Pacific Lutheran University

General Information

Name: Pacific Lutheran University
Address: 1010 122nd St So, Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
Phone:

• General information: (253) 531-6900
• Financial aid office: (253) 535-7134
• Admissions office: (253) 535-7151

Website: www.plu.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: Evangelical Lutheran Church

Financial Aid Recipients

Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
• Any form of aid: 96%
• Federal grants: 26%
• State/local grants: 11%
• Institutional grants: 84%
• Student loans: 70%

Average Amount of Aid Received:
• Federal grants:$3201
• State/local grants:$4335
• Institutional grants:$8329
• Student loans:$4184

Enrollment

Characteristics of undergraduate students

White non-hispanic: 75%
Black non-hispanic: 2%
Hispanic: 2%
Asian/pacific islander: 6%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 15%

Degrees offered

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• Chinese Studies - Bachelor
  
• Scandinavian Studies - Bachelor
  
• Women's Studies - Bachelor

Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor

Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
• Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor

Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master
  
• Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education - Bachelor
  
• Music Teacher Education - Bachelor
  
• Reading Teacher Education - Master
  
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education - Bachelor
  
• Secondary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  
• Special Education and Teaching, General - Bachelor, Master
  
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods, Other - Master

Engineering
• Computer Engineering, General - Bachelor
  
• Engineering Science - Bachelor

English Language and Literature/Letters
• Creative Writing - Bachelor
  
• English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Bachelor
  
• French Language and Literature - Bachelor
  
• German Language and Literature - Bachelor
  
• Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - Bachelor
  
• Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner - Master
  
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling - Master
  
• Nursing, Other - Master
  
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor

History
• History, General - Bachelor

Mathematics and Statistics
• Mathematics, General - Bachelor

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor

Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
• Health and Physical Education, General - Bachelor

Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Philosophy - Bachelor
  
• Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor

Physical Sciences
• Chemistry, General - Bachelor
  
• Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor
  
• Physics, General - Bachelor

Psychology
• Psychology, General - Bachelor

Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Social Work - Bachelor

Social Sciences
• Anthropology - Bachelor
  
• Economics, General - Bachelor
  
• Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  
• Sociology - Bachelor

Visual and Performing Arts
• Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor
  
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor
  
• Music, General - Bachelor