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  • PLU offers a number of direct transfer degree opportunities from community colleges, that provide automatic junior status upon enrolling at the university.

    common good, and who are local, regional and global leaders in fields like health care, technology, the performing arts, and education." Allan Belton, President Pacific Lutheran University "One of the main reasons I chose to attend PLU was because I can participate in both the arts and the natural sciences, and I am incredibly grateful to be able to sing in Choir of the West, major in physics, and work different jobs, too!" Ryan S. 2022-2023 COSTSMore affordable than you think.$50,928 Tuition (Fixed

  • PLU is the small, private university in Tacoma, Washington where everyone shares a bold commitment to expanding well-being, opportunity, and justice.

    , and who are local, regional and global leaders in fields like health care, technology, the performing arts, and education." Allan Belton, President Pacific Lutheran University "One of the main reasons I chose to attend PLU was because I can participate in both the arts and the natural sciences, and I am incredibly grateful to be able to sing in Choir of the West, major in physics, and work different jobs, too!" Ryan S. WHAT'S CAMPUS LIKE?Get your bearings.Take the Virtual Tour Schedule a visit HOW

    Office of Admission
    253-536-5136
    Pacific Lutheran University 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447
  • PLU is the small, private university in Tacoma, Washington where everyone shares a bold commitment to expanding well-being, opportunity, and justice.

    . They’re engaged citizens who strive to serve the common good, and who are local, regional and global leaders in fields like health care, technology, the performing arts, and education." Allan Belton, President Pacific Lutheran University "One of the main reasons I chose to attend PLU was because I can participate in both the arts and the natural sciences, and I am incredibly grateful to be able to sing in Choir of the West, major in physics, and work different jobs, too!" Ryan S. WHAT'S CAMPUS LIKE

    Office of Admission
    253-536-5136
    Pacific Lutheran University 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 5, 2016)- When she was 17 years old, Megan Wonderly had no idea what she wanted to be when she grew up. One afternoon, her teacher had the class look through a list of possible careers. At the top of that list…

    focused on finishing her senior year and graduating in May, after studying at PLU for three years. “I think some people think ‘What can you do with a social sciences degree?’” Wonderly said. “But it’s really expanded my mind and I wouldn’t be who I am today without (the Anthropology and History) departments.” Read Previous Ed Hrivnak ‘96: Firefighter, Flight Nurse, Veteran Read Next Students from PLU and Tacoma’s Lincoln High School work together to fight racism COMMENTS*Note: All comments are

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 3, 2017)- You know it’s a good class when even the professor goes home shouting: “You’re not going to believe what we learned today!” Joanna Gregson, professor of sociology, says she told her husband just that throughout her January Term course “Policing…

    explain what they were seeing. While Premo helped develop the course, he says he learned from the experience, too. “I just didn’t consider that many people don’t realize what the police do on a daily basis,” he said. “I hope this class has given the students some insights into what the police do and why it is so important in our society.” Read Previous DCHAT Podcast: PLU Dean of Natural Sciences Matt Smith answers alumni questions Read Next Black History Month at PLU COMMENTS*Note: All comments are

  • PLU alumnus Scott Foss ’91 serves as a top paleontologist for the Department of the Interior.

    the American West, serving as a National Park Service paleontologist and museum curator at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Oregon, and later as a regional paleontologist with the Bureau of Land Management headquartered in Utah. Along the way, he earned a Ph.D. in biological sciences from Northern Illinois University. In 2012, Foss relocated to Washington, D.C., to assume his current role, one he likens to an orchestra conductor. “I don’t get to play an instrument anymore, but I’m

  • By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org…

    interesting programs in Java, Python, C++, assembly language, and other tools. This work is not just situated in the natural sciences. In the Department of History, for example, we had a fascinating student-faculty research project this summer that considered again the origins of personal computing. Damian Alessandro studied the history of Apple and their first products, wondering to what extent these systems might be considered ‘convivial’ according to the socio-technical context of the 1970s. (The term

  • By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org…

    programs in Java, Python, C++, assembly language, and other tools. This work is not just situated in the natural sciences. In the Department of History, for example, we had a fascinating student-faculty research project this summer that considered again the origins of personal computing. Damian Alessandro studied the history of Apple and their first products, wondering to what extent these systems might be considered ‘convivial’ according to the socio-technical context of the 1970s. (The term convivial

  • Opening Doors: PLU Partnership with PNWU creates new opportunities for PLU pre-health sciences graduates Posted by: nicolacs / May 8, 2023 Image: Image: A PLU student works on pipetting skills in a lab at PLU. (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) May 8, 2023 By By MacKenzie HinesPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPLU and Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) officials recently announced a new partnership that reserves six seats per year for PLU graduates interested in pursuing PNWU’s Master

  • Opening Doors: PLU Partnership with PNWU creates new opportunities for PLU pre-health sciences graduates Posted by: mhines / May 8, 2023 Image: A PLU student works on pipetting skills in a lab at PLU. (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) May 8, 2023 By MacKenzie HinesPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPLU and Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) officials recently announced a new partnership that reserves six seats per year for PLU graduates interested in pursuing PNWU’s Master of Arts in