| Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007 |
| Total undergraduates: |
1,065 men, 1,474 women, 2,539 total |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
1,048 men, 1,455 women, 2,503 total |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
17 men, 19 women, 36 total |
| Total graduate students: |
63 men, 217 women, 280 total |
| Full-time graduate students: |
44 men, 155 women, 199 total |
| Part-time graduate students: |
19 men, 62 women, 81 total |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Northwest |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
68% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 2.8% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 1.8% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 10.0% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 3.1% | Hispanic |
| 77.1% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.3% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 4.9% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 2.6% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 1.5% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 8.9% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 3.4% | Hispanic |
| 75.2% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.4% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 8.0% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
97 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Tacoma |
| Population of city/town: |
199,600 |
| Nearest major city: |
Seattle |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
35 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
573,911 |
| Online campus map: |
www.ups.edu/
campus_map.htm |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (60%)
- women's dorms (5%)
- sorority housing (8%)
- fraternity housing (7%)
- special housing for disabled students
- other housing including Residential houses adjacent to campus, theme housing (20%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
97% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
62% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
38% |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
40% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, Academic honesty policy, sexual harassment policy, drug/alcohol policy, computer/network policy, residential policies. |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s) |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
314 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
The Office of Information Services supports the computing and information technology needs of the University's curricula by providing students, faculty, and staff with computers and software for instruction and research, and offering technical support, training, and consultation on a wide variety of projects. Among the University's computer resources are contemporary SUN, UNIX, LINUX, Windows and MacIntosh systems and desktop platformsgeneral access computers for students in many locations and |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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University Archives, Special Collections (History of Science), Student Diversity Center; Abby Williams Hill Digital Painting Collection |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art gallery; sculpture building; natural history museum; greenhouse; transmission and scanning electron microscopes; DNA sequencer, NMR, GCMS, X-ray diffractometer; microcomputer labs; sedimentology lab; thin section preparation equipment; stereoscopic and petrographic microscopes; computerized plotting/digitizing board and image analysis system; portable seismograph; gravimeter; proton precession magnetometer; ICP; GPS, GIS lab |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance, Diversity Center |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Employer Resources, Job Fairs, Special Career Programs |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
80% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
4 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
4 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
20% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
4 |
| Number of sororities that have chapter houses: |
4 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
18% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Trail |
| Number of honor societies: |
14 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
75 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Latter Day Saints, Catholic Campus Fellowship, Jewish Student Organization, Lighthouse, United Methodists |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Black Student Union (BSU), Buddist Union, Community for Hispanic Awareness (CHISPA), Hui O Hawaii, Jewish Student Organization (JSO), Asian Pacific Student Union (APASU) |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Adelphian Concert Choir, Elements, Fight the Illicit Gains of Human Trafficking (FIGHT), Film and Theatre Society, Fly Fishing Club, Futbol, Geology, Habitat for Humanity, International Club, Investment Club, Judo Club, Amnesty International, Martial Arts Club, Math Club, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), New Music Society, Pep Band, Physics, Pool Kayaking Club, Psychology Club, Puget Ping Pong Players, Puget Sound Running Club, Archery, Repertory Dance Group (RDG), Student Health Awareness Club (SHAC), Student Theatre Productions, Students for a Democratic Society, Students for a Free Tibet, Students for a Sustainable Campus, Swing Out (SOUPS), Society for the History of Technology and the Sciences (SHOTS), Underground Jazz (UJ), University of Puget Sound Stage Musicals (UPSStageM), Art Club, UPS Sail, UPS Slow Food, UPS Ultimate Frisbee Club, UPS Writers Guild, UPS Young Republicans, Vagina Anti-Violence Alliance, Voices for Planned Parenthood (VOX), Young Democrats, Artistic Gymnastics League, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Bi, Gay, Lesbian, and Allies for Diversity (BGLAD), BLP (Business Leadership) Student Advisory Board, CSOC (Comparative Sociology) Club |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Amy E. Hackett,
Director of Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Robin Hamilton |
| School mascot: |
Loggers |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Northwest Conference (Division III) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | |
| Men's basketball | no | |
| Men's cross-country | no | |
| Men's football | no | |
| Men's golf | no | |
| Men's soccer | no | |
| Men's swimming | no | |
| Men's tennis | no | |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's basketball | no | |
| Women's cross-country | no | |
| Women's golf | no | |
| Women's lacrosse | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | |
| Women's softball | no | |
| Women's swimming | no | |
| Women's tennis | no | |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's volleyball | no | |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
20% |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Sea-Tac (25 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Tacoma (5 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Tacoma (4 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
23% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
excellent |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
36% immediately |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Boston University (MA);Case Western Reserve University (OH);Columbia University (NY);Cornish College of the Arts (WA);Creighton University (NE);Culinary Institute of America (NY);Drexel University (PA);Embry Riddle Aeronautical University--Prescott (AZ);George Fox University (OR);Gonzaga University (WA);Indiana University--Bloomington (IN);Johns Hopkins University (MD);Loyola Marymount University (CA);Loyola University Chicago (IL);Michigan State University (MI);New York University (NY);Oregon Health and Sciences University (OR);Oregon State University (OR);Pacific Lutheran University (WA);Portland State University (OR);San Francisco Conservatory of Music (CA);Seattle University (WA);Sonoma State University (CA);St. Louis University (MO);Tulane University (LA);University of California--Irvine (CA);University of California--Los Angeles (CA);University of California--San Diego (CA);University of Chicago (IL);University of Colorado--Boulder (CO);University of Denver (CO);University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign (IL);University of Maine--Orono (ME);University of Memphis (TN);University of Michigan--Ann Arbor (MI);University of Minnesota--Twin Cities (MN);University of Nebraska--Lincoln (NE);University of Northern Colorado (CO);University of Pennsylvania (PA);University of Puget Sound (WA);University of San Francisco (CA);University of Texas--Austin (TX);University of Utah (UT);University of Washington (WA);University of Wisconsin--Madison (WI);Washington State University (WA);Washington University in St. Louis (MO);Western Washington University (WA);Wichita State University (KS);Willamette University (OR);Yale University (CT);Yeshiva University (NY) |
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| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Microsoft, Guy Carpenter, Quellos, Boeing, Goldman Sachs, Russell Investment Group, Japanese Consulate, Peace Corps, Hitachi Consulting, Teach for America, Ames International |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- William Canfield '76, Senior Vice President, Glycobiology, Novazyme Richard M. Brooks '82, CEO/Director, Zumiez, Inc.
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