Mission
Statement: "PLU seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care - for other persons, for the community and for the earth."
Location: Located in suburban Parkland, Wash., PLU has a picturesque 146-acre campus, truly representative of the natural grandeur of the Pacific Northwest. The campus is six miles south of Tacoma, 40 miles south of Seattle, and 20 miles north of Olympia. Mount Rainier and the Washington coast are within two hours of campus.
Enrollment:
Total: 3,581 Undergraduate: 3,305 Graduate: 276
Academic terms: PLU follows a 4-1-4 calendar that consists of two 15-week semesters bridged by a four-week January Term. Summer consists of three four-week terms..
President: Now in his 18th year, Loren J. Anderson is PLU's 12th president
Faculty: 283 full-time, 107 part-time
Student/Faculty Ratio: 15:1
Administration: 208
Staff: 257
Tuition & Fees: $28,100
Room & Meals: $8,600
Total cost: $36,700
Annual Budget: $106 million
Endowment Value: $61.7 million
Total grants and gifts received 2008-2009: $11.1 million
Financial Aid: PLU administers $72 million in financial aid from all sources and commits approximately $33.2 million in grants and scholarships to students each year. Ninety-five percent of all students receive financial assistance from at least one source.
Activities: 12 choral and instrumental ensembles, dance ensemble, theater, speech and debate, newspaper, radio, television, literary magazine. Sixty-five clubs including community service, religious, environmental, social justice, political, cultural/ethnic, business, non-traditional student, nursing, science, computer and outdoor recreation.
Athletics: NCAA Division III. Women's intercollegiate sports: Soccer, cross-country, volleyball, basketball, swimming, track and field, tennis, crew, golf and softball. Men's intercollegiate sports: Soccer, football, cross country, basketball, swimming, track and field, baseball, crew, golf and tennis.
Memorial Lectures: Walter C. Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture (history), Heather Koller Memorial Lecture (creative writing or ethics), Bjug Harstad Memorial Lecture (varies).