Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Location Tacoma, WA
Population 1,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,169 (5% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (9% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,610
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 32%
From Region 13%
Athletes 31.4%

Racial/Ethnic

White 66%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 9%
Asian 7%
Black 3%
Native American 1%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts and Sciences 300 41% / 59% 1% $53,679 15 95%
Pre-Engineering 2 50% / 50% 100%
Computer Science 15 +1 87% / 13% 7% $92,607 89 97%
Chemistry 4 25% / 75% 0% $63,677 43
Geological/Earth Sciences $56,732 23
Mathematics 5 +1 60% / 40% 0% $74,023 68 96%
Physics 3 33% / 67% 0% $70,432 61
Biochemistry 2 100% / 0% 0% $53,379 15
Biological and Physical Sciences 26 31% / 69% 0% $49,585 9 83%
Biology 15 33% / 67% 0% $52,584 13 96%
Cellular and Molecular Biology 7 57% / 43% 0% $47,191 7 100%
Environmental Science 3 33% / 67% 0%
Kinesiology 17 +1 65% / 35% 0% $70,897 62 97%
Economics 14 +5 64% / 36% 7% $62,893 41 96%
Political Economy 12 +3 67% / 33% 0% $52,197 13 95%
African American Studies 6 +3 17% / 83% 0% $33,436 2 100%
American Politics $52,197 13 95%
Chinese 2 +5 50% / 50% 0% $42,723 4 90%
Classics +3 $45,191 5
Communication Studies 17 +5 35% / 65% 0% $55,118 18 100%
Creative Writing 9 44% / 56% 0% $34,610 2 100%
English 14 +3 36% / 64% 0% $45,133 5 94%
Ethnic Studies 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $33,436 2 100%
French 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $58,483 27 94%
General Education 9 0% / 100% 0%
German +1 $27,554 1 86%
History 14 +1 57% / 43% 0% $53,830 16 96%
International Studies 4 +2 25% / 75% 0% $59,421 30 96%
Japanese 5 +1 20% / 80% 0% $42,723 4 90%
Latin American Studies +1 $58,483 27 94%
Philosophy 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $51,073 11
Political Science 5 0% / 100% 0% $52,197 13 95%
Psychology 24 +1 42% / 58% 0% $50,473 10 97%
Religion 11 +3 45% / 55% 0% $43,053 4 95%
Science, Technology and Society 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $52,109 12
Sociology and Anthropology 17 +2 18% / 82% 0% $43,575 4 97%
Spanish 5 +6 80% / 20% 0% $58,483 27 94%
Art 6 50% / 50% 0%
Art History 4 0% / 100% 0% $43,932 4 100%
Ceramic Arts 1 0% / 100% 0% $43,932 4
Painting 1 0% / 100% 0% $43,932 4 100%
Printmaking $43,932 4 100%
Sculpture 2 0% / 100% 0% $43,932 4
Theatre 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $41,661 3 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business and Leadership 43 74% / 26% 0% $74,637 69 92%
Business Administration 43 +7 74% / 26% 0% $74,637 69 92%
International Business $80,944 79
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Music 15 67% / 33% 0% $36,646 2 96%
Keyboard Instruments $33,456 2
Music 3 100% / 0% 0% $33,456 2 96%
Music Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $49,410 9
Music Performance 6 83% / 17% 0% $33,456 2 96%
Music Theory and Composition 1 100% / 0% 0% $33,456 2
Voice and Opera 2 0% / 100% 0% $33,456 2 96%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $69,874
ROI Percentile 20th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 2%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 15%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 43.9% 157 32% / 68% 0% $47,700 7 97%
Business & Economics 19.3% 69 71% / 29% 1% $68,352 56 93%
Life & Natural Sciences 14.0% 50 38% / 62% 0% $50,301 10 89%
Arts 9.2% 33 45% / 55% 0% $39,548 3 96%
Health Sciences 4.7% 17 65% / 35% 0% $70,897 62 97%
Computer Science 4.2% 15 87% / 13% 7% $92,607 89 97%
Physical Sciences & Math 3.4% 12 42% / 58% 0% $69,677 59 96%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 3 33% / 67% 0%
Engineering 0.6% 2 50% / 50% 100%

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.7M #403 93% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.5M #402 90% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #511 63% $0
Health Sciences $0.0M #407 0% $0
Business & Economics $0.0M #439 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Computer Science $0 #525 $0
Education $0 #457 $0
Engineering $0 #449 $0
Total $1.2M #542 89% $0

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 9%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 66% 79% 17%
Early Decision 52% 62% 13%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 43%
SAT Range 1200 – 1370
SAT Math Range 570 – 670
SAT RW Range 620 – 720