Tacoma, WA
Pacific Lutheran University
https://www.plu.eduRepayment outcome
94.4%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$29,900–$63,500
middle 50% · median $45,900
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$23,486
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$22,695
Sticker price
before any aid
$45,299
Default rate
2.7%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Computer Science$69,338
- Business$46,556
- Health Professions$46,087
- Education$45,082
- Math & Statistics$43,426
- Psychology$37,054
- Communication and Media Studies.$34,420
- Foreign Languages$33,993
- Physical Sciences$33,993
- English & Literature$33,459
- Public Admin$32,569
- Parks & Fitness$31,996
- History$29,685
- Biology$28,598
- Interdisciplinary$27,476
- Visual & Performing Arts$25,194
- Social Sciences$22,192
Academics
Acceptance
76.8%
Avg SAT
1,112
Enrollment
3,062
What students study
18 fields offered
Social Sciences
12% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Business11.7%
- 03Health Professions10.9%
- 04Biology9.5%
- 05Psychology7.3%
- 06Communications7.1%
- 07Education7.0%
- 08Visual & Performing Arts6.7%
- 09English & Literature4.1%
- 10Parks & Fitness4.1%
- 11Interdisciplinary3.6%
- 12History3.3%
- 13Physical Sciences2.9%
- 14Math & Statistics2.2%
- 15Computer Science1.9%
- 16Foreign Languages1.7%
- 17Philosophy1.5%
- 18Area Studies1.1%