City · United States
University Place

University Place is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. Its population was 34,866 at the 2020 census. University Place received its name in the 1800s when the University of Puget Sound, a private liberal-arts college in North Tacoma, purchased land along the primary north–south route of Grandview Drive.
Good to know
- Population: 32,842.
- Founded: 1888.
- Area: 22.2 sq km.
- Elevation: 63 m.
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles.
