Pacific Lutheran University Student Population

How many students at PLU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Pacific Lutheran University has a total enrollment of 2,797 students, including 2,446 undergraduate and 351 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 979 male students (35%) and 1,818 female students (65%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,285 White students (45.9%) and 511 Hispanic students (18.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,446 undergraduate students (87.5%) and 351 graduate students (12.5%).
• Class Delivery: 11 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 254 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 2,040 - PLU's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 979 male (35.00%) and 1,818 female (65.00%) students are attending Pacific Lutheran University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 53.85.

By class level, 2,446 (87.45%) are undergraduate students and 351 (12.55%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 36.22% are male and 63.78% are female, while among graduate students, 26.50% are male and 73.50% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,285 White, 157 Black, and 295 Asian students out of a total of 2,797 are attending at Pacific Lutheran University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Pacific Lutheran University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 72.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, PLU has 16 students under 18 years old and 4 students over 65 years old. There are 2,271 students under 25 years old, and 526 students over 25 years old out of 2,797 total students.

PLU has 2,188 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 258 students aged 25 and over.

It has 83 graduate students aged under 25 and 268 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Pacific Lutheran University, 11 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 254 students are enrolled in some online courses.

9 students who live in Washington or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,446 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 209 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.54%.207 students have transferred in as full-time status and 2 students transferred in as part-time status.