Headcounts and Directory Information
Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in Tacoma, WA. It has a total enrollment of 2,633 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 11 to 1. It is a Master's College and University (medium programs) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - professional practice.
A total of 301 faculties (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculties, are working at PLU. The average faculty salary is $77,161 for the academic year 2022-2023. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 785 employees work at PLU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $61,682. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 12180 Park Ave South, Tacoma, WA |
| Phone Number | 253-535-8145 |
| Web | www.plu.edu |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 11 to 1 |
| Number of Faculties | 198 Full-time / 103 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 564 Full-time / 221 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $77,161 |
| Staff Average Salary | $61,682 |
| Student Population | 2,633 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Pacific Lutheran University, there are 779 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 529 full-time and 250 part-time staffs work at PLU. By gender there are 330 male and 449 female employees.
Among them, 301 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculties - 175 full-time and 116 part-time faculties. By gender there are 116 male and 175 female faculties teaching at PLU.
The following table summarizes the number of faculties and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 779 | 330 | 449 | 529 | 235 | 294 | 250 | 95 | 155 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 291 | 116 | 175 | 175 | 74 | 101 | 116 | 42 | 74 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 12 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Management | 95 | 30 | 65 | 93 | 30 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 17 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 13 | - | - | - |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 26 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 18 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 97 | 59 | 38 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 55 | 32 | 23 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Service | 80 | 49 | 31 | 76 | 49 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sales and related | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 137 | 32 | 105 | 70 | 12 | 58 | 67 | 20 | 47 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - |