Envision your future in the vibrant Pacific Northwest.

Nestled between towering Giant Sequoias and the gentle waters of the Puget Sound, our campus provides a beautiful backdrop for our students as they discover who they are and what they have to offer. With a picturesque location, challenging academic programs, and an expansive list of clubs, organizations, and recreational activities, there's no better way to experience Puget Sound than as a Logger.

Who We Are

  • 1

    of 40 colleges included in "Colleges That Change Lives"

  • 2,000

    undergraduates from across the country and around the world

  • 29%

    identify as students of color
ans cheer on as Puget Sound competes against Pacific Lutheran University for the Homecoming and Family Weekend Football Game.

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Finding Magic at the Moon Festival

She’d led a parade of local children with red paper lanterns to a small bridge overlooking the Sound to close out the Tacoma Moon Festival, an annual event presented by the Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation and about…
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Reacting to the Past

According to the scripts in their hands, they were oligarchs, generals, landowners, citizens, women, and slaves, all locked within the besieged walls of Athens. There was little food left, and the Athenians faced a choice:…
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Fully Immersed

Many Tacoma residents may not be aware that one of the country’s largest immigration detention centers is in their city. Evan Eurs ’18 certainly wasn’t before he began an internship with the Northwest Immigrant…

What We Study

  • 50+

    areas of study including a renowned School of Music and an innovative Business and Leadership Program

  • 100+

    study abroad programs in more than 40 countries

  • 90%

    full-time, undergraduate faculty who hold terminal degrees in their field
Students in Professor Michael Johnson’s Sculpture/Metal class explore form, mass, structure, surface, and scale using steel as the primary medium.
Student working with children.
Undergraduate Programs

With more than 50 areas of study and an educational emphasis on critical thought, experiential learning, and an intersectional worldview, a Puget Sound education prepares the next generation of humane, effective leaders for a changing world.

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Graduate Programs

You’re ready for a change. Maybe you want to take your career to the next level. Or maybe you want to learn something new. With competitive programs for passionate students, we offer graduate-level degrees in Education, Counseling, Public Health, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy.

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How We Live

  • 100+

    wide-ranging organizations and clubs including fraternities and sororities

  • 75°F

    average high temperature in August - in January, the average temperature is 45°F!

  • 2

    hours away from two ski areas, two national parks, the Washington coast, and multiple wilderness areas
New students climb in an area call We Did Rock off of I-90 as part of the “Indoor Outdoor climbing Immersive Experience during orientation week

What We Become

  • 90%

    of graduates are employed, continuing their education, and engaged in public service within seven months

  • 52%

    of graduating students participate in an internship before graduation

  • Top 5

    consistently ranked number of alumni serving in the Peace Corps
Loggers, left to right: Robyn Thomas ’18, Patrick Johnson ’18, Becca Ebert ’16, and Lexie Carey ’11. Photo courtesy of Becca Ebert ’16

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Tuned In

Before she begins a new podcast interview, Lestraundra “Les” Alfred ’11 likes to start with the “review of the week.” In the “Kombucha for the Culture” episode, she reads a letter from a junior in college who says the podcast…
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New Voice in the State Senate: T'wina Nobles ’06, MAT'07

Until 2020, T’wina Nobles had no intention of running for the state Senate. She was doing work she loved as president and CEO of the Tacoma Urban League, and had just been re-elected to the University Place School Board…
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Fully Immersed

Many Tacoma residents may not be aware that one of the country’s largest immigration detention centers is in their city. Evan Eurs ’18 certainly wasn’t before he began an internship with the Northwest Immigrant…

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