WA
Pacific Lutheran University
23.24 incidents / 1,000 students
Tacoma, WA · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Pacific Lutheran University
Across 2022–2024, Pacific Lutheran University reported 204 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Motor Vehicle Theft). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Renton Technical College.
- 23.24
- Incidents / 1k students
- #2,048
- Rank of 2,072
- #63
- WA rank
- 2,797
- Enrolled students
23.24 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Pacific Lutheran University reports 23.24 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 592% above Surry Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Surry Community College (0.72/1k); Alvernia University (0.36/1k); University of Hawaii Maui College (1.43/1k); Salve Regina University (3.58/1k); Middlebury College (10.70/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Renton Technical College (0.71/1k); Lower Columbia College (0.73/1k); Walla Walla Community College (3.03/1k); Wenatchee Valley College (0.98/1k); The Evergreen State College (7.63/1k); Cascadia College (2.52/1k); Whitworth University (0.00/1k); Seattle Pacific University (13.27/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 23.24
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #2,048
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 99%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 46
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 236230 · Pacific Lutheran University 23.24/1k score rate · #2,048/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HOT 23.24/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #2,048/2,072
- ST-MID #63 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Middlebury College · +12.54
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 47%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-SMALL 2,797
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Middlebury College (-12.54/1k)
Pacific Lutheran University sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Middlebury College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Middlebury College (-12.54/1k). National rank #2,048 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Pacific Lutheran University reports 23.24 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 592% above Surry Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Surry Community College (0.72/1k); Alvernia University (0.36/1k); University of Hawaii Maui College (1.43/1k); Salve Regina University (3.58/1k); Middlebury College (10.70/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Renton Technical College (0.71/1k); Lower Columbia College (0.73/1k); Walla Walla Community College (3.03/1k); Wenatchee Valley College (0.98/1k); The Evergreen State College (7.63/1k); Cascadia College (2.52/1k); Whitworth University (0.00/1k); Seattle Pacific University (13.27/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Pacific Lutheran University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Pacific on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Alvernia University · lowest peer 0.36
Alvernia University — lowest peer
0.36 per 1,000 students
- University of Hawaii Maui · near 1.43
University of Hawaii Maui College — near
1.43 per 1,000 students
- Salve Regina University · near 3.58
Salve Regina University — near
3.58 per 1,000 students
- Middlebury College · near
Middlebury College — near
10.7 per 1,000 students
- Pacific Lutheran University · this campus · highest
Pacific Lutheran University — this campus · highest
23.24 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Pacific Lutheran University's 23.24/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Pacific Lutheran University decreased from 72 to 46 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 WA 4-year peers in this comparison, Pacific Lutheran University is larger than 69% and safer-reporting than 0% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Pacific Lutheran University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faith International University | 464 | 0.00 | 0 | 83 |
| Cornish College of the Arts | 505 | 9.90 | 3 | 11 |
| Northwest Indian College | 636 | 4.72 | 6 | 25 |
| Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences | 665 | 0.00 | 8 | 83 |
| Bastyr University | 734 | 0.00 | 11 | 83 |
| Antioch University-Seattle | 771 | 0.00 | 14 | 83 |
| Heritage University | 937 | 0.00 | 17 | 83 |
| Northwest University | 1,053 | 1.90 | 19 | 36 |
| DigiPen Institute of Technology | 1,084 | 0.92 | 22 | 67 |
| Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education | 1,352 | 1.48 | 25 | 42 |
| Saint Martin's University | 1,390 | 1.44 | 28 | 47 |
| Pacific Lutheran University (this campus) | 2,797 | 23.24 | 69 | 0 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Pacific Lutheran University fell from 72 to 46 (-36%). The increase shows up in Burglary (9 to 14) and Aggravated Assault (1 to 4). Falling over the same period: Motor Vehicle Theft (49 to 20), Arson (4 to 1) and Robbery (2 to 0).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Pacific Lutheran University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 7 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Burglary, Rape, Fondling, Aggravated Assault, Arson and Robbery. Motor Vehicle Theft accounts for most of them.
The remaining 4 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter, Negligent Manslaughter and Statutory Rape. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyPacific Lutheran University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 47% (86 → 46 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 86 |
| 2023 | 72 |
| 2024 | 46 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 20 | 49 | 67 |
| Burglary | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Rape | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Fondling | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Arson | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
18 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 9 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 6 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 20 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 18 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Pacific Lutheran University vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
NC
Surry Community College
0.72 incidents / 1,000 students
PA
Alvernia University
0.36 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Pacific Lutheran University sits on price and outcomes
At $19,589, Pacific Lutheran University's reported average net price is cheaper than 61% among 83 Washington colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $14,091.
