UW vs University of Puget Sound

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

UW is a public and University of Puget Sound is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
University of Puget Sound has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,900) than UW ($41,997).
It is harder to admit to UW than University of Puget Sound.
UW has more students with 52,319 students while University of Puget Sound has 2,023 students.
University of Puget Sound has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while UW's ratio is 21 to 1.
UW has more full-time faculties with 4,720 faculties while University of Puget Sound has 227 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Washington-Seattle Campus and University of Puget Sound.

UW	vs.	University of Puget Sound
Seattle, Washington	Location	Tacoma, Washington
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$12,643 Out-Of-State$41,997	2024 Tuition & Fees	$59,900
42%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$15,700	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$32,665

42.53 %	Acceptance Rates	76.28 %
26.40 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.94 %
-	SAT Score	1,310
-	ACT Score	30
84 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
94 %	Retention Rate	79 %
52,319	Student Population	2,023
4,720	Number of Faculties	227
21 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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