Pacific Lutheran University Academics & Majors - US News Best Colleges

Pacific Lutheran University Academics

The student-faculty ratio at Pacific Lutheran University is 12:1, and the school has 51.5% of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Pacific Lutheran University include: Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse; Business Administration and Management, General; Exercise Science and Kinesiology; Biology/Biological Sciences, General; Psychology, General; Computer Science; Elementary Education and Teaching; History, General; Speech Communication and Rhetoric; and Political Science and Government, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 80%.

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Pacific Lutheran University Majors

Ten Most Popular Majors for 2022 Graduates

  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

    16%

  • Business Administration and Management, General

    13%

  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology

    8%

  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General

    6%

  • Psychology, General

    5%

  • Computer Science

    4%

  • Elementary Education and Teaching

    4%

  • History, General

    3%

  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric

    3%

  • Political Science and Government, General

    3%

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Pacific Lutheran University Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered

Certificate, terminal-associate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice

Combined-degree programs

  • Engineering Dual Degree

    Student participation in special academic programs

    • Senior capstone or culminating academic experience

      100%

    • First-year experiences

      64%

    • Service learning

    • Writing in the disciplines

    • Undergraduate research/creative projects

    • Learning communities

      Student participation in special study options
      Qualified undergraduate students may take graduate-level classes

      Faculty & Classes at Pacific Lutheran University

      Student-Faculty Ratio (3%)

      12:1

      Full-time faculty gender distribution

      Female55.6%
      Male44.4%

      Part-time faculty gender distribution

      Female61.2%
      Male38.8%

      Class Sizes

      Classes with fewer than 20 students51.5%
      20-4947.4%
      50 or more1.1%

      General education/core curriculum required

      Yes

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