Pacific Lutheran University is a private Lutheran university in Parkland, Washington. It was founded by Norwegian Lutheran immigrants in 1890. PLU is sponsored by the 580 congregations of Region I of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. PLU has approximately 2,700 students enrolled. As of 2023, the school employs approximately 238 full-time …
Pacific Lutheran University is a private Lutheran university in Parkland, Washington. It was founded by Norwegian Lutheran immigrants in 1890. PLU is sponsored by the 580 congregations of Region I of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. PLU has approximately 2,700 students enrolled. As of 2023, the school employs approximately 238 full-time professors on the 156-acre woodland campus.
Former names: Pacific Lutheran University (1890–1898) · Pacific Lutheran Academy and Business College (1898–1918) · Columbia Lutheran College (1909–1919) · Spokane College (1906–1929) · Pacific Lutheran College (1920–1960)
Motto: Educating for Lives of Thoughtful Inquiry, Service, Leadership, and Care
Type: Private university
Established: 1890
Religious affiliation: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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