Pacific Lutheran University Business Programs

Located in Tacoma, Washington, Pacific Lutheran University is a private not-for-profit institution. The suburban atmosphere of Tacoma makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards PLU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#224	Best General Business Administration and Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#233	Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is Pacific Lutheran University?

Contact details for PLU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	12180 Park Ave South, Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
Phone:	253-535-8145
Website:	www.plu.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/Pacific.Lutheran.University
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/PLUNEWS

How Do I Get Into PLU?

You can apply to PLU online at: www.plu.edu/admission/first-year/

Admission Requirements for PLU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into PLU?

PLU has the high acceptance rate of 86%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Can I Afford Pacific Lutheran University?

The overall average net price of PLU is $34,271. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At PLU, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $7,307 a year. That adds up to $29,228 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at PLU is 2.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Pacific Lutheran University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,544 undergraduate students at PLU, with 2,486 being full-time and 58 being part-time.

There are also 363 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,486 full-time undergraduates at PLU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pacific Lutheran University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	265
Black or African American	91
Hispanic or Latino	344
White	1,406
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	344

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Pacific Lutheran University. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 26 countries are represented at PLU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Norway, China, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Pacific Lutheran University

In 2019-2020, 2,855 students took at least one online class at the school.

Pacific Lutheran University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	65	30	95
General Economics	15	0	15
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	8	8
Accounting and Finance	0	0	0
Research and Development Management	0	0	0
Supply Chain Management	0	0	0
Entrepreneurship	0	0	0
TOTAL	80	38	118

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.