Rankings and recognition
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Carnegie classification
A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus
Institutional classification used for academic peer grouping.
Athletics
NCAA Division III
NCAA division where available from verified imports.
Editorial spotlight
University of Puget Sound — editorial overview (Tacoma, WA)
About an hour south of Seattle, you’ll find Tacoma, Washington, and the campus of the University of Puget Sound (UPS). UPS boasts it is the only “national” liberal arts college in western Washington State. (Other liberal arts colleges in the area have a more “regional” reputation...
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