Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma, WA · Private Nonprofit

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Acceptance rate

78%

Average SAT

1,168

ACT midpoint

Enrollment

2,401

In-state tuition

$52,254

Out-of-state tuition

$52,254

Avg net price

$19,589

4-yr grad rate

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Test scores

Admitted students score between 1040 and 1260 on the SAT (25th–75th percentile).

ACT midpoint: 25

Popular programs at Pacific Lutheran University

Bachelor’s degree programs ranked by Stairway Ranking — a composite letter grade comparing this school’s program against every other school’s in the same major nationally. Ties broken alphabetically.

#	Program	Graduates/yr	Earnings (1yr)	Earnings (4yr)
1	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	98	$81,761	$91,528
2	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	80	$52,919	$75,576
3	Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.	47	$33,449	$52,113
4	Biology, General.	38	$36,766	$53,077
5	Psychology, General.	31	$30,757	$55,118
6	Computer Science.	26	N/A	N/A
7	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.	24	$57,624	$66,848
8	Communication and Media Studies.	21	$33,970	$57,317
9	History.	21	N/A	$43,685
10	Political Science and Government.	20	$41,518	$69,366
11	Chemistry.	16	$44,555	$59,993
12	Fine and Studio Arts.	16	$23,766	$43,650
13	Natural Resources Conservation and Research.	13	N/A	N/A
14	Economics.	13	$43,806	N/A
15	Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.	12	$24,773	N/A
16	Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.	12	N/A	N/A
17	Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.	12	N/A	$58,472
18	Sociology.	12	$35,317	$59,853
19	Music.	11	$17,711	N/A
20	International/Globalization Studies.	10	N/A	N/A