University of Puget Sound Healthcare Programs

University of Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Tacoma, Washington. Tacoma is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is University of Puget Sound?

Contact details for Puget Sound are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1500 N. Warner Street, Tacoma, WA 98416
Phone:	253-879-3100
Website:	www.pugetsound.edu

How Do I Get Into Puget Sound?

You can apply to Puget Sound online at: www.pugetsound.edu/admission/apply/

Admission Requirements for Puget Sound

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Puget Sound?

With an acceptance rate of 83%, Puget Sound may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 28% of students accepted to Puget Sound submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 700. Math scores were between 570 and 690.

Puget Sound received ACT scores from 12% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 29. Math scores were between 25 and 0. Composite scores were between 27 and 32.

Can I Afford University of Puget Sound?

The overall average net price of Puget Sound is $44,888. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Puget Sound, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $7,519 a year. That adds up to $30,076 over four years for those students.

University of Puget Sound Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,898 undergraduate students at Puget Sound, with 1,830 being full-time and 68 being part-time.

There are also 232 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,830 full-time undergraduates at Puget Sound, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Puget Sound students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	143
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	194
White	1,199
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	240

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at University of Puget Sound. At this time, 39 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 9 countries are represented at Puget Sound. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and South Korea.

University of Puget Sound Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Occupational Therapy	18	22	40
Physical Therapy/Therapist	0	34	34
General Public Health	7	0	7
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	6	0	6
TOTAL	31	56	87

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Joe Mabel under License

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