University of Puget Sound

1500 N. Warner Street
Tacoma, WA 98416
http://www.ups.edu

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Overview
TypePrivate institution
Year Founded1888
Religious AffiliationNone
Undergrad Students2,604
Endowment201,767,000
Application DeadlineFebruary 1
Application Fee40
SelectivityMore selective
Application DeadlineFebruary 1
Tuition30,425
Room/Board7,670
Services
Associated FirmsMicrosoft, Boeing, Goldman Sachs, Russell Investment Group, Japan Consulate, Peace Corps, Hitachi Consulting, Teach for America, Ames International, Guy Carpenter, Quellos
Campus Safety24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Career Servicesco-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
MuseumsArt gallery, sculpture building (completed September 2003), natural history museum, greenhouse, transmission and scanning electron microscopes, spectrophotometer, X-ray diffractometer and spectrometer, microcomputer lab, sedimentology lab, thin section preparation equipment, stereoscopic and petrographic microscopes, a computerized plotting/digitizing board and an image analysis system, portable seismograph, gravimeter, proton precession magnetometer, Global Positioning System, electrical resistivity meter, rock and mineral collection, exercise science lab, observatory, paleomagnetic & X-ray Lab, physiology labs, Spectrometer Gas Chromatography Mass Spectral Detector (GCMS), Automated DNA Sequencer, Arboretum, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer, Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) mass spectrometer
Basic Servicesnonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance, other
MuseumsArt gallery, sculpture building (completed September 2003), natural history museum, greenhouse, transmission and scanning electron microscopes, spectrophotometer, X-ray diffractometer and spectrometer, microcomputer lab, sedimentology lab, thin section preparation equipment, stereoscopic and petrographic microscopes, a computerized plotting/digitizing board and an image analysis system, portable seismograph, gravimeter, proton precession magnetometer, Global Positioning System, electrical resistivity meter, rock and mineral collection, exercise science lab, observatory, paleomagnetic & X-ray Lab, physiology labs, Spectrometer Gas Chromatography Mass Spectral Detector (GCMS), Automated DNA Sequencer, Arboretum, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer, Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) mass spectrometer
Periodical Subs10,732
# of Books506,419
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 monthsN/A
within one yearN/A
within two yearsN/A
Campus Life
Students in fraternities22%
Students in sororities23%
Campus Size97 acres
College housing offeredYes
Students in college housing60%
College housing typescoed dorms (59%), women's dorms (5%), sorority housing (8%), fraternity housing (8%), special housing for disabled students (0%), other housing options (20%)
Popular EventsDiversity Theme Year, First Friday Log Jam, Homecoming, Campus Music Network Concerts, Cultural Events Series, Hawaiian Luau, Pierce Lectures, Film and Theatre Society, Foolish Pleasures Student Film Festival, Infinite Monkeys Theatre Festival
Nearest AirportSea-Tac (25)
Nearest TrainTacoma (5)
Army ROTCOffered at cooperating institution (Seattle University @ Pacific Lutheran University)
Navy ROTCNot offered
Extracurricular
Students activitieschoral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook
Number of Organizations72
# of fraternities4
# of sororities4
Students in fraternities22%
Students in sororities23%
Student Papers(Appears as submitted by school) The Puget Sound Trail (weekly)
Honor SocietiesPhi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Mortar Board, numerous discipline-specific honoraries
Religious Organizations(Appears as submitted by school) Catholic Campus Ministry, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Christian Science Organization, Jewish Student Organization, LDS at Puget Sound, Lighthouse, Pagan Student Alliance, United Methodist Fellowship, Religious Organizations Council, Bahai Club, Buddhist Student Group, Muslim Student Association
International Organizations(Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Union, Asian and Pacific American Student Union, Community for Hispanic Awareness, Empowering People of Color, Hui-O-Hawaii, International Club, Mixed Race Generation, Womens Voices, Bi, Gay, Lesbian, Allies for Diversity (BGLAD), First Nations
Other Organizations(Appears as submitted by school) Associated Students of UPS (including student programs and media); Student representation on all campus committees; Spring Weekend; Family Weekend; Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity; American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU); Amnesty International; Apple Scruffs; Archery; Artistic Gymnastics League; Association for Computing Machinery (ACM); BLP (Business Leadership Program) Student Advisory Board; Breakfast Club; Campus Greens; Club de Nuevo Mexico; Conspiracy of Hope; Consulting Club; CSOC (Comparative Sociology) Club; Cycling Club; Democracy Matters; Earth Advocates; Film and Theatre Society; Football Club; Forum for American Israeli Relations (FAIR); Geology; Habitat for Humanity; Investment Club; Japanese Animation Club (JAUPS); Judo Club; Justice Understanding Solidarity Tolerance (JUST); Lacrosse (men's); Logger Pep Band; Model United Nations/Model European Union; Mortar Board; New Music Society; Organic Gardening Club; Phi Sigma Biology Honors Society; Pool Kayaking Club; Relay for Colleges Against Cancer; Repertory Dance Group (RDG); Republican Majority; Rugby; Service, Patriotism, Understanding, Responsibility, and Sacrifice (SPURS); Sisi Topo Pamoja; Structural Concept; Student Health Awareness Club (SHAC); Student Theatre Productions; Students for Peace and Justice; Swing Out; The Society for the History of Technology and the Sciences (SHOTS); Underground Jazz; University of Puget Sound Club Ice Hockey; University of Puget Sound Stage Musicals; University of Puget Sound Students for Fair Trade (UPSSFT); University of Puget Sound Towards Animal Rights Together (UPSTART); UPS GO; UPS Ski Team; UPS Ultimate Frisbee Club; UPS Writers' Guild; Vagina Anti-Violence Alliance; Voices for Planned Parenthood; Women's Voices; Yoga Club; Young Democrats