Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at PLU

At Pacific Lutheran University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 80.87%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 81.01%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Pacific Lutheran University than the previous year.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 21.12%, and the 2024 yield is 19.00%. The number of PLU applicants increased by 24.15% (805 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 80.87%, and this year's acceptance rate is 81.01% at Pacific Lutheran University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 77.94% and women students' rate is 82.66%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Pacific Lutheran University than the previous year.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Pacific Lutheran University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 76.76% 74.50% 78.14%
2014-15 75.01%
-1.75%
71.15%
-0.82%
77.32%
-0.82%
2015-16 75.55%
0.53%
74.11%
-0.89%
76.43%
-0.89%
2016-17 76.82%
1.27%
73.16%
2.58%
79.01%
2.58%
2017-18 75.39%
-1.42%
71.33%
-1.23%
77.78%
-1.23%
2018-19 79.79%
4.39%
77.63%
3.36%
81.14%
3.36%
2019-20 86.03%
6.24%
83.32%
6.53%
87.67%
6.53%
2020-21 86.30%
0.27%
84.33%
-0.22%
87.45%
-0.22%
2021-22 88.01%
1.71%
85.04%
2.54%
89.99%
2.54%
2022-23 88.90%
0.89%
86.75%
0.32%
90.32%
0.32%
2023-24 81.01%
-7.89%
75.99%
-6.30%
84.01%
-6.30%
Average 80.87% 77.94% 82.66%
Pacific Lutheran University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 21.12% where the current academic year yield is 19.00%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Pacific Lutheran University from 2013 to 2024.
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 24.52% 24.54% 24.51%
2014-15 22.26%
-2.26%
20.77%
-1.43%
23.08%
-1.43%
2015-16 23.49%
1.24%
24.29%
-0.06%
23.01%
-0.06%
2016-17 23.45%
-0.05%
23.68%
0.25%
23.27%
0.25%
2017-18 22.62%
-0.82%
22.55%
-0.60%
22.67%
-0.60%
2018-19 21.75%
-0.88%
19.71%
0.31%
22.97%
0.31%
2019-20 18.86%
-2.89%
18.70%
-4.05%
18.93%
-4.05%
2020-21 20.64%
1.78%
19.85%
2.13%
21.06%
2.13%
2021-22 18.00%
-2.65%
15.95%
-2.05%
19.01%
-2.05%
2022-23 17.75%
-0.25%
17.09%
-1.41%
17.60%
-1.41%
2023-24 19.00%
1.25%
18.02%
1.37%
18.97%
1.37%
Average 21.12% 20.47% 21.37%
Pacific Lutheran University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 3,575, the average number of admitted is 2,886, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 606. The number of PLU applicants increased by 24.15% (805 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Pacific Lutheran University from 2013 to 2024.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2013-14 3,443 2,643 648
2014-15 3,438
-5
2,579
-74
574
-74
2015-16 3,623
185
2,737
69
643
69
2016-17 3,770
147
2,896
36
679
36
2017-18 3,629
-141
2,736
-60
619
-60
2018-19 3,740
111
2,984
30
649
30
2019-20 3,679
-61
3,165
-52
597
-52
2020-21 3,306
-373
2,853
-8
589
-8
2021-22 3,220
-86
2,834
-79
510
-79
2022-23 3,334
114
2,964
16
526
16
2023-24 4,139
805
3,353
111
637
111
Average 3,575 2,886 606
Pacific Lutheran University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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