University of Puget Sound

What are the graduation rates for students at University of Puget Sound?

Puget Sound's reported six-year graduation rate is 68% for the measured cohort of first-time, full-time students. Its reported first-year retention rate is 84%, meaning that share returned for the following fall under the measure's definition.

A six-year rate allows more time than the standard four-year course plan; it does not say that most graduates needed six years. Likewise, a retention figure tracks continued enrollment at the institution, not eventual graduation. These measures chiefly describe designated first-time student cohorts, so they should not be read as transfer-student or graduate-program outcomes. Students comparing completion rates should use the same cohort definition and measurement period at each institution.

What is the earning potential for graduates at University of Puget Sound?

Reported College Scorecard figures show earnings for some Puget Sound fields of study measured one year after completion. They describe observed earnings for the students included in each reported program measure - not a starting salary promised to a new graduate.

For example, the reported one-year figure is $57,730 for computer science, $48,980 for economics, and $46,383 for business administration, management and operations. The figures are lower in some other reported fields, including $28,705 for psychology. These comparisons require care: program populations, rates of immediate graduate study, types of work, and the availability of reportable records differ. A field with no published figure should not be assumed to have either better or worse outcomes.

Early earnings are one part of a financial decision. They do not capture later career changes, the value of further education, or an individual student's borrowing. Puget Sound's career services are a separate consideration: reported services include individual counseling, résumé and interview assistance, job-search resources, employer events, and alumni networking. Access to those services is not an employment outcome.