University of Puget Sound
Location: Tacoma, WA (urban, mid-sized city)
Size: 1,866 students
Avg percent need-met: 82%
Acceptance rate: 88%
Middle 50% ACT: 27-32 **Test Optional**
Middle 50% SAT: 1150-1370 **Test Optional**
The University of Puget Sound has a strong academic culture and laid back people. They boast an excellent science program with small, discussion-based classes. Professors are dedicated and engaged, there is a wide variety of courses, and students are intellectually critical and socially conscious. Classes take up a lot of time, but students relax on weekends on their stunning campus close to the water and metro areas.
Popular majors / known for: Business, Psychology, Political Science, Biology
Academic approach: Liberal arts with some graduate programs
Fun fact / campus tradition: Every spring, seniors line up at the Color Post, a 12-foot granite obelisk with a record for each graduating class, before proceeding to commencement
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Application Details
RD deadline: January 15th
Early Action deadline: November 1st
Supplemental essays: None
Application fee: $65
On Common App: Yes
CSS profile: N/A
Interviews: Considered
School also featured in: Good Merit Aid