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 2,797 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 12 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 292 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at PLU. The average faculty salary is $77,291 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 756 employees work at PLU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $65,130. 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 | 12 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 176 Full-time / 116 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 523 Full-time / 233 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $77,291 |
| Staff Average Salary | $65,130 |
| Student Population | 2,797 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Pacific Lutheran University, there are 756 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 523 full-time and 233 part-time staffs work at PLU. By gender there are 309 male and 447 female employees.
Among them, 292 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 176 full-time and 116 part-time faculty. By gender there are 102 male and 190 female faculty teaching at PLU.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty 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 | 756 | 309 | 447 | 523 | 220 | 303 | 233 | 89 | 144 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 292 | 102 | 190 | 176 | 66 | 110 | 116 | 36 | 80 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 11 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Management | 87 | 31 | 56 | 85 | 31 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 20 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 16 | - | - | - |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 27 | 16 | 11 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 88 | 56 | 32 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 54 | 34 | 20 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Service | 75 | 47 | 28 | 72 | 47 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sales and related | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 133 | 30 | 103 | 81 | 14 | 67 | 52 | 16 | 36 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |