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University of Puget Sound
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<p>The University of Puget Sound is a <a href="/facts/Private_college/KHHzGNID">private</a> <a href="/facts/Liberal_arts_colleges_in_the_United_States/5aYTpJIs">liberal arts college</a> in <a href="/facts/Tacoma%2c_Washington/hFgAd9BJ">Tacoma, Washington</a>, United States. It was founded in 1888. The institution offers a variety of undergraduate degrees as well as five graduate programs in counseling, education, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and public health. </p><p>Puget Sound's athletic programs compete in the <a href="/facts/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association/nLkY4pm1">National Collegiate Athletic Association</a>'s <a href="/facts/NCAA_Division_III/DEJFnGAJ">Division III</a> <a href="/facts/Northwest_Conference/6WfBf9ym">Northwest Conference</a>. The University of Puget Sound is also the only independent national undergraduate liberal arts college in the Pacific Northwest with a School of Music and School of Business and Leadership. </p>