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Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA · Private (nonprofit) · 2,401 students · mostly bachelor degrees
52nd-cheapest of 83 Washington colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$19,589
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$62,459
Graduation rate
69%
Admission rate
78%
Median graduate earnings
$66,990
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$22,578
Average SAT
1168
Median ACT
25
Pell grant recipients
35%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
61 programsComputer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$128,703Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree24 grads/yr$101,335Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree25 grads/yr$100,684Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree132 grads/yr$91,528Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$78,056Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Master's Degree76 grads/yr$77,198Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree70 grads/yr$75,576Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$69,366Social Work · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$67,458Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$66,848Environmental Chemistry · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$59,993Sociology, General · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$59,853Geology/Earth Science, General · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$58,472Clinical/Medical Social Work · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$58,052Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$57,317Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Bachelor's Degree5 grads/yr$55,178Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree41 grads/yr$55,118Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree43 grads/yr$53,077Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree41 grads/yr$52,113Musical Theatre · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$44,459Public/Applied History · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$43,685Art/Art Studies, General · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$43,650
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.