2025-2026 PLU by the numbers

Enrollment total: 2,785

  • 10.1% graduate students
  • 61.8% female, 33.2% male, 4.4% other gender expression, 0.5% not reported
  • 41.3% of undergraduates live in residence halls, 58.7% live off campus/commute (undergraduate only)
  • 5.4% are international, representing 33 countries
  • 55.7% are students of color
    • Asian: 10.9%
    • Black or African American: 7.0%
    • Hispanic: 19.5%
    • Native American or Alaska Native: 0.5%
    • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 2.3%
    • Multiracial: 10.2%
    • Not reported: 1.5%
  • 11.6% are age 25 or older (undergraduate only)
  • 5.5% are Lutheran (undergraduate only)
  • 26.0% of faculty, administrators, and staff are people of color
  • 18.3% of undergraduates are from states other than Washington
  • 22.4% of undergraduates are transfers or have attended college before
  • 45.4% first generation (undergraduate only)
  • 48.6% Pell-eligible (undergraduate only)