University of Puget Sound - Campus Life

• The Northwestern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
• The campus area is 95 acres.
• Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.

Description:

95-acre campus in Tacoma (population: 181,000), 35 miles from Seattle.

Served by air, bus, and train. School operates transportation to airport

for entering freshmen. Public transportation serves campus.

Types of Housing

• Coed Dorms are used by 42% of the on-campus students.
• Women's Dorms are used by 5% of the on-campus students.
• Sorority housing are used by 15% of the students.
• Fraternity housing are used by 14% of the students.
• Other: 59 school-owned on-campus residence houses.
• 93% of freshmen live in school housing of some type.
• 54% of all students live in school housing of some type.
• 46% of all students live off campus or commute.
• On average, 70% of all students are on campus during the weekend.

• Students may live on or off campus.

• All students may have cars on campus.
• 62% of all students have cars on campus.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age but certain restrictions apply.

Other Policies

• Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
• Hazing Prohibited
• Other: academic honesty policy, sexual harassment policy, student conduct code, drug/alcohol policy, computer/network policy

• 40% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
• Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $2100 per year working part-time on campus.
• This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
• Institutional employment is available.
• Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are excellent.
• Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.