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PLU Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 2,304
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 97%
Average Aid Amount $33,815
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 508
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 100%

Financial Aid Information at PLU

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 2,304 students (97% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $33,815. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 508 students (100% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at Pacific Lutheran University is $50,964, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 2,304 students (97% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $33,815. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Pacific Lutheran University for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Pacific Lutheran University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid2,30497%$33,815
Pell Grants80934%$4,964
Federal Student Loans1,04644%$10,804

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 508 beginning students (100% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 508 students (100% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students. The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Pacific Lutheran University.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Pacific Lutheran University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid508100%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources50799%$36,435
Federal Grants23045%$5,623
Pell Grants20741%$4,662
Other Federal Grants22945%$1,434
State/Local Grants23346%$8,681
Institutional Grants49998%$30,374
Student Loans24949%$7,547
Federal Student Loans23746%$5,260
Other Student Loans357%$18,077