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University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (12% of graduates). 10 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 76% of colleges. 75% of faculty are full-time. Spends $23,433 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

358 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 35% of graduates; 43 programs in 20 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020112% 43
    Graduates in this field earn $77,585 4 years out
  2. Biological and Physical Sciences 30.01017.3% 26
    Graduates in this field earn $55,690 4 years out
  3. Psychology, General 42.01016.7% 24
    Graduates in this field earn $61,919 4 years out
  4. Speech Communication and Rhetoric 09.01014.7% 17
    Graduates in this field earn $61,904 4 years out
  5. Sociology and Anthropology 45.13014.7% 17
    Graduates in this field earn $48,940 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Interdisciplinary studies, 3.1% → 8.9% of graduates since 2014–15 (32 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer Science$98,696 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $66,055

    4 years after completion$98,696
    National median: $107,009Below typical

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 45 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Economics$81,082 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $48,153

    4 years after completion$81,082
    National median: $82,686About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $61,941 · Non-Pell: $59,918(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,500 · 48 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Business Administration, Management and Operations$77,585 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $49,106

    4 years after completion$77,585
    National median: $68,257Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $61,844 · Non-Pell: $75,012(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,000 · 130 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Mathematics$75,462 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $37,610

    4 years after completion$75,462
    National median: $69,562Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $59,643 · Non-Pell: $72,634(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,000 · 25 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$65,986 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $22,192

    4 years after completion$65,986
    National median: $55,693Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 1 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college10 to 1
10 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 76% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty75%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$96,569

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$23,433
$23,433
← Lessmore than 90% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$266,366
$266,366
← Lessmore than 90% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)