How many students at PLU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 2,633 students have enrolled in Pacific Lutheran University with 2,301 undergraduate and 332 graduate students.
By gender, 942 male and 1,691 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (1,948 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs)).
39 students are enrolled exclusively, and 85 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Pacific Lutheran University has a total of 2,633 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 2,301 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 332 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 942 male and 1,691 female students (the male-female ratio is 36:64) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 2,633 | 2,301 | 332 |
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| Men | 942 | 854 | 88 |
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| Women | 1,691 | 1,447 | 244 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 1,351 White, 111 Black, and 294 Asian students out of a total of 2,633 are attending at Pacific Lutheran University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 19 | 8 | 11 |
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| Asian | 294 | 94 | 200 |
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| Black | 111 | 40 | 71 |
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| Hispanic | 439 | 136 | 303 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 49 | 20 | 29 |
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| White | 1,351 | 496 | 855 |
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| Two or more races | 269 | 110 | 159 |
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| Race Unknown | 45 | 19 | 26 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 16 | 6 | 10 |
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| Asian | 258 | 82 | 176 |
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| Black | 97 | 35 | 62 |
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| Hispanic | 405 | 131 | 274 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 46 | 19 | 27 |
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| White | 1,151 | 443 | 708 |
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| Two or more races | 245 | 105 | 140 |
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| Race Unknown | 37 | 16 | 21 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| Asian | 36 | 12 | 24 |
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| Black | 14 | 5 | 9 |
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| Hispanic | 34 | 5 | 29 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| White | 200 | 53 | 147 |
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| Two or more races | 24 | 5 | 19 |
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| Race Unknown | 8 | 3 | 5 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, PLU has 18 students under 18 years old and 3 students over 65 years old. There are 2,271 students under 25 years old, and 435 students over 25 years old out of 2,706 total students.
PLU has 2,199 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 174 students aged 25 and over.
It has 72 graduate students aged under 25 and 261 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
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| 18-19 | 943 | 618 | 325 |
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| 20-21 | 934 | 594 | 340 |
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| 22-24 | 376 | 233 | 143 |
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| 25-29 | 158 | 107 | 51 |
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| 30-34 | 109 | 69 | 40 |
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| 35-39 | 76 | 54 | 22 |
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| 40-49 | 64 | 46 | 18 |
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| 50-64 | 25 | 17 | 8 |
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| Over 65 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
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| 18-19 | 943 | 618 | 325 |
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| 20-21 | 929 | 590 | 339 |
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| 22-24 | 309 | 187 | 122 |
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| 25-29 | 66 | 39 | 27 |
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| 30-34 | 51 | 27 | 24 |
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| 35-39 | 33 | 23 | 10 |
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| 40-49 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
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| 50-64 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
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| 22-24 | 67 | 46 | 21 |
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| 25-29 | 92 | 68 | 24 |
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| 30-34 | 58 | 42 | 16 |
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| 35-39 | 43 | 31 | 12 |
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| 40-49 | 43 | 31 | 12 |
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| 50-64 | 22 | 16 | 6 |
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| Over 65 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Pacific Lutheran University, 39 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 85 students are enrolled in some online courses.
38 students lived in Washington or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 2,633 | 39 | 85 |
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| Undergraduate | 2,301 | 23 | 82 |
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| Graduate | 332 | 16 | 3 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Washington Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 38 | 1 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 23 | - | 0 |
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| Graduate | 15 | 1 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 2,301 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 131 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.69%.129 students have transferred in as full-time status and 2 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 2,063 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 129 |
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| Regular Part-time | 107 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 2 |
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