PLU BY THE NUMBERS
At A Glance
2,900
students
40+ majors and 50+ minors
40%
students of color
Hispanic/Latino…………………………13.0%
Asian………………………………………….10.7%
Two or more races…………………….10.5%
Black/African American………………4.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander…1.3%
Native American/Native Alaskan…0.2%
PLU students come from 40 states and 16 countries
religion
Lutheran……………………………………..10%
Catholic………………………………………11%
Other Protestant, etc…………………..30%
Other…………………………………………….3%
Unknown…………………………………….25%
None…………………………………………..19%
20
average class size
100%
of classes taught by faculty
13:1
student-faculty ratio
First Year Class
of students enter with a 3.0 or higher gpa
42%
first generation college students
44%
students of color
PLU is a test optional school
average SAT score: 1196
average ACT score: 26
3.70
Average weighted GPA
Transfer students
15%
of incoming class are transfer students
3.44
Average transfer gpa
32% first generation college students
33% students of color
18-50
Age range of transfer students
24
Avg. age
Financial Aid/Affordability
COST
Tuition……………………………………………$49,472
Room and Meals……………………………$11,482
Total……………………………………………..$60,954
$37,197
The average financial aid offer in 2020-21 (from all sources, including scholarships, grants, work study and student loans)
98%
of students receive financial aid
Campus Life
85%
of first year students live on campus
100+
concerts and theatre performances every year
40+
Intramural Leagues
70+
Clubs and Organizations
19
NCAA Division III Varsity Athletic Sports
50%
of students study away
12+
music ensembles
8
Club Sports
1000+
students participate in organized recreational activities
More than 70% of students volunteer in the local community
Rankings
Outcomes
64%
OF THE CLASS OF 2019 COMPLETED AN INTERNSHIP, FIELD WORK OR RESEARCH
80%
MEDICAL SCHOOL ACCEPTANCE RATE
102
Fulbright Scholars since 1975
79%
Dental School Acceptance Rate
#5
Nationally for small colleges producing Peace Corps Volunteers
90%
of education graduates were employed within 4 months of graduating
For five straight years, more than 90 percent of PLU Nursing students have passed the NCLEX-RN exam on the first attempt
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