Pacific Lutheran University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Pacific Lutheran University is a private master's university in Tacoma, WA (suburb setting), with 2,393 undergraduates (64% women), affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church. It admitted 81% of 4,139 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 988–1258 on the SAT and 21–27 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $66,837 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $23,841 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 71% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, visual & performing arts. The campus reported 4.17 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Pacific Lutheran University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $50,272
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Pacific Lutheran University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Pacific Lutheran University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Northwest Conference | 37 | — | 4 | $228k | $6,166 | — | |
| Baseball | Northwest Conference | 44 | — | 1 | $305k | $6,941 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Northwest Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $229k | $13,451 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Northwest Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $202k | $12,647 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Northwest Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $59k | $5,883 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Northwest Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $45k | $5,570 | — | |
| Football | Northwest Conference | 103 | — | 1 | $950k | $9,223 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Northwest Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $62k | $7,708 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Northwest Conference | 4 | — | 2 | $41k | $10,203 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Northwest Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $196k | $12,235 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | Northwest Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $155k | $7,025 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Northwest Conference | 37 | — | 1 | $210k | $5,670 | — | |
| Softball | Northwest Conference | 30 | — | 1 | $277k | $9,220 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Northwest Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $237k | $13,961 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Northwest Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $129k | $8,611 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Northwest Conference | 40 | — | 1 | $155k | $3,864 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Northwest Conference | 34 | — | 1 | $100k | $2,935 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Northwest Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $235k | $14,675 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.