Surrounded by the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, Pacific Lutheran University's picturesque 126-acre campus is home to approximately 3,340 undergraduate and 300 graduate students. With a close affiliation to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Pacific Lutheran University strives to educate and enrich students both academically and socially. Strong emphasis is placed on service, leadership, and a genuine concern for people, the community, and the environment.

Pacific Lutheran University allows students to choose from a variety of academic programs and course offerings. Business, art, theater, music, environmental studies, English, education, engineering, marriage and family therapy, nursing, psychology, publishing and printing arts, and children's literature are just a few of the top-notch programs available at Pacific Lutheran University.

Aside from excellent academics, Pacific Lutheran University offers plenty of extra curricular and recreational opportunities. Choral and instrumental ensembles, theater, speech and debate, campus radio, the literary magazine, and the campus newspaper are all open to interested students, as well as several community service, environmental, political, business, computer, cultural/ethnic, and outdoor recreation clubs.