University of Puget Sound Ranking Badges

Puget Sound earned 16 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 9 in the top 10% and 4 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #5 of 104 in Most Focused for East Asian Languages, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 16 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 3
Highest placement: #5 of 104, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 7
Placements this edition: 187
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has University of Puget Sound Earned?

University of Puget Sound holds 16 ranking badges across 7 fields of study, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Explore our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	3
Top 10%	9
Top 15%	4
Total	16

What Is University of Puget Sound Known For?

University of Puget Sound is best known for Health Professions: 3 of its 16 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include East Asian Languages, Rehabilitation Professions and Student Counseling.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Overall Best		✓
Overall Best (Far Western)	✓
Location Diversity	✓
Location Diversity (Far Western)		✓
Location Diversity (Washington)			✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General Education
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Student Counseling
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

English Language & Literature

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General English Literature
Most Focused		✓

Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Ethnic Studies
Most Focused		✓

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 5%
East Asian Languages
Most Focused		✓
Romance Languages
Most Focused	✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Top Ranked	✓
Rehabilitation Professions
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Most Focused		✓

History

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
History
Most Focused		✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Music
Most Focused	✓

How Does University of Puget Sound Rank in Athletics?

University of Puget Sound earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #109 of 320 in Basketball (D3) (top 35%).

How Does University of Puget Sound Rank for Veterans?

University of Puget Sound earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #10 of 18 in Top Ranked Veterans for Sociology & Anthropology.

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. University of Puget Sound appears in 187 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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