- The Inkwell
- California
- California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CACity: midsizeZIP 91360Founded 1959
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1959
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.callutheran.edu
CaliforniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
California Lutheran University
California Lutheran University is a private nonprofit university in Thousand Oaks, California, with 2,296 undergraduates. It admits 76% of applicants, graduates 69% within six years and costs $26,445 a year after aid.
69%graduate
Admission rate76%
Retention79%
4-year graduation62%
Pell Grant share38%
Federal loans52%
$26,445net price / year
76%admission rate
1266average SAT
69%graduate in 6 years
$77,620median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,000median debt
#238 of 1,704 for earnings#1,316 of 1,739 for lowest net price#397 of 1,738 for graduation rate#729 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $70,795tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $54,480
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $54,480
- Average net price
- $26,445national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,204
$30,001–48,000$19,836
$48,001–75,000$20,665
$75,001–110,000$24,034
$110,001+$34,186
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 76%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1266
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 590–670
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–660
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college76%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college79%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college69%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college38%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 69%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 62%
- First-year retention
- 79%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 77%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $60,478
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $77,620middle 50%: $51,650–$108,178
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$108,178
Median, California Lutheran University$77,620
Lower quarter$51,650
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,296
- Part-time
- 2.1%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 22.3
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,794 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,168
- Endowment, end of year
- $144,984,195
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White36%
Hispanic41%
Black4.5%
Asian5.5%
Two or more races6.5%
U.S. nonresident3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown2.4%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Psychology13%
Parks, recreation & fitness11%
Social sciences9.6%
Visual & performing arts9.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.9%
Communication & journalism7.5%
Computer & information sciences5.2%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 110413. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1026831.