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Pacific Lutheran University is one of the leading colleges in Washington with the acceptance rate of 86%. Deadlines for application are Regular - August 15 . For more information, call 8002746758 or send email at admission@plu.edu.

3305 Enrolled 86% Acceptance Rate 23 - 29 SAT Range
Admissions
Academics
Tuition & Aid
Student Body
Campus Life
Careers

Admissions

  • Overview

    • Applicants: 3,305
    • Average HS GPA: 3.71
    • Acceptance Rate: 86%

  • GPA Breakdown

    • 28% — 3.75 - 3.99
    • 21% — 3.50 - 3.74
    • 18% — 3.25 - 3.49
    • 7% — 3.00 - 3.24

  • SAT & ACT Test Scores

    SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    560 - 660
    SAT Math 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    540 - 640
    ACT Composite Scores 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    23 - 29

  • Deadlines

    Regular
    August 15

Academics

  • Majors

    AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.
    Chinese Studies.
    Scandinavian Studies.
    Women's Studies.
    BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
    BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Business Administration and Management, General.
    COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
    COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Computer and Information Sciences, General.
    EDUCATION.
    Art Teacher Education.
    Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services.
    Education, General.
    Educational Leadership and Administration, General.
    Educational/Instructional Technology.
    Elementary Education and Teaching.
    English/Language Arts Teacher Education.
    Foreign Language Teacher Education.
    Health Teacher Education.
    Mathematics Teacher Education.
    Music Teacher Education.
    Physical Education Teaching and Coaching.
    Reading Teacher Education.
    Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education.
    Secondary Education and Teaching.
    Social Science Teacher Education.
    Social Studies Teacher Education.
    Special Education and Teaching, General.
    Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other.
    Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other.
    ENGINEERING.
    Engineering Science.
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
    English Language and Literature, General.
    Writing, General.
    FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
    Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.
    Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
    French Language and Literature.
    German Language and Literature.
    Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.
    Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
    Spanish Language and Literature.
    HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist.
    Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other.
    Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.
    HISTORY.
    History, General.
    LEGAL PROFESSIONS AND STUDIES.
    Legal Studies, General.
    Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate).
    Pre-Law Studies.
    MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
    Mathematics, General.
    MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
    Biological and Physical Sciences.
    International/Global Studies.
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
    NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
    Environmental Studies.
    PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES.
    Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General.
    Kinesiology and Exercise Science.
    PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.
    Philosophy.
    Religion/Religious Studies.
    PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
    Chemistry, General.
    Geology/Earth Science, General.
    Physics, General.
    PSYCHOLOGY.
    Psychology, General.
    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS.
    Social Work.
    SOCIAL SCIENCES.
    Anthropology.
    Economics, General.
    Political Science and Government, General.
    Social Sciences, General.
    Social Sciences, Other.
    Sociology.
    VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
    Art History, Criticism and Conservation.
    Art/Art Studies, General.
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
    Fine/Studio Arts, General.
    Music, General.

  • Degrees

    • Bachelor's
    • Certificate
    • Doctoral/Professional
    • Master's
    • Post-Bachelor's certificate
    • Post-Master's certificate

  • Prominent Alumni

    Danielle Nierenberg
    Author and co-founder & president of Food Tank: The Food Think Tank
    Patricia Hoffstetter
    Retired judge; first woman judge of the California Judges Association
    Dwight Tierney
    Co-founder, MTV
    Kunal Kapoor
    President & CIO, Morningstar Investment Services
    Kennedy J. Reed
    Theoretical physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Jane Kurtz
    Award-winning author of children's books
    Harold "Red" Poling
    Chairman & CEO, Ford Motor Company

Tuition & Aid

  • Dates

    Notification Date
    Dec 15

  • Required Forms

    • FAFSA

  • Expenses per Academic Year

    Tuition
    $46816
    Required Fees
    $1410
    Average Cost for Books and Supplies
    $942
    Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of Study
    No
    Board for Commuters
    $3516
    Transportation for Commuters
    $648
    On-Campus Room and Board
    $11482

  • Available Aid

    Financial Aid Methodology
    Institutional
    Scholarships and Grants Need-Based
    • Need-Based College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
    • Need-Based Federal Pell
    • Need-Based Other
    • Need-Based Private Scholarships
    • Need-Based SEOG
    • Need-Based State Scholarships
    • ROTC scholarships
    Federal Direct Student Loan Programs
    • Direct PLUS Loans
    • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
    • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
    Federal Family Education Loan Programs (FFEL)
    • Federal Nursing Loans
    Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)
    Yes
    Direct Lender
    Yes

