Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA
Cost
- Average net price
- $19,589per year, after aid
- In-state tuition
- $52,254published rate
- Out-of-state tuition
- $52,254published rate
Net price is an average across aided students — what your family actually pays depends on your finances, and can be lower or higher.
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1,168of admitted students
- Average ACT
- 25of admitted students
Context for the class as a whole, not a prediction about any one applicant.
Outcomes
- Median earnings
- $66,99010 years after entry
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid, measured 10 years after they started.
Campus life
- Campus setting
- Suburb: Large
- Residential character
- Highly residential — most students live on campus
- Religious affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Most common fields of study
- Health professions27%
- Business & marketing13%
- Visual & performing arts9%
- Biological & biomedical sciences7%
- Parks, recreation & fitness6%
- Social sciences5%
Share of degrees awarded, by broad field.
Athletics
NCAA Division III with football
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
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