- $19,589
- average net price
- $14,091
- Washington median
- 2.3×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $13,306
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $13,609, while those above $110,000 record $26,915 - roughly 2.0 times as much. A published average of $19,589 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $52,212, roughly 2.7 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $52,254
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $52,254
- Avg Net Price
- $19,589
- Median Debt
- $22,578
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 35%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- SAT Average
- 1168
- SAT Math Range
- 500-600
- ACT Average
- 25
- ACT Range
- 22-28
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 70%
- Retention Rate
- 82%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $52,212
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $66,990
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 83%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,272 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Surry Community College
Dobson, NC · 2,796 enrolled
Safety Score 0.72
Alvernia University
Reading, PA · 2,796 enrolled
Safety Score 0.36
University of Hawaii Maui College
Kahului, HI · 2,792 enrolled
Safety Score 1.43
Salve Regina University
Newport, RI · 2,791 enrolled
Safety Score 3.58
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT · 2,803 enrolled
Safety Score 10.70
Closest by National Rank
Pacific Lutheran University (national rank #2048) sits near Upstate Medical University (#2047) and University of Virginia's College at Wise (#2049) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY
National Rank #2047
University of Virginia's College at Wise
Wise, VA
National Rank #2049
Bryan College of Health Sciences
Lincoln, NE
National Rank #2046
Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TX
National Rank #2050
East Georgia State College
Swainsboro, GA
National Rank #2045
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Pacific Lutheran University, both outside WA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Alvernia University
Reading, PA · 2,796 enrolled
Safety score 0.36
University of Hawaii Maui College
Kahului, HI · 2,792 enrolled
Safety score 1.43
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT · 2,803 enrolled
Safety score 10.70
Salve Regina University
Newport, RI · 2,791 enrolled
Safety score 3.58
Russell Sage College
Troy, NY · 2,790 enrolled
Safety score 3.23
Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, TX · 2,809 enrolled
Safety score 5.34
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA · 2,812 enrolled
Safety score 12.80
Lakeland University
Plymouth, WI · 2,813 enrolled
Safety score 0.36
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY · 1,341 enrolled
Safety score 23.12
University of Virginia's College at Wise
Wise, VA · 2,167 enrolled
Safety score 24.00
Bryan College of Health Sciences
Lincoln, NE · 765 enrolled
Safety score 22.22
Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TX · 9,922 enrolled
Safety score 24.29
East Georgia State College
Swainsboro, GA · 1,820 enrolled
Safety score 21.98
Bethany College
Bethany, WV · 640 enrolled
Safety score 21.88
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR · 2,005 enrolled
Safety score 21.45
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · 18,625 enrolled
Safety score 21.26
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Pacific Lutheran University safe?
Pacific Lutheran University has a safety score of 23.24 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #2,048 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Surry Community College (0.72/1k). Same-state same-level set: Renton Technical College (0.71/1k); Lower Columbia College (0.73/1k); Walla Walla Community College (3.03/1k); Wenatchee Valley College (0.98/1k); The Evergreen State College (7.63/1k); Cascadia College (2.52/1k); Whitworth University (0.00/1k); Seattle Pacific University (13.27/1k).
What crimes are reported at Pacific Lutheran University?
For calendar year 2024, Pacific Lutheran University reported Motor Vehicle Theft (20), Burglary (14), Aggravated Assault (4), Fondling (4) and Rape (3), and 1 further category in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Pacific Lutheran University compare to similar schools?
Pacific Lutheran University reports 592% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Surry Community College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Surry Community College (0.72/1k); Alvernia University (0.36/1k); University of Hawaii Maui College (1.43/1k); Salve Regina University (3.58/1k); Middlebury College (10.70/1k). Same-state same-level set: Renton Technical College (0.71/1k); Lower Columbia College (0.73/1k); Walla Walla Community College (3.03/1k); Wenatchee Valley College (0.98/1k); The Evergreen State College (7.63/1k); Cascadia College (2.52/1k); Whitworth University (0.00/1k); Seattle Pacific University (13.27/1k).
Does Pacific Lutheran University have fire safety data?
Yes. Pacific Lutheran University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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