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California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA · Private (nonprofit) · 2,296 students · mostly bachelor degrees
395th-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$30,109
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$68,426
Graduation rate
70%
Admission rate
76%
Median graduate earnings
$68,712
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$21,669
Average SAT
1266
Median ACT
26
Pell grant recipients
31%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
82 programsBusiness Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree82 grads/yr$150,979Finance, General · Master's Degree31 grads/yr$101,050Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Doctoral Degree$97,243Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree20 grads/yr$95,459Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$94,005Accounting · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$89,573Management Science · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$83,310College Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree78 grads/yr$82,204Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Master's Degree25 grads/yr$81,041Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$79,956Public Administration · Master's Degree$77,919Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$77,030Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree147 grads/yr$76,916General Studies · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$76,551Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Master's Degree$72,020Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Bachelor's Degree2 grads/yr$70,409Clinical/Medical Social Work · Master's Degree41 grads/yr$68,901Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other · Bachelor's Degree$68,806Sociology, General · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$67,998Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree46 grads/yr$64,939Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree$63,433Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree43 grads/yr$61,653General Studies · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$60,806Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree31 grads/yr$60,243Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree62 grads/yr$59,820
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.