California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, California
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 2,296 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 76%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $26,445per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 69%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $77,62010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Under the 4 to Finish Guarantee, Cal Lutheran covers the tuition cost of any extra time needed to finish a degree if graduation is delayed.
Source: 4 to Finish Guarantee - Undergraduate Admission | Cal Lutheran
Cal Lutheran's Public Price Promise scholarship covers the difference in average cost of attendance between Cal Lutheran and University of California schools.
Source: Public Price Promise - Financial Aid - California Lutheran University
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 76%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1150–1330Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 24–31Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $26,445full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $70,795sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $54,480Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 69%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 79%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $77,62010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,296Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 38%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 35%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CA — admits 73%
- University of the Pacific Stockton, CA — admits 71%
- Norwich University Northfield, VT — admits 74%
- Los Angeles Pacific University San Dimas, CA
- Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA — admits 79%
- Taylor University Upland, IN — admits 74%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for California Lutheran University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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