  • Financial Aid Rating

    • Financial Aid Rating 80/99

Student Body

  • Student Body Profile

    Total Undergraduate Enrollment
    2544
    Foreign Countries Represented
    21

  • Demographics

    • Asian 10.68%
    • African-American 3.67%
    • Hispanic 13.79%
    • Caucasian 56.48%
    • Male 36%
    • Female 64%
    • Аre out of state 22

Campus Life

  • Campus Life

    Undergrads living on campus
    34%
    Help finding off-campus housing
    Yes
    Quality of life rating 55/99
    First-Year Students living on campus
    N/A
    Campus Environment
    Small Urban
    Fire safety rating
    N/A

  • Special Needs Admissions

    College Entrance Tests Required
    Yes
    Interview Required
    Yes

  • Student Activities

    Registered Student Organizations
    64
    Number of Honor Societies
    17
    Number of Social Sororities
    0

  • Sports

    Athletic Division
    Division III
    Men's Sports (Crimson) (11)
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cheerleading
    • Cross Country
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Indoor
    • Track Field Outdoor
    Women's Sports (Crimson) (12)
    • Basketball
    • Cheerleading
    • Crew Rowing
    • Cross Country
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Indoor
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Volleyball

  • Student Services

    Health
    Womens Center
    LGBT Support Groups
    Minority Support Groups
    Army ROTC Offered on-campus

  • Sustainability

    The university is a charter signatory of the ACUPCC’s leadership circle. But to truly grasp PLU’s dedication to sustainability, one need look no further than its mission statement, which states that the university’s goal is “to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care—for other persons, for their communities and for the earth.” In line with this, PLU has set environmental goals for waste-diversion, the reduction of water and electricity consumption, LEED-certified buildings (four on campus already), and carbon neutrality (by 2020). Currently, 40 percent of the school’s energy consumption is derived from renewable sources. PLU ensures that all printing and publication on campus is environmentally responsible by mandating the use of postconsumer water printed paper and 100 percent recycled paper for admissions materials. Dining services gets in on the action by using 55 percent of its food budget to buy local and/or organic food. It also runs the “Green Tray Program,” which works to divert as much waste as possible from the landfill through active composting and recycling, the program had composted more than 74,000 gallons of food waste). An impressive 95 percent of the products that the facilities crew uses are Green Seal-certified. However, PLU’s dedication to the environment doesn’t stop there. As you’d expect from an educational institution whose mission includes environmental stewardship, the university provides stellar opportunities for environmental education. Several sustainability fellowships are offered each year allow selected students to conduct funded research with faculty and staff on campus sustainability projects.

    Green rating
    60

  • Campus Security Report

    Campus Security Report
    The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclosetheir security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annualcrime report and provide timely warnings to students and campusemployees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat tostudents and campus employees.
    Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety foradditional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
    The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's CampusSecurity Reports where available. Applicants can also access allschool-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety andSecurity Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office ofPostsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/

  • Other Information

    Campus-wide Internet Network
    Yes
    % of Classrooms with Wireless Internet
    100

Careers

  • Graduation Rates

    Graduate in 4 years
    59%
    Graduate in 5 years
    68%
    Graduate in 6 years
    69%

  • Career Services

    On-Campus Job Interviews Available
    Yes
    Career Services
    • Alumni Network
    • Alumni Services
    • Classes
    • Interest Inventory
    • Internships
    • Regional Alumni
    Opportunities at School
    • Coop
    • Experiential
    • Internship

  • ROI & Outcomes

    Information from PayScale:
    Starting Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Starting Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Percent High Job Meaning
    N/A
    Percent STEM
    N/A
    • Return on Investment (ROI) rating 0/99

    Contact & Visit

    • Campus Tours

      Campus Visiting Center
      • Appointment Required: Yes
      • Dates: Year-round
      • Times: 9:30, 10:30, 12:30, 2:30
      • Average Length: 1 hour
      Campus Tours
      • N/A

    • On Campus Interview

      Campus Interviews
      Yes
      Information Sessions
      Not Available
      Times
      N/A
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