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Tacoma, WA
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88%Acceptance rate
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Pacific Lutheran University | PLU

Tacoma, WashingtonPrivate

Message from Pacific Lutheran University | PLU

PLU is the small, private university where caring means more than kindness and consideration - it means a bold commitment to expanding well-being, opportunity, and justice. Our students aren’t afraid to do things differently to leave the world better than they found it. We are a community of seekers, trailblazers, creators, and reformers who know that we can accomplish more together than apart. The PLU experience allows your ambition to blossom into purpose, your skills to sharpen into tools, and your caring to become a transformative force. Find our majors at plu.edu/academics

Your chances

Acceptance rate

88%

Private school in Washington with 2,300 total undergraduate students
Suburban
Far West
Evangelical Lutheran Church
On campus housing
Division III Independents
12180 Park Ave South, Tacoma, WA 98447
(253) 535-8145
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Admissions

Overall acceptance rate
88%
Yield rate - overall
18%

Acceptance rate breakdown

Women
90%

Men
85%

Applicant breakdown

Total number of applicants
3,219

Women: 59%
Men: 41%

Cost & scholarships

Your estimated net cost
$ ? / year
In-state
$62,754
Out-of-state
$62,754

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Applications

How to apply

Accepts Common App
Test optional
Rec letters optional
Doesn’t consider class rank
TOEFL required (international applicants)

Tests typically submitted

SAT: 11%

ACT: 6%
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Students

First-year enrolled students (full-time)
526
Student diversity
Moderately diverse
4-year graduation rate
63%

6-year graduation rate
72%

Retention rate
83%

Admission policy
Co-ed

International students
3%

Enrolled breakdown by gender

Women: 64%
Men: 36%

Race & ethnicity diversity

Among domestic students
Asian and Pacific Islander
11%

Black
4%

Hispanic
9%

Native American
1%

Other
11%

White
64%

Academics

Student faculty ratio
12:1
Calendar system
Four-one-four

Special academic offering

Study abroad

Credit for AP and IB exams

Offers graduate degree

Academic and career counseling

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