Tacoma, Washington · Private Non-Profit
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at University of Puget Sound
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1.2% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $38,394 school-wide net price and $69,594 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
1.2% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a measurable award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 1.2% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 250
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 72.3%
- Graduation rate
- 68%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $38,394/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $153,576
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $69,594/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (1.2%), school-wide average net price ($38,394), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($69,594), and peer averages from 250 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 250 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 5.0x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($15,849 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($2,224 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place University of Puget Sound in the top 96% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 0.5% of reported awards · $6,128 net A+ Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA · 0.0% of reported awards · $3,864 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.0% of reported awards · $6,541 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $13,807 net A+ Grossmont College El Cajon, CA · 0.3% of reported awards · $5,311 net A+ Snow College Ephraim, UT · 0.1% of reported awards · $5,552 net A+ 
Berea College Berea, KY · 0.6% of reported awards · $6,106 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics accounts for 1.2% of the awards or completions reported for University of Puget Sound. That award concentration is higher than at 97% of schools in this field set and is 5.0x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Puget Sound's average net price is $38,394 per year, about $153,576 over four years. That is $15,849 above the $22,545 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $69,594 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $2,224 above the $67,370 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places University of Puget Sound #239 of 250 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.