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Puget Sound Graduation Rate & Retention Rates

71% 4-Year Graduation Rate
78% 6-Year Graduation Rate
76% Retention Rate

University of Puget Sound 2023 Graduation & Retention Report

How long does it take to earn a degree at Puget Sound? Find out how many students return after their freshman year, how long it takes to graduate, and what happens to the students who don't.

Puget Sound Retention Rate

76% Freshmen Retention Rate
Good Retention Rate

The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.

With 76% students making it past their freshmen year, Puget Sound has freshmen retention rates above the national average.

Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.

When looking at just colleges and universities in Washington, the average is 73.95%.

Puget Sound Retention  76 out of 100
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Washington Retention  74 out of 100
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Retention Rate
Puget Sound76%
Nationwide70.57%
Washington73.95%

Puget Sound Graduation Rates

78% 6-Year Graduation Rate
15.88% Transfer Rate
5.12% Dropout Rate

Of the 593 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?

Four years after beginning their degree, 71% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 78% of the students had graduated and after eight years 79% of this class completed their degree.

The official graduation rate of Puget Sound is 78%. This is the percentage of students who completed their degree within 150% of the published time. That means six years for a standard bachelor's degree program.

How long does it take to get a bachelor's degree at Puget Sound? The standard length of time for most students is 4.16 years.

Four Year Graduation Rate  72%
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Six Year Graduation Rate  78%
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Eight Year Graduation Rate  79%
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Puget Sound Graduation Rates vs. National Average

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Completion WithinUndergraduatesPercentage
Four Years54372%
Six Years59378%
Eight Years61%
Did Not Complete16021%
The non-completers rate is anyone who is not still enrolled at the institution after eight years. Both transfer students and drop-outs could be included in this group.
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Puget Sound Drop Out Rate

Approximately 160 students or 21% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.

What happened to the 160 students who did not complete their degree?

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Non-CompletionsUndergraduatesPercentage
Still Enrolled00.0%
Transferred12175.6%
Dropped Out3924.4%

Puget Sound Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity

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Race/EthnicityGraduation Rate
Asian77%
Black / African-American86%
Hispanic63%
International67%
Multi-Ethnic61%
Unknown67%
White80%

Some Students Take More Time To Graduate

First-time, full-time students, under the age of 25 are known as traditional students. These students are more likely to graduate in four years than so called 'non-traditional' students that includes part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. Some schools cater to non-traditional students and it may affect their overall graduation rates.

Traditional Students:

First-time, full-time students under the age of 25.

Non-Traditional Students:

Any student that is not first-time, full-time, and under the age of 25.

The majority of students at Puget Sound are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.

How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?

First-Time / Full-Time Puget Sound Graduation Rates

91% First-Time, Full-Time
78% 6-Year Grad Rate
Good Grad Rate

First-time / full-time students at University of Puget Sound represent 91% of the students in the class of 2015, and 90.73% of Puget Sound bachelor's degree graduations.

With a four-year graduation rate of 71%, first-time students in the Puget Sound class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.

After six years, the Puget Sound graduation rate was 78%, and by the eight year mark, 79% of the cohort had completed their degree.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.

Four Year Graduation Rate  71 out of 100
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Six Year Graduation Rate  78 out of 100
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Eight Year Graduation Rate  79 out of 100
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Puget Sound First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

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First-Time / Full-Time CompletionsPuget SoundNationwide
Four Years71%37.92%
Six Years78%46.43%
Eight Years79%47.82%

First-Time / Full-Time Puget Sound Drop Out Rates

148 first-time / full-time students or 21% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

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First-Time / Full-Time Non-CompletionsUndergraduatesPercentage
Still Enrolled00.00%
Transferred11376.35%
Dropped Out3523.65%

First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Puget Sound first-time, part-time students.

Non First-Time / Full-Time Students

9% Returning, Full-Time
82% 6-Year Grad Rate
Good Grad Rate

67 Puget Sound students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 8.79% of the students in the class of 2015.

Non first-time students could include transfer students or adults who have returned to school after an absense.

With a six year graduation rate of 82%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average for students in this category.

After eight years, the graduation rate was 83%.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 49.57% after four years, 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.

Six Year Graduation Rate  82 out of 100
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Eight Year Graduation Rate  83 out of 100
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Puget Sound Non First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

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Returning / Full-Time CompletionsPuget SoundNationwide
Four Years0%49.57%
Six Years82%53.83%
Eight Years83%55.07%

Non First-Time / Full-Time Puget Sound Drop Out Rates

11 non first-time / part-time students or 17% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

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First-Time / Part-Time Non-CompletionsUndergraduatesPercentage
Still Enrolled00.00%
Transferred872.73%
Dropped Out327.27%

Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

0% Returning, Part-Time
50% 6-Year Grad Rate
Good Grad Rate

2 Puget Sound students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 0.26% of the students in the class of 2015.

With a six year graduation rate of 50%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average.

After eight years, the graduation rate was 50%.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.03% after six years, 36.03% after eight years.

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Puget Sound Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

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Returning / Part-Time CompletionsPuget SoundNationwide
Four Years0%30.46%
Six Years50%36.03%
Eight Years50%37.80%

Non First-Time / Part-Time Puget Sound Drop Out Rates

1 non first-time / part-time students or 50% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

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Returning / Part-Time Non-CompletionsUndergraduatesPercentage
Still Enrolled00.00%
Transferred00.00%
Dropped Out1100.00%

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