Pacific Lutheran University is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Tacoma, Washington. It offers 9 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, PLU have 2 vocational programs, 2 bachelor's degree programs, and 4 graduate programs for the health profession degrees.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees of PLU is $50,916. For graduate programs, the PLU's graduate tuition & fees is $30,535.
Last year, total 278 students have completed their health profession studies. 201 students earned the bachelor's degrees, and 23 students earned master's or doctorate degrees.
The 2025 tuition & fees of PLU is $50,916 for undergraduate program. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $50,916.
The acceptance rate at PLU is 78.02% and the graduation rate is 69%. The students to faculty ratio is 12 to 1 and the retention rate is 82%.
You can find the detailed information about Pacific Lutheran University at cost of attendance and admission pages.
| Tuition & Fees | |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | $50,916 |
| Graduate | $30,535 |
| Health Profession Programs | 9 programs |
| Total Programs | 51 programs 1 online programs |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 12 to 1 |
| Student Population | 2,797 Students |
| Number of Faculties | 292 Faculties |
| Number of Staffs | 756 Staffs |
Pacific Lutheran University offers 9 health profession programs through bachelor's programs, and graduate programs, and vocational programs.
A total of 278 students have completed the health profession programs including 201 bachelor's degree earners and graduate degree earners.
The following table shows the number of health profession programs offered at PLU with number of completers and online availability.
| Degrees | Number of Programs | Online Programs | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year | 2 | NOT OFFERED | - |
| Bachelor | 2 | NOT OFFERED | 201 |
| Master | 3 | NOT OFFERED | 52 |
| Doctoral (Professional Practice) | 1 | NOT OFFERED | 23 |
| Post-Master Certificate | 1 | NOT OFFERED | 2 |
The following table shows the health profession programs by concentrated major with number of completers and online availability for each program.
"-" in a column means that there were no completers last year (or data is not available), and "online" means the program has online degrees and/or courses available.
| Program | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Associate's | Certifications | Post graduate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical/Medical Social Work | NOT OFFERED | - | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | NOT OFFERED | 22 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Music Therapy/Therapist | - | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 201 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | - | NOT OFFERED |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 2 |
| Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | - | NOT OFFERED |
| Nursing Practice | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 23 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Clinical Nurse Leader | NOT OFFERED | 30 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |