The student population at Pacific Lutheran University is 2,633 (2,301 undergraduate and 332 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 829 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at PLU is 87.39% which is decreased by 841 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 12 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.80 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

39 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by % since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,058 where 2,633 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

87.39% of total students is undergraduate students and 12.61% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 841 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 12 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.80 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in PLU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Pacific Lutheran University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,4623,1421,2031,939320103217
2014-153,242
-220
2,926
-216
1,094
-109
1,832
-107
316
-4
99
-4
217
2015-163,170
-72
2,860
-66
1,089
-5
1,771
-61
310
-6
106
7
204
-13
2016-173,072
-98
2,783
-77
1,034
-55
1,749
-22
289
-21
93
-13
196
-8
2017-183,122
50
2,766
-17
1,019
-15
1,747
-2
356
67
102
9
254
58
2018-193,207
85
2,836
70
1,015
-4
1,821
74
371
15
103
1
268
14
2019-203,062
-145
2,695
-141
981
-34
1,714
-107
367
-4
98
-5
269
1
2020-212,907
-155
2,544
-151
919
-62
1,625
-89
363
-4
99
1
264
-5
2021-222,706
-201
2,373
-171
860
-59
1,513
-112
333
-30
92
-7
241
-23
2022-232,633
-73
2,301
-72
854
-6
1,447
-66
332
-1
88
-4
244
3
Average3,0582,7231,0071,71633698237
Pacific Lutheran University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,723 where 2,301 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Pacific Lutheran University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,1423,0101,1351,8751326864
2014-152,9262,8221,0461,7761044856
2015-162,8602,7741,0451,729864442
2016-172,7832,7049911,713794336
2017-182,7662,6559671,6881115259
2018-192,8362,7309751,7551064066
2019-202,6952,6279541,673682741
2020-212,5442,4868841,602583523
2021-222,3732,2798121,467944846
2022-232,3012,1928001,3921095455
Average2,7232,7239611,6672,7234649
Pacific Lutheran University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 336 where 332 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Pacific Lutheran University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-14320191631281294089
2014-15316196581381204179
2015-16310186631231244381
2016-1728920266136872760
2017-18356254691851023369
2018-19371262751871092881
2019-203672417216912626100
2020-21363259731861042678
2021-22333228601681053273
2022-23332227631641052580
Average336336661583363279
Pacific Lutheran University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 51.31%. The percentage was 70.19% 10 years ago and PLU still has a high percentage of white students. 11.17% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.22% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Pacific Lutheran University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-142520695236182,430229
2014-152821895249242,181233
2015-162924784247312,118219
2016-1724284101259312,002223
2017-1818303112278311,944249
2018-1917311132364331,867294
2019-2014315115368391,749314
2020-216310119379371,651305
2021-221229696408411,475295
2022-2319294111439491,351269
Average19278106323331,877263
Pacific Lutheran University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

39 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 1% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pacific Lutheran University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-153,242003,242
2015-163,170003,170
2016-173,072003,072
2017-183,122003,122
2018-193,207003,207
2019-203,062003,062
2020-212,9071,3191,53652
2021-222,70661672,578
2022-232,63339852,509
Average3,0131581882,668

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