[3] The mascot is the Puma, with a current student paid to wear the suit for sports games, open houses, and other school events.

University Prep was founded in 1976 by a small group of Seattle Public Schools teachers dedicated to providing the best possible education to a heterogeneous student body.

In addition to academic classes, the day includes electives, physical education, supervised study, and free periods for Upper School students.

The school transitioned from a Moodle education software client to a Schoology-based learning management system.

Boys soccer was moved to the spring season to bring a more competitive level of play for the teams and various other reasons.