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Become a Logger Deadline Extended The deadline for accepted students to submit their deposit has been extended to June 1. Learn More Summer in the Sound Get ahead or explore a new subject in a Summer Term course at Puget Sound. View Summer Classes University of Puget Sound is a leading liberal arts university in the dynamic Pacific Northwest, offering a rigorous, flexible education that gives students the freedom to explore and shape their studies, supported every step of the way by mentors and advisors. Whether you know your path or have yet to discover it, we can help you pursue a life of purpose and impact. Why Puget Sound? 01 At Puget Sound, it’s personal. 02 A reputation for excellence. 03 Be challenged AND supported. 04 Get real experience. 05 Paying for college. At Puget Sound, it’s personal. At Puget Sound, it’s personal. We come from different places and experiences, and no two journeys are the same. Explore a rigorous education that offers you the freedom to follow your own path. Learn More A reputation for excellence. A reputation for excellence. Ranked among the top liberal arts colleges in the country by U.S. News & World Report , Kiplinger , Forbes , The Princeton Review , and more. Learn More Be challenged AND supported. Be challenged AND supported. Our campus in Tacoma’s residential north end is built to foster collaboration and connections with cutting-edge researchers and scholars, trusted mentors and advisors, and lifelong friends. Learn More Get real experience. Get real experience. An education isn’t something you get—it’s something you do. Experience the joy of encountering ideas, making connections, generating new knowledge, and putting your education to work. Learn More Paying for college. Paying for college. We invest in your success financially, too. 100% of undergraduates receive financial aid, and first-year students admitted with a GPA of 3.6 or above will, at minimum, earn a Dean’s Scholarship of $23,000 per year. Learn More After Puget Sound Loggers are remaking the world doing work that matters. 90% of Class of 2019 are employed, continuing their education, or engaged in public service 75+ students pursue funded research each year 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio 80% acceptance rate to medical school (4-year average for HPA applicants) 200+ national post-grad scholarships and fellowships 100% 2022 acceptance rate for HPA applicants to dental, nursing, reproductive medicine & OT/PT programs Alumni "I have been very successful in my career relative to others of my age and experience. I attribute this to the liberal arts degree I earned at Puget Sound. In today’s economy, positions have been combined across fields, and having a liberal arts-based science degree is the best way to tackle modern challenges." Alumni Jessica Bruce ’08 "As a student I recognized the importance of taking advantage of as many opportunities as possible to broaden my exposure and develop my resume. I interned for two summers in Washington D.C. with the Census Bureau and State Department. I also worked for the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, a non-profit that does investment in the community..." Alumni Jessica Dyck ’18 "The ability for me to be able to critically think about global health inequities and the challenges that the world faces when it comes to policy making and funding of healthcare gives me perspective when I am working in my community." Alumni Jacki Ward Kehrwald ’10 "I was able to apply the participant observation method to contortion and acrobatics for my Watson project . I was able to participate in the training methods and also to look at the culture of the people around me and how their arts and training interacted with culture.” Most Likely To Lead Regina Kearney Glenn ’70, MBA’71 It was the late 1960s and Regina Kearney Glenn ’70,… Taking Play Seriously IT’S ALL THAT Flow arts includes dance, juggling, fire spinning, and object… Making Her Own Road OUTDOOR LIFE Kristen Bor ’05 has been living in a van and working from the road… A Musical Career ALL IN THE FAMILY Neal Berntsen ’82 is one of three siblings to have studied music at… PT Doc for Elite Skiers TOP DOC Torey Anderson DPT’18 is head physical therapist for the U.S. Women’s… Chess Champion and Author CHESS EXPERT Alexey Rudolph Root ’83, a former U.S. women’s chess champ, now… A Career in Food Cookbook author Cynthia Nims’ romance with food had as good a beginning as any: a ham sandwich. Nims ’86 had just arrived in Paris for a study abroad… Making Spaces for Queer Women of Color Alison De La Cruz ’92 There are few hats Alison De La Cruz ’92 does not wear. Over the… An IT Guy Above the Arctic Circle Anton Edwardson ’14 (shown on the Arctic Ocean) is an IT entrepreneur in his hometown… Truly a Rocket Scientist Cynthia Bixby ’86 is now chief engineer at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center… See More After Puget Sound Campus Faculty Students University of Puget Sound Students Explore Color From Every Angle On a recent Thursday afternoon, students in University of Puget Sound’s Connections...