What SAT score do you need for University of Puget Sound? (Middle 50%: 1160–1388)
First-year students at University of Puget Sound who sent an SAT scored 1160–1388, with a median of 1280 (Common Data Set 2024–25). University of Puget Sound admits 72% of applicants.
Where your score lands at University of Puget Sound
First-year students who sent an SAT: 1160–1388, median 1280
Middle 50% of admitted students Median
Enter your SAT or ACT to see which tier University of Puget Sound is for you and whether to send your score.
University of Puget Sound by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 72%
- Middle 50% SAT
- 1160–1388
- Median SAT
- 1280
- About on the ACT
- 23–31
- Sent an SAT
- 31%
Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS
University of Puget Sound admit rate over 10 years
Applications fell 10%, from 5,827 in 2015 to 5,239 in 2024, and University of Puget Sound's admit rate went from 79% to 72%.
- 79%
- 72%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,239 | 3,785 | 72% |
| 2023 | 5,548 | 4,232 | 76% |
| 2022 | 5,345 | 4,418 | 83% |
| 2021 | 5,025 | 4,437 | 88% |
| 2020 | 5,202 | 4,518 | 87% |
| 2019 | 5,182 | 4,343 | 84% |
| 2018 | 5,730 | 5,060 | 88% |
| 2017 | 5,958 | 4,997 | 84% |
| 2016 | 6,398 | 5,048 | 79% |
| 2015 | 5,827 | 4,616 | 79% |
In fall 2024, 430 of the 3,785 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
What each SAT score means at University of Puget Sound
Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.
- Under 1110Far reachHold
- 1110–1150ReachHold
- 1160–1270TargetHold
- 1280–1380TargetSend
- 1390 and upLikelySend
Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.
University of Puget Sound SAT sections, ACT and class rank
Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.
| Test | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Math | 560 | 610 | 670 |
| SAT total | 1160 | 1280 | 1388 |
| ACT composite | 27 | 29 | 31 |
Of enrolled first-year students, 31% sent an SAT and 10% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.
- Top 10% of their class
- 36%
- of new students who reported a rank
University of Puget Sound early decision and waitlist
Early decision
103 of 122 early decision applicants were admitted.
- Early decision84%
- All applicants72%
Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.
Waitlist
102 applicants were offered a spot, 32 took it, and 1 was admitted from it.
3.1%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in
Common Data Set 2024–25.
University of Puget Sound cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $38,394
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 68%
- Median earnings
- $69,594
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 1,661
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like University of Puget Sound
Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.
- Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, NY · 73% admitted1140–1380, median 1280
- Siena UniversityLoudonville, NY · 69% admitted1138–1430, median 1280
- Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, MO · 73% admitted1220–1380, median 1300
- Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MD · 75% admitted1210–1370, median 1270
- DelawareNewark, DE · 71% admitted1220–1370, median 1300
- Oregon StateCorvallis, OR · 77% admitted1127.5–1360, median 1270
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Sources
- University of Puget Sound Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- University of Puget Sound website
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