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California Lutheran University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Thousand Oaks, California. The city atmosphere of Thousand Oaks makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

41 Graduate Degrees
$41,330 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
87% Acceptance Rate

Where Is California Lutheran University?

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Contact details for CLU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 60 W Olsen Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-2787
Phone: 805-492-2411
Website: www.callutheran.edu

How Do I Get Into CLU?

You can apply to CLU online at: www.callutheran.edu/admission/apply.html

Admission Requirements for CLU

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 5

How Hard Is It To Get Into CLU?

87% Acceptance Rate
57% Of Accepted Are Women
14% Submit SAT Scores
CLU has the high acceptance rate of 87%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Average Test Scores

About 14% of students accepted to CLU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 660. Math scores were between 570 and 660.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for California Lutheran University  ( 580 to 660 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for California Lutheran University  ( 570 to 660 )
200
800
CLU received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 31. Math scores were between 25 and 0. Composite scores were between 26 and 30.

ACT English Scores for California Lutheran University  ( 24 to 31 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for California Lutheran University  ( 26 to 30 )
1
36

Can I Afford California Lutheran University?

$41,330 Net Price
55% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of CLU is $41,330. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CLU, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $7,577 a year. That adds up to $30,308 over four years for those students.

California Lutheran University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,714 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,804 undergraduate students at CLU, with 2,714 being full-time and 90 being part-time.

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There are also 1,223 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,714 full-time undergraduates at CLU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California Lutheran University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 147
Black or African American 98
Hispanic or Latino 1,061
White 1,068
International Students 66
Other Races/Ethnicities 274

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California Lutheran University. At this time, 26 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 52 countries are represented at CLU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and Taiwan.

California Lutheran University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Master’s TOTAL
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 41 41
TOTAL 41 41

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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