1010 122nd Street S.
Tacoma, WA 98447

Pacific Lutheran university in Tacoma, Washington, is a comprehensive university committed to the integration of liberal arts studies and professional preparation. PLU's academic program features five professional schools and selective graduate programs.

Pacific Lutheran University's wide variety of majors, minors and graduate programs provide students with a full range of academic options, yet the university is small enough to offer the personal attention that help students succeed.

PLU is situated on a splendid 126-acre campus that displays the natural grandeur of the Pacific Northwest. PLU is six miles south of Tacoma and 20 miles north of Olympia. Mount Rainier and the Washington coast are just two hours away.

Pacific Lutheran University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

Quick Facts:

Pacific Lutheran University operates on a 4-1-4 calendar consisting of two 15-week semesters and a four-week winter term. Summer session consists of three four-week terms.

More than half of PLU's students live in campus residence halls.

More than three-quarters of the student population is from the state of Washington.

International students represent more than 20 countries.

The student-to-faculty ratio is about 15:1.

Ninety-five percent of all students receive some form of financial assistance.

PLU intercollegiate athletic teams participate in the NCAA Division III.

Student activities and clubs include music ensembles, newspaper, religious clubs, outdoor recreation, and much more.

PLU is now a university of the Evangelical Lutheran church in America.

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