Admitted Students

DECEMBER 1: FAFSA Scheduled to Open 

DECEMBER 16: Presidential Scholarships Deadline

DECEMBER 24-JANUARY 1: Winter Break – PLU Campus and Admission Office Closed

JANUARY 27: Lute Life Day 

FEBRUARY 11: Artistic Achievement Scholarship (Music, Theatre, Art & Design, Digital Media, Dance)

Have you visited yet? One of the most important things you can do is experience campus and see what it is truly like to be a PLU student!

We also invite you to check out our virtual tour. Click the buttons below to start exploring!

Submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (the FAFSA should open on December 1, 2024) to ensure optimal financial aid awarding for the 2025-26 academic year.  The FAFSA is free, and it is the best way to see how much it will cost to attend PLU. (Note: PLU’s FAFSA school code is 003785). If you are unable to fill out the FAFSA (i.e. if an undocumented student), and are a resident of Washington state, you can instead complete the WASFA to be considered for need-based financial aid.

Once your Offer of Financial Aid has been mailed (we’ll begin mailing financial aid offers in January, 2025), you also have the option to view it online on your student account information (Banner Web). Banner Web log-in instructions can be found here. Be sure to review your financial aid offer with your PLU Admission Counselor, who is happy to schedule a meeting with you and your family to answer questions regarding scholarships, grants, loans, work study, and payment options.

*PLU’s Fixed Tuition Guarantee ensures that your cost of tuition will be locked in from your first day until your graduation day. At most colleges, tuition increases each year – generally without increasing students’ scholarships or financial aid – but PLU is stopping that cycle.

The fixed tuition for the incoming class of Fall 2024 is $50,720.  For more information, please visit the PLU Fixed Tuition Guarantee webpage. You’ll also find additional information about the cost of attendance on the Student Financial Services website.

To join the entering class of Fall 2025, request your housing, and prepare for class registration, submit your $200 Enrollment Deposit.

Steps to submit your Enrollment Deposit:

• Go to plu.edu/bealute
• Click on the button ‘Undergraduate Students: Enrollment Deposit’
• This will take you to the log-in page for your PLU student applicant portal
• Once in your portal, click on the ‘Respond to your Admission Offer‘ button, then choose ‘I ACCEPT my offer of admission‘
  • Not seeing these options? That means you need to review your official PLU admission letter first! Click on the ‘View Your Decision Letter’ button just under ‘Your Application Status: Decided’.
• From there, you can take the steps to submit your Enrollment Deposit!

The final day to submit your Enrollment Deposit is August 1. The enrollment deposit for fall semester is fully refundable if requested prior to May 1, 2025.

Not sure about logging in to your PLU student applicant portal? Connect with your PLU Admission Counselor, who can help get you started.

Need more information about residence halls before deciding where to live? Visit the Residential Life website. If your Enrollment Deposit has already been paid but you still need to request your housing, you can learn how to complete the housing application here.

Now that you’re an admitted student, there are a lot of ways to connect with PLU students, groups, academics, clubs, (and of course your friendly neighborhood PLU Admission counselors) on social media. Here are a few to get you started:

• ZeeMee: ZeeMee for PLU admitted students
  • Get to know other future Lutes and connect with current PLU students on this free app that allows you to build community as you explore, apply and make your college decision. All you need is your smartphone and a cell phone number to get started!
• Instagram: Check out @plu_admission & @pacificlutheran.
• YouTube: PacificLutheranUniv
  We recommend the How to be a Lute playlist & the Academics playlist
• Twitter: @PLUNEWS
• Facebook: Pacific Lutheran University
• TikTok: @pacificlutheran

We recommend you encourage your parents/family to sign up for the PLU Family Portal, which is a one-stop shop for:

• Access to important news, updates, and deadlines
• Personalized newsletters
• Announcements via email
• Sharing updates

You’ll find more information on the Admission Parents & Family Page.