Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, Washington
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb
- 2,401 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 78%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $20,652per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 66%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $71,10910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The PLU Fixed Tuition Guarantee ensures that a student's tuition cost is locked in from their first day until graduation.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 78%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1040–1260Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 22–28Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $20,652full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $64,176sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $53,096Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 66%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 82%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $71,10910 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,401Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 41%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 30%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- City University of Seattle Seattle, WA
- Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies Fort Wayne, IN
- North Central College Naperville, IL — admits 77%
- Whitworth University Spokane, WA — admits 90%
- Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC — admits 77%
- Grove City College Grove City, PA — admits 72%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Pacific Lutheran University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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