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Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma, WA 98447Suburb: LargeUNITID 236230

Private nonprofit 4-yearMaster's Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsEvangelical Lutheran ChurchSpecialty: Health Professions 27%Specialty: Business 13%
Undergraduates
2,401
Graduate students
351
Admit rate
78%
Average net price
$19.6k
Graduation rate
69%
Retention rate
82%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$67k
Median debt
$22.6k
Student : faculty
12:1
Value score*
67th pct.
Programs offered
61
Highest degree
Graduate degree
Sector
Private nonprofit 4-year
Region
West · Pacific
Setting
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Carnegie
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year, small, highly residential
Predominant degree
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.