 % |
| Selectivity: | more selective |
| Expenses | |
| Costs: | 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $34,140 |
| Mission | |
| School mission | A nationally acclaimed undergraduate liberal arts college in an economically vibrant and beautiful area of the country, the University of Puget Sound enrolls 2,600 students from nearly all fifty states and thirteen countries. Puget Sound combines a residential undergraduate experience with unusual majors (International Political Economy; Science, Technology, and Society; and Neuroscience), and an emphasis on civic engagement, research and internships. Puget Sound graduates secure jobs at nationally and internationally recognized firms and gain admission to the most selective graduate and professional schools. Graduates are admitted to medical school, law school, and dental school at rates well above the national average, and earn prestigious fellowships, including Rhodes, Fulbright, National Science Foundation, Rotary, and Watson. |
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