Pacific Lutheran University
Add ComparisonPacific Lutheran University is a higher education institution located in Pierce County, WA. In 2023, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Pacific Lutheran University were Registered Nursing (132 degrees awarded), General Business Administration & Management (70 degrees), and General Biological Sciences (43 degrees).
In 2021 the default rate for borrower's at Pacific Lutheran University was 0%, corresponding to 0 out of the 757 total borrowers.
After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $23,841.
In 2023, 96% of undergraduate students attending Pacific Lutheran University received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 44% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.
In 2023 Pacific Lutheran University had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $23,841. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Pacific Lutheran University grew by 3.96%.
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Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.
The average yearly cost of room and board at Pacific Lutheran University was of $11,826 in 2023. The cost of room and board increased by 3% between 2022 and 2023.
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96% of undergraduate students at Pacific Lutheran University received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a decline of 1.03% with respect to 2022, when 97% of undergraduate students received financial aid.
This chart compares the average award discount at Pacific Lutheran University (in red) with that of other similar universities.
The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.
In 2021 the default rate for borrower's at Pacific Lutheran University was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 757 total borrowers.
A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.
Pacific Lutheran University received 4,139 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 24.1% annual growth. Out of those 4,139 applicants, 3,333 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 80.5% acceptance rate.
There were 2,737 students enrolled at Pacific Lutheran University in 2023. 7% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.
Pacific Lutheran University has an overall enrollment yield of 18.7%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.
In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Pacific Lutheran University was 80.5% (3,333 admissions from 4,139 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 88.9%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants grew by 24.1%, while admissions grew by 12.4%.
This chart compares the acceptance rate of Pacific Lutheran University (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.
7% of enrolled first-time students at Pacific Lutheran University in 2023 submitted SAT scores with their applications.
The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.
Pacific Lutheran University had a total enrollment of 2,737 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Pacific Lutheran University is 2,538 students and the part-time enrollment is 199. This means that 92.7% of students enrolled at Pacific Lutheran University are enrolled full-time.
Students enrolled at Pacific Lutheran University in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (29.6%), followed by White Male (18.1%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (12.8%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (40.9%), followed by White Male (14.2%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (8.97%).
The total enrollment at Pacific Lutheran University in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 2,737 students. The full-time enrollment at Pacific Lutheran University is 2,538 and the part-time enrollment is 199. This means that 92.7% of students enrolled at Pacific Lutheran University are enrolled full-time compared with 68.2% at similar Masters Colleges and Universities.
This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Pacific Lutheran University (in red) compares to similar universities.
Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Pacific Lutheran University was 79%. N/A
This chart shows the retention rate over time at Pacific Lutheran University (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.
In N/A, N/A N/A women than men received degrees from Pacific Lutheran University. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Pacific Lutheran University is white (503 degrees awarded). There were 4.12 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (122 degrees).
The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Pacific Lutheran University is Registered Nursing (132 degrees awarded), followed by General Business Administration & Management (70 degrees) and General Biological Sciences (43 degrees).
In 2023, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Pacific Lutheran University, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Physical Sciences (38 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (49 degrees), and Philosophy and Religious Studies (11 degrees).
The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Pacific Lutheran University are Postsecondary teachers (172,652 people), Other managers (160,420 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (148,542 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (128,660 people), and Secondary school teachers (124,950 people).
The most specialized majors at Pacific Lutheran University in 2023 are Physical Sciences (38 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (49 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (11 degrees), English (28 degrees), and Cultural & Gender Studies (8 degrees) (as of 2023).
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The most specialized majors at Pacific Lutheran University are Physical Sciences (38 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (49 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (11 degrees), English (28 degrees), and Cultural & Gender Studies (8 degrees) (as of 2023).
The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Pacific Lutheran University are Elementary & secondary schools (390,931 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (348,794 people), uninformed (316,341 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (182,102 people), and Computer Systems Design (142,830 people).
The most specialized majors at Pacific Lutheran University are Physical Sciences (38 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (49 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (11 degrees), English (28 degrees), and Cultural & Gender Studies (8 degrees) (as of 2023).
In 2023, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Pacific Lutheran University was Registered Nursing with 132 degrees awarded.
This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Pacific Lutheran University according to their major.
The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Pacific Lutheran University is Male and Two or More Races (77.3% graduation rate). Across all Masters Colleges and Universities, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (74.3%).
The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0.685% of graduates (3 students) did not report their race.
The most common race/ethnicity at Pacific Lutheran University is white (503 degrees awarded). There were 4.12 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (122 degrees).
2.65% of degree recipients (23 students) did not report their race.
The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Pacific Lutheran University is white female (332 degrees awarded). There were 1.94 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (171 degrees).
Pacific Lutheran University has an endowment valued at nearly $118M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 699k (0.594%) compared to the 5.72% average return (2.84M on 49.7M) across all Masters Colleges and Universities.
In 2023, Pacific Lutheran University had a total salary expenditure of 93.2M. N/A Most academics at Pacific Lutheran University are Female Associate professor (39), Female Assistant professor (27), and Male Professor (26).
The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Pacific Lutheran University are: Management, with 85 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 81 employees, and Service with 72 employees.
Pacific Lutheran University has an endowment valued at about $118M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The endowment of Pacific Lutheran University declined 4.44% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $68M higher than than the median endowment of Masters Colleges and Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.
This line chart shows how the endowment at Pacific Lutheran University (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.
The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs Carnegie Classification grouping.
As of 2023, Pacific Lutheran University received $2.85M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $593k from state grants and contracts, and $1.57M from local grants and contracts.
In 2023, Pacific Lutheran University paid a total of $13.6M to 167 employees working as instructors, which represents 30.1% of all salaries paid.
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In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Pacific Lutheran University were Management with 85 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 81 employees, and Service with 72 employees.
In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Pacific Lutheran University was Female Associate professor with 39 employees, Female Assistant professor with 27 employees, and Male Professor with 26 employees.
This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Pacific Lutheran University.
