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- Pacific Lutheran University
ACT
21/27
SAT
1040/1270
Estimated Cost
$54,800
Financial Aid
$36,160
Students
1,000 - 4,999
About Pacific Lutheran University
Pacific Lutheran University (PLU), founded by Norwegian Lutheran pioneers in 1890, is a private university offering liberal arts and professional school programs located in Parkland, a suburb of Tacoma, Washington, United States. PLU is sponsored by the 580 congregations of Region I of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. PLU has approximately 3,100 students enrolled. As of 2017, the school employs approximately 220 full-time professors on the 156-acre (630,000 m²) woodland campus.
Pacific Lutheran University Rankings
Prepler rankings are based on rigorous and in-depth analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education.
2024 Best Colleges in America
#415 of 6828
2024 Best Colleges in Washington
#9 of 112
2024 Top Religious Colleges in Washington
#5 of 11
Most Popular Majors
The most popular major at Pacific Lutheran University is Business Management followed by Medical, Education, Social Sciences and Biomedical.
Graduation Rate
Graduation rate of college is a strong indicator of success of the college’s students in attaining their educational goals. Prepler defines graduation rate as the percentage of first-time, full-time students who graduated from Pacific Lutheran University within four or six years.