Pacific Lutheran University
Cost & Tuition
Student Debt
Median total debt: $17,074
Students with federal loans: 44.0%
Students with Pell grants: 32.8%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $45,409
After 5 years: $62,668
Majors(37 programs)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(97 graduates)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(82 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(52 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(49 graduates)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(44 graduates)
- Biology, General.(43 graduates)
- Chemistry.(30 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(28 graduates)
- Sociology.(28 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(26 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(25 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(23 graduates)
- Music.(22 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(21 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(19 graduates)
- Social Work.(19 graduates)
- Mathematics.(18 graduates)
- History.(18 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(15 graduates)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(14 graduates)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(14 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(13 graduates)
- Physics.(11 graduates)
- Area Studies.(10 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(10 graduates)
- Economics.(10 graduates)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(8 graduates)
- Anthropology.(8 graduates)
- Religion/Religious Studies.(6 graduates)
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(3 graduates)
- Philosophy.(3 graduates)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
- Education, General.
- Computer Engineering.
- International/Global Studies.
- Criminology.
- Accounting and Related Services.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,350 students
Admission Rate: 80.5%
Retention Rate: 79.4%
Graduation Rate: 71.0%
Student Demographics
White (45.9%)
Hispanic (18.8%)
Black (4.9%)
Asian (11.4%)
Two or More (11.3%)
International (3.6%)
Gender Distribution
Men (36.2%)
Women (63.8%)