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What Pacific Lutheran University costs

Tacoma, Washington · Private · 2,401 undergrads

Pacific Lutheran University's sticker price was $64,176 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $20,652 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $13,627.

What does Pacific Lutheran University cost?

$20,652 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $64,176.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$13,627
$30,000–$48,000$13,026
$48,000–$75,000$16,022
$75,000–$110,000$18,495
over $110,000$21,998

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$13,627
$30,000–$48,000$13,026
$48,000–$75,000$16,022
$75,000–$110,000$18,495
Over $110,000$21,998

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 79% off Pacific Lutheran University's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Pacific Lutheran University cost less than Seattle Pacific University and Saint Martin's University but more than Whitworth University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Pacific Lutheran University$16,022$20,652
Seattle Pacific University$16,952$25,419
Saint Martin's University$21,815$25,472
Whitworth University$13,433$23,009

The sticker price

$53,096
Tuition, 2025-26
$64,176
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
41%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$40,573
average grant for students who got aid.
63%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$19,500
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Pacific Lutheran University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $13,627 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $64,176. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Pacific Lutheran University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Pacific Lutheran University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $13,026 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $64,176. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Pacific Lutheran University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Pacific Lutheran University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $16,022 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $64,176. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Pacific Lutheran University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers