The University of Puget Sound (often called UPS or just Puget Sound) is a private liberal arts college located in the North End of Tacoma, Washington, in the United States. For the class of 2012, approximately 5,300 students applied for a freshman class of only 675 incoming students. It is the only nationally ranked independent undergraduate liberal arts college in Western Washington, and one of only seventeen west of the Mississippi River.
It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, bachelor of music, master of arts in teaching, master of education, master of occupational therapy, and doctor of physical therapy degrees. As of 2006, it has an undergraduate enrollment of 2,576 and a graduate enrollment of 209. The school draws students from 47 states and 13 countries. It offers 1,200 courses each year in more than 40 major fields.
In the 1970s the university was widely known for its freewheeling social life, but throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the focus increasingly shifted to academics. Now, Puget Sound is a nationally ranked institution enjoying top academic marks from third party evaluators and college guides. In 2007, U.S. News & World Report ranked it 80th (in a tie with rival Lewis & Clark College) in a list of the top liberal arts colleges in the United States.
The University of Puget Sound was founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1888 in downtown Tacoma. Charles Henry Fowler, who had previously been the president of Northwestern University, dreamed up the idea for the college while in Tacoma for a Methodist conference. He spoke at the conference with his vision of a Christian institution of learning. The conference released a report:
Two cities vied for the location of the school - Port Townsend and Tacoma. The committee eventually decided on Tacoma. After the location was decided, a charter was drawn up and filed in Olympia on March 17, 1888. This date marks the legal beginning of the school. At this time, the school's legal title was known as "The Puget Sound University". In September 1890, UPS opened its doors, taking in 88 students. The beginnings of the school were marked by moral conviction: students were warned against intoxicating liquors, visits to saloons, gambling, tobacco use, and obscene drawings or writings on the college grounds. The university also had a tumultuous beginning. There was no endowment and the school often struggled for funds to pay the professors. It moved locations three times in 13 years, and at one time the school was merged with Portland University (now the University of Portland). However, it opened up a year later (1899) back in Tacoma on 9th and G Street. In 1903, the school was "reborn" and re-incorporated as a different entity, different trustees, and a different name, the "University of Puget Sound".
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 59% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Northwest Conference) Basketball (Northwest Conference) Baseball (Northwest Conference) Track (Northwest Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 28,460 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 28,270 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 190 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,347 | 19% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 2,466 | 9% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 9,848 | 80% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 6,088 | 56% | |
Any Aid: |
86% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 71% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 91% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 570, Math: 560 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 670, Math: 660 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 46% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 24, Verbal: 24, Math: 23 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 29, Verbal: 30, Math: 28 |
| Application Fee: | $ 40.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Recommended |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Recommended |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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19 months ago
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i grew up in oregon and puget sound was a school my friend went to very good school,,, close to seattle city,,, she loved it
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Hi. Please help me out here! Anyways, I was recently admitted to the University of Puget Sound and I have a strong incentive to go there but I know nothing about the weather there and only hear bad things, though I live in California and nothing really compares to that so it is biased anyways :)
If you could please help me out, that would be greatly appreciated!
20 months ago
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The weather is mild year round. You will find the winters colder than you're used to being from CA and the summers not as warm.
Normal winter temps are in the upper 30s to low 40s during the day, with night temps dipping down into the lower 30s or upper 20s. Most mornings you'll have to scrape frost off your car if you get up before things start to warm up.
Summer temps range from the upper 70s to mid 80s, with most warmer days sometimes reaching the upper 80s or 90s in late July and August. Nights are mild at mid to upper 50's to low 60s.
Contrary to popular belief, it does not rain all the time, however, it is overcast quite often. In the winter you can go days without the sun really shining. It's often cloudy or overcast in the morining in the summer with the coulds burning off by late morning. People think it rains all the time because most of the percipiation comes in the form of a heavy mist or light shower. We do have some heavy rains, but not like you see in the mid west or back east.
UPS is in Tacoma, the second largest city in Washington. It's not far from the mall and other shopping. There are bars and resturants nearby, and downtown isn't far. Tacoma is only about 45-60 minutes from Seattle.
I was born and raised in Tacoma and currently live 40 minutes away. I've traveled to other parts of the country, and although I like the weather in CA and the scenery in HI, I still think WA is the best place to live.
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