California Lutheran University Teaching Programs

California Lutheran University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Thousand Oaks, California. The location of CLU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is California Lutheran University?

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?

Since CLU has an acceptance rate of 87%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

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.

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.

Can I Afford California Lutheran University?

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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CLU, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $7,524 a year. That adds up to $30,096 over four years for those students.

California Lutheran University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,592 undergraduate students at CLU, with 2,517 being full-time and 75 being part-time.

There are also 1,174 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,517 full-time undergraduates at CLU, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	136
Black or African American	101
Hispanic or Latino	989
White	988
International Students	72
Other Races/Ethnicities	231

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.

Online Learning at California Lutheran University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at CLU. In 2022-2023, 421 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CLU has changed over the last few years.

California Lutheran University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Education	41	0	41
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	34	0	34
General Educational Leadership & Administration	17	15	32
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	19	0	19
Education of the Deaf	15	0	15
General Special Education	8	0	8
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	5	5
TOTAL	134	20	154

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Niceley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.