Tacoma, WA

University of Puget Sound

https://www.pugetsound.edu

Repayment outcome

96.2%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$32,800–$70,600

middle 50% · median $51,500

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$32,115

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$20,789

Sticker price

before any aid

$53,785

Default rate

2.4%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

Health Professions$64,493
Education$54,331
Business$41,789
Computer Science$41,565
Social Sciences$41,565
Math & Statistics$38,324
Communication and Media Studies.$33,993
Psychology$32,332
English & Literature$31,848
Foreign Languages$30,047
Biology$28,598
Philosophy$28,598
Parks & Fitness$24,035
Interdisciplinary$24,013
History$21,964
Visual & Performing Arts$20,140

Academics

Acceptance

85.2%

Avg SAT

1,233

Enrollment

2,542

What students study

16 fields offered

Social Sciences

18% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

02Business11.4%
03Psychology10.8%
04Biology10.6%
05Visual & Performing Arts8.7%
06English & Literature6.6%
07Foreign Languages6.1%
08Communications4.1%
09Philosophy3.9%
10History3.9%
11Interdisciplinary3.7%
12Computer Science3.1%
13Parks & Fitness3.0%
14Math & Statistics2.8%
15Physical Sciences2.2%
16Education1.1%