PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
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ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION: PLU OFFERS 39 MAJORS AND 60 MINORS, AS WELL AS GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS IN BUSINESS (MARKETING ANALYTICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION), CREATIVE WRITING, EDUCATION, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY, KINESIOLOGY, AND NURSING. THE UNIVERSITY HELPS MORE THAN 2,600 STUDENTS FROM ALL FAITHS AND BACKGROUNDS DISCERN THEIR VOCATIONS THROUGH COURSEWORK, MENTORSHIP AND INTERNSHIPS AT WORLD-CLASS PUGET SOUND-AREA BUSINESSES AND INSTITUTIONS. PLU SEEKS STUDENTS FROM EVERY POSSIBLE BACKGROUND, ALL RELIGIONS, ALL RACES, ALL SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS, ALL SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS, ALL AGES, FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. FOR THE 2022-23 ACADEMIC YEAR, 41 PERCENT OF INCOMING FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS ARE "FIRST GENERATION," COMING FROM FAMILIES WHERE NEITHER NATURAL NOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS RECEIVED A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE; 53 PERCENT SELF-IDENTIFY AS STUDENTS OF COLOR; AND 37 PERCENT ARE PELL GRANT-ELIGIBLE. THE FIRST AMERICAN UNIVERSITY TO HAVE STUDY AWAY CLASSES ON ALL SEVEN CONTINENTS SIMULTANEOUSLY, PLU ALSO IS THE FIRST PRIVATE UNIVERSITY ON THE WEST COAST TO RECEIVE THE PRESTIGIOUS SENATOR PAUL SIMON AWARD FOR CAMPUS INTERNATIONALIZATION. PLU HOSTS AN EMMY AWARD-WINNING MEDIALAB; A MACARTHUR AWARD-WINNING DETACHMENT OF ARMY ROTC; AND MORE THAN 80 CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING 19 VARSITY ATHLETIC TEAMS IN THE NORTHWEST CONFERENCE OF NCAA DIVISION III. THE UNIVERSITY CONSISTENTLY RANKS AMONG THE TOP 20 IN U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S BEST UNIVERSITIES IN THE WEST. USNWR RECENTLY NAMED PLU AS THE THIRD BEST VALUE SCHOOL IN THE WEST REGION, AS WELL AS THE FIFTH BEST COLLEGE FOR VETERANS. THE UNIVERSITY HAS PRODUCED MORE THAN 108 FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS SINCE 1975.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJun 1, 2021 – May 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$101.3MOperations and Maintenance
1.) OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF PLANT INCLUDING DEPRECIATION, INTEREST EXPENSE AND AMORTIZATION 2.) PUBLIC SERVICE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJun 1, 2021 – May 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$15.3MAcademic Support and Student Services
ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND STUDENT SERVICES: AT PLU, STUDENTS ARE OFFERED MANY SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE AND ADVISING, ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES, CAREER CONNECTIONS AND CAMPUS MINISTRY. HIGHLIGHTS OF 2021-22 INCLUDED THE STRENGTHENING OF THE CENTER FOR STUDENT SUCCESS, A MISSION-ALIGNED, STUDENT-CENTERED REIMAGINING OF ACADEMIC SUPPORT THAT TAKES A HOLISTIC VIEW OF STUDENT SUCCESS. THE CENTER IS THE HUB OF THAT DIRECTS STUDENTS TO APPROPRIATE UNITS ON CAMPUS FOR HELP WITH ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCES. SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE: ACADEMIC ADVISING & DEGREE PLANNING, TUTORING & ASSIGNMENT HELP, CAREER & VOCATION PLANNING, FINANCIAL SERVICES, PERSONAL HEALTH & WELLNESS, RESOURCES BY AFFINITY GROUP (COMMUTER STUDENTS, TRANSFER STUDENTS, INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, FIRST IN THE FAMILY [FIF] STUDENTS, LGBTQ-IDENTIFIED STUDENTS, STUDENTS OF COLOR, AND UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS.) IN ADDITION, MILITARY STUDENT OUTREACH HAS NOW BEEN ADDED TO THE OUTREACH OFFICES TO CONNECT VETERANS TO PEERS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER RESOURCES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJun 1, 2021 – May 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$14.6M
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