University of Puget Sound (Puget Sound) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Tacoma, WA.
It offers 8 graduate programs - 6 Master's, and 2 Doctorate. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $41,422.
A total of 270 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,864 students at Puget Sound.
You can find Puget Sound's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $41,422. It offers eight (8) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Puget Sound |
| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
| Address | 1500 N. Warner Street, Tacoma, WA |
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| Graduate School Students | 282 students |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $41,422 |
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| Student to Faculty | 10:1 (10.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 8 Graduate Programs 6 Master's, 2 Doctorate |
2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Puget Sound
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Puget Sound with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $41,422 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,307.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
| Tuition | $41,150 |
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| Fees | $272 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,307 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,000 |
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| Room & Board | $16,498 (On-Campus) / $16,498 (Off-Campus) |
| Personal Expenses | $3,544 (On-Campus) / $3,544 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $62,464 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $62,464 |
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
| Tuition & Fees | $37,346 | $36,047 | $37,307 | $38,676 | $41,422 |
Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of Puget Sound offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 8 major areas - 6 Master's, 2 Doctorate. 55 students have been conferred Master's degree and 58 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
| Total | 55 | 58 | - | - |
| Men | 12 | 20 | - | - |
| Women | 43 | 38 | - | - |
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Graduate Student Population
Puget Sound graduate schools have a total of 282 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 75 male and 207 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 237 full-time and 45 part-time students in graduate schools.
By race/ethnicity 171 White, 7 Black, and 40 Asian students are attending at University of Puget Sound. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
9 grad students are younger than 22 and 16 students are older than 65. It has 190 students aged between 22 and 30 and 55 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 282 |
| Men | 75 |
| Women | 207 |
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 282 |
| Full-time Students | 237 |
| Part-time Students | 45 |
Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 282 |
| Asian | 40 |
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| Black | 7 |
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| Hispanic | 22 |
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Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 171 |
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| Two or more races | 23 |
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| Un-Known | 17 |
Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 282 |
| 21 & Under | 9 |
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| 22-24 | 108 |
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| 25-29 | 82 |
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| 30-34 | 44 |
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| 35-39 | 11 |
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| 40 & Over | 16 |
Online Population
At University of Puget Sound graduate schools, 0 students enrolled online exclusively and 0 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 270 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 0 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 0 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 270 |
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 0 |
| Washington Resident | - |
| Other State In U.S. | - |
| Outside of U.S. | - |