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:	253-535-7411
Website:	www.plu.edu

Pacific Lutheran University Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 363 graduate students at PLU, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	39
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	220
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	40

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.

Pacific Lutheran University Graduate Concentrations

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

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	76	0	76
Nursing	2	24	17	43
Business Administration & Management	0	25	0	25
Mental & Social Health Services	0	17	0	17
Writing Studies	0	12	0	12
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	11	0	11
Health & Physical Education	0	8	0	8
General Biology	0	0	0	0
Accounting	0	0	0	0
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0
Computer Science	0	0	0	0
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0
General English Literature	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0
History	0	0	0	0
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	0
Mathematics	0	0	0	0
International Studies	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0
General Psychology	0	0	0	0
Anthropology	0	0	0	0
Criminology	0	0	0	0
Economics	0	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0	0
Social Work	0	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	173	17	192

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.