Merit Scholarships Available: |
Amount | ||||
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| PLU Academic Scholarship | - | R | R | ||
| President's Scholarship | $55,000 | R | |||
| Regents' Scholarship | - | R | |||
| Washington Scholar's Award | - | R | |||
| Achiever's Grant | $2,000 | ||||
| Alumni Dependent Grant | $500 | ||||
| Army ROTC Scholarship | - | ||||
| Artistic Achievement Award | - | ||||
| Clergy Dependent Grant | $1,000 | ||||
| Dollars for Scholars | $1,000 |
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Pacific Lutheran University
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Pacific Lutheran University Profile
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1010 122nd St So
Tacoma , WA 98447-0003
(253) 531-6900
http://www.plu.edu
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- Setting
- Large suburb
- Enrollment
- 3,543
- Full time
- 3,265
- Part time
- 278
- Men full time
- 1,199
- Women full time
- 2,066
Mission Statement
Long committed to an education distinguished for quality, in the context of a heritage that is Lutheran and an environment that is ecumenically Christian, PLU continues to embrace its primary mission: the development of knowledgeable persons equipped with an understanding of the human condition, a critical awareness of humane and spiritual values, and a capacity for clear and effective self-expression. For all who choose to seek a PLU degree, the university offers opportunity to pursue a variety of programs of academic worth and excellence. Its standards of performance demand a finely trained faculty as well as highly skilled administrative and suport staff. In its institutional emphasis on scholarship, the University views the liberal arts as providing the necessary and essential foundation for the technical training and education in the professions which modern society requires. The university aims to cultivate the intellect, not for its own sake merely, but as a tool of conscience and an instrument for service. The diversity and variety of cultural programs and personal services offered by the university are intended to facilitate this positive development of the student as a whole person in order that our students might function as members of society. In other words, PLU affirms that realization of one's highest potential as well a fulfillment of life's purpose arise in the joy of service to others. To aid its students in sharing this understanding, the university seeks to be a community in which there is a continuing and fruitful interaction between what is best in education and what is noblest in Christian edification. This deliberate and simultaneous attention to the religious dimension of the total human experience and to the standards of scholarly objectivity, coupled with clear recognition of the integrative impulse in each, is the essence of PLU.
Pacific Lutheran University More Information
- Type of School
- Four or more years , Private not-for-profit
- Religious affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Highest degree offered
- Master's
- Calendar
- Four-one-four plan
- Distance learning opportunities
- No
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Pacific Lutheran University Admission Basics
- Admissions office phone number
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- Open admission policy
- No
- Undergraduate Application fee
- $40
- Applied
- 2,837
- Admitted
- 2,199
- Enrolled
- 689
- Admitted %
- 78%
Pacific Lutheran University Admission factors
- Admission test scores
- Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Required
- Secondary school rank
- Recommended
- Secondary school record
- Required
- TOEFL
- Required
- Completion of college preparatory program
- Recommended
- Recommendations
- Required
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Neither required nor recommended
Pacific Lutheran University Admission statistics
- Students submitting SAT
- 76%
- SAT 1 Verbal 25th percentile score
- 500
- SAT 1 Verbal 75th percentile score
- 630
- SAT 1 Math 25th percentile score
- 500
- SAT 1 Math 75th percentile score
- 620
- Students submitting ACT
- 24%
- ACT Composite 25th percentile score
- 22
- ACT Composite 75th percentile score
- 28
Pacific Lutheran University Diversity
- American Indian/Alaskan Native
- -
- Asian/Pacific Islander
- -
- Black/Non-Hispanic
- -
- Hispanic
- -
- White/Non-Hispanic
- -
- Non-Resident Alien
- 5%
- Race/ethnicity unknown
- 3%
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Pacific Lutheran University Cost
- In-State Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates
- $29,200
- Out-of-state Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates
- $29,200
- Books and Supplies
- $972
- On-campus room and board
- $8,801
- Off-campus room and board
- $8,800
Pacific Lutheran University Financial Aid
- Students Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Receiving Federal Grants
- 32% , $5,439 on average
- Receiving Institutional Aid
- 96% , $13,992 on average
- Receiving Student Loans
- 64% , $6,979 on average
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Pacific Lutheran University Programs & Majors
Graduates in 2009/2010 academic year.
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Pacific Lutheran University Deadlines
Regular Admissions
- Regular application deadline
- No closing date
- Priority application deadline
- February 1
- Fall application deadline
- July 1
- SAT Reasoning / ACT scores due
- May 1
- SAT Subject score report due
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- College will notify student by
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- Student must reply to acceptance by
- May 1
- Deadline for housing deposit
- May 1
Financial Aid
- Financial aid priority deadline
- January 31
- Financial aid deadline
- -
- College will notify student of financial aid decisions on or about
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- Student must reply to financial aid decision by
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Early Decision/Action
- Early decision deadline
- -
- College will notify student of early decision by
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- Early action deadline
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- College will notify student of early action by
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Transfer Students
- Transfer priority application deadline
- -
- Transfer priority financial aid deadline
- -
- Transfer application closing date
- Rolling admission
- Transfer deadline for filing financial aid forms
- -
- College will notify student of transfer decision by
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- www.plu.edu/admission/first-year/
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Pacific Lutheran UniversityNames and Abbreviations
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- Pacific Lutheran University
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- Pacific Lutheran
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Student Reviews of Pacific Lutheran University
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Tiffany from Buckley, WA
Study, study, study!! Do it as much as you can! If you don't, you will have a hard time keeping up, especially during your first year. PLU is NOT a party school, though there are some energetic crowds on lower campus. The in crowd happens to be… more read full review
Study, study, study!! Do it as much as you can! If you don't, you will have a hard time keeping up, especially during your first year. PLU is NOT a party school, though there are some energetic crowds on lower campus. The in crowd happens to be those who get good grades, and, for the price you pay to attend, you don't want to be flunking out. read full review
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cassandra from Marysville, WA
Apply for scholarships....they add up. Also, private universities like PLU look very expensive on the surface, but they give many more grants and other financial aid opportunities than the public universities do. read full review
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