2020-2021 PLU by the numbers

Enrollment total: 2,907

  • 12.5% graduate students
  • 64.5% female, 34.7% male, 0.1% other gender expression, 0.7% not reported
  • 33.3% of undergraduates live in residence halls, 66.7% live off campus/commute (undergraduate only)
  • 1.7% are international, representing 17 countries
  • 41% are students of color
    • Asian: 10.7%
    • Black or African American: 4.3%
    • Hispanic: 13%
    • Native American or Alaska Native: 0.2%
    • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 1.3%
    • Multiracial: 10.6%
    • Not reported: 1.2%
  • 8.7% are age 25 or older (undergraduate only)
  • 11.2% are Lutheran (undergraduate only)
  • 20.4% of faculty, administrators, and staff are people of color
  • 22.5% of undergraduates are from states other than Washington
  • 19.7% of undergraduates are transfers or have attended college before
  • 34.9% first generation (undergraduate only)
  • 31.2% Pell-eligible (undergraduate only)