Pacific Lutheran University offers 59 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs in both undergraduate and graduate level.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $50,916 for undergraduate programs and $30,535 for graduate programs.

Total 11 students out of total 2,797 students have enrolled online exclusively.

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

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NamePacific Lutheran University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address12180 Park Ave South, Tacoma, WA
Online Students11 Enrolled Online Exclusively
254 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$50,916
Graduate Tuition & Fees$30,535
Student to Faculty12:1 (8.33%)
Online Degree Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Pacific Lutheran University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $50,916 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $30,535 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $1,566 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,248 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$46,200$47,576$50,256$50,272$50,916
Graduate$30,391$29,684$32,666$33,051$30,535
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$1,420$1,463$1,546$1,546$1,566
Graduate$969$969$1,017$1,050$1,248

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Pacific Lutheran University, there are 2,797 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 265 students were attending classes through distance learning (11 students are enrolled exclusively and 254 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,797
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses11
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses254
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,532

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 11 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 9 Washington Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 2 students living in the U.S. States other than Washington, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses11
Washington Resident9
Other State In U.S.2
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses11
Undergraduate1
Graduate10
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1
Degree/Certificate Seeking1
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking0

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