California Lutheran University

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Acceptance Rate

75.7%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1150–1330

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$50,670

Undergrad Enrollment

2,374

Applicants

5,290

Yield Rate

12.2%

Student:Faculty

13:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$30,109/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $120,436 over four years.

What grads earn

$64,939/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $58,652 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 11% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.9 years of pay.

82% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.2%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

38%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of California Lutheran University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$22,161

$30–48k$23,668

$48–75k$24,318

$75–110k$29,303

Over $110k$38,364

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

74%

Completion · all

76%

Completion · Pell

73%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

71%

Median debt

$21,669

Classification

Four-year, medium, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

5,290

Admitted

4,70288.9%

Enrolled

57512% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

87.2%▼ +15.8pp

Application Volume

5,150 applicants▼ 17%

California Lutheran University has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Motor Vehicle Theft	3	—	—	—
Rape	2	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation62% / 38%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball44Basketball20Football139Golf14Soccer41Swimming22Tennis14Track & Field39Volleyball21Water Polo28

Women's

Basketball20Golf10Lacrosse15Soccer37Softball27Swimming24Tennis13Track & Field45Volleyball23Water Polo19

Research Activity

FY 2024

$1Mtotal R&D expenditure#649 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General96 grads

Psychology, General83 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General42 grads

Speech Communication and Rhetoric40 grads

Criminology40 grads

Kinesiology and Exercise Science39 grads

Computer Science23 grads

09.090921 grads

Cinematography and Film/Video Production20 grads

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies20 grads

4yr Grad Rate

68%

6yr Grad Rate

74%

Retention Rate

79%

Median Earnings

$68,712