UNIVERSITY PLACE
A WATERFRONT COMMUNITY

University Place is a new city with a rich history. Initially, it was proposed that a university be located and built in the community. However, financial worries and concerns eventually canceled any plans to build a university here. Nevertheless, the community became known as the "university place," and the name stuck. Since then University Place has become a 7.86 square mile suburban residential community, proud of its history, eager to retain its unique quality of life and looking ahead to future challenges. It is approximately 50 miles south of Seattle and 40 miles North of Olympia on Puget Sound. West of Tacoma, University Place boasts beautiful scenic views of the snow-covered Olympic Mountain ranges, Mt. Rainier and Puget Sound.