Pacific Lutheran University Graduate Programs

Pacific Lutheran University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Tacoma, Washington. PLU is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Pacific Lutheran University?

Contact details for PLU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	12180 Park Ave South, Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
Phone:	253-535-8145
Website:	www.plu.edu

Pacific Lutheran University Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 333 graduate students at PLU, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pacific Lutheran University graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	34
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	200
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Pacific Lutheran University. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 26 countries are represented at PLU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Norway, China, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Pacific Lutheran University

In 2022-2023, 124 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at PLU has changed over the last few years.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of PLU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing	5%

Pacific Lutheran University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	28	19	47
Teacher Education Grade Specific	45	0	45
Business Administration & Management	25	0	25
Mental & Social Health Services	19	0	19
Writing Studies	15	0	15
Health & Physical Education	7	0	7
Applied Mathematics	6	0	6
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	3	0	3
General Biology	0	0	0
Accounting	0	0	0
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0
Computer Science	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0
General English Literature	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0
History	0	0	0
Mathematics	0	0	0
International Studies	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0
General Psychology	0	0	0
Anthropology	0	0	0
Criminology	0	0	0
Economics	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0
Social Work	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0
TOTAL	148	19	167

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.