Graduation & Outcomes

This quick facts section offers a comprehensive overview of the demographics, graduation rates, and outcomes of students who have graduated in the past six years.

Understanding these statistics helps us identify trends, celebrate successes, and continually improve the educational experience for our students. Graduation rates and outcomes offer a clear picture of student success and post-graduation achievements.

2025-26 Student Profile

597

Total First Year Enrollment

$11,220

Average Borrowed Amount

45.7 %

4-year Graduation Rate

62.9 %

5-year Graduation Rate

64.5 %

6-year Graduation Rate

2024 Post Graduate Data

Bachelor's Summary

Average Full-Time Salary : $62,743

Master's Summary

Average Full-Time Salary : $87,051

Top Employed Majors

  1. Nursing: 28.8%

  2. Business Administration: 12.5%

  3. Elementary Education: 6.9%

  4. Kinesiology: 5.6%

  5. Communication: 5.0%

Top Majors Continuing Education

  1. Biology: 15.7%

  2. Business Administration: 13.9%

  3. Kinesiology: 10.2%

  4. Psychology: 7.4%

  5. Social Work: 7.4%

6-Year Graduates: Demographics Retrospective

Annual Graduation Counts

Note: The drop in graduation counts after 2019 reflects both the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the introduction of PLU’s PLUS Year initiative. This program, created in response to the pandemic, offered full-time undergraduate students enrolled in the 2020-21 academic year an extra tuition-free year. As a result, many students opted to extend their studies beyond the typical four-year timeline, shifting graduation numbers into later years.

2024-25 Gender Distribution

Percentage

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

Percentage

Student Characteristics

Percentage

Graduation Rates - Bachelors Cohort

Report YearFall Cohort6 Year Rate5 Year Rate4 Year Rate
2025-26201964%61%41%
2024-25201869%68%66%
2023-24201770%70%70%
2022-23201672%72%72%
2021-22201569%68%69%
2020-21201472%72%72%

Graduated by College Headcount

College2024-252023-242022-232021-222020-212019-20
Health Profession326225208173175125
Professional Studies283210248225237222
Liberal Studies123109137141129163
Natural Sciences136127132120122148