Pacific Lutheran University Scholarships, Costs, and Information

Contact Info
(253) 531-6900
Main Website: www.plu.edu
Financial Aid: www.plu.edu/~faid/
Application: www.plu.edu/admission/first-year/

Address
Pacific Lutheran University
1010 122nd St So
Tacoma, WA

Quick Facts
Enrollment: 3,652 ( 3,321 undergraduate)
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above

Annual Costs
Tuition and fees: $26,800.00
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $38,351.00
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $38,351.00

Admissions	Total	Male	Female
Number of applicants	2,555	1,040	1,515
Percent admitted	75%	73%	76%
Percent admitted who enrolled	37%	36%	39%

Test Scoring	25th Percentile*	75th Percentile*
SAT Critical Reading	490	630
SAT Math	500	620
SAT Writing	490	600
ACT Composite	22	28
ACT English	21	28
ACT Math	21	27

*for an explanation of 25th and 75th Percentile scoring click here

Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving any financial aid	93%
Percentage of students receiving Federal Grants	23%
Average Federal Grant	$3,607.00
Percentage of students receiving state aid	16%
Average state aid	$4,776.00
Percentage of students receiving institutional aid	92%
Average institutional aid	$13,519.00
Percentage of students receiving a student loan	62%
Average student loan	$5,752.00

Degrees:

Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate

Majors:
Anthropology
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies, Other
Art/Art Studies, General
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Business Administration and Management, General
Chemistry, General
Chinese Studies
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Computer Engineering, General
Creative Writing
Curriculum and Instruction
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Economics, General
Education, General
Educational Leadership and Administration, General
Elementary Education and Teaching
Engineering Science
English Language and Literature, General
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Environmental Studies
Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
French Language and Literature
Geology/Earth Science, General
German Language and Literature
Health and Physical Education, General
History, General
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
Mathematics, General
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Music Teacher Education
Music, General
Nursing, Other
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
Philosophy
Physics, General
Political Science and Government, General
Psychology, General
Reading Teacher Education
Religion/Religious Studies
Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Scandinavian Studies
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Secondary Education and Teaching
Social Work
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Special Education and Teaching, General
Special Education and Teaching, Other
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods, Other
Women's Studies

Pacific Lutheran University Scholarships
Stanley O. McNaughton Community Service Award	The Stanley O. McNaughton Community Service Award is open to junior and senior students attending an Independent Colleges of Washington member institution. You must demonstrate commitment to community more...
Richard E. Bangert Business Award	The Richard E. Bangert Business Award is open to junior and senior business students attending an Independent Colleges of Washington member institution. You must demonstrate financial need and submit more...
E.K. and Lillian F. Bishop Foundation Scholarship	The E.K. and Lillian F. Bishop Foundation Scholarship is open to students attending an Independent Colleges of Washington member institution. You must demonstrate financial need and be a permanent res more...
David M. Irwin Friend of Higher Education Award	The David M. Irwin Friend of Higher Education Award is open to junior and senior students attending an Independent Colleges of Washington member institution. You must demonstrate leadership qualities more...
Washington Mutual Future Teachers of Color Scholarship	The Washington Mutual Future Teachers of Color Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students attending an Independent Colleges of Washington member institution. You must be a student of c more...
Regents' Scholarship - Pacific Lutheran University	The Regents' Scholarships are open to full-time freshmen attending Pacific Lutheran University. You must have a minimum 3.8 GPA and 1250 SAT or 28 ACT to qualify for this renewable award. In addition, more...
President's Scholarship - Pacific Lutheran University	The President's Scholarship is open to full-time freshmen attending Pacific Lutheran University. You must have a minimum 3.8 GPA and 1250 SAT or 28 ACT to qualify for this renewable award. In addition more...
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship - Pacific Lutheran University	The Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship is open to transfer students attending Pacific Lutheran University with a minimum 3.6 GPA. You must have at least 45 semester hours or 60 quarter hours of college cours more...
Alumni Dependent Grant - Pacific Lutheran University	The Alumni Dependent Grant is available to students attending Pacific Lutheran University whose parent(s) attended PLU for at least one year. There is no application necessary for this renewable award more...
PLU Matching Scholarship (PLUMS)	The PLU Matching Scholarship is open to full-time students attending Pacific Lutheran University who have received scholarships of at least $100 from any Christian church congregation. PLU will match more...

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