Cost
Endowment
Impact
100

The percentage of our student body qualifying for a Federal Pell Grant.    

What is 17%

100

The percentage of the university's financial aid budget funded by endowment and expendable gifts.

What is 16.8%?

Note: 470 named endowed/gift scholarships equaling $8.5 million (2022-23).




100

A gift made of $50,000 that will payout a percentage in support of a student(s) each year, intended to last indefinitely.  

What is an endowed scholarship fund? 

200

The percentage of undergraduate students borrowing a Federal student loan. 

What is 43%?

Note: The median amount borrowed by an undergraduate student over four years is $25,000.

200

The number of years an endowed fund is anticipated to yield a payout.

What is perpetuity, or indefinite? 

200

An annual gift pledge of $5,000 for four years, providing an unrestricted scholarship that will help a current student achieve their educational goals, named in your honor (or in honor of someone you choose).

What is a Puget Sound Fund Named Annual Scholarship?

300

The average university-funded financial aid offer per undergraduate student in 2022-23. 

What is $30,535?

300

The minimum gift amount to establish an endowed financial aid fund.  

How much is $50,000?

Note: $100,000 if the donor wishes to restrict it with awarding criteria. 

300

Endowed gift amount that would eliminate the average unmet need for one undergraduate.

What is $262,000?    

400

Current full-need commitment programs supported by the university.

What are the:
Posse Scholars Commitment
Tacoma Public Schools Commitment
Access Commitment

Note: Also of note is the Neukom Scholarship, Pohlad Family Scholarship, and the Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST) Scholarship. 

400

As of August 2024, this is the current dollar value of the university's overall endowment.

How much is $470,000,000?

*51% of the endowment supports student financial aid.


400

Endowed gift amount that would eliminate tuition for one undergraduate student.

What is 1.25 million? 



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