California Lutheran University Computer Science Programs

California Lutheran University is a private not-for-profit institution situated 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	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into CLU?

With an acceptance rate of 82%, CLU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Average Test Scores

About 17% 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 550 and 640. Math scores were between 540 and 650.

CLU received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 28. Math scores were between 23 and 27. Composite scores were between 23 and 28.

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

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 54% of students took out student loans averaging $7,524 a year. That adds up to $30,096 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CLU is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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 2020-2021, 558 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.

Online Growth Rankings of CLU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California Lutheran University was 904.6%. This is the #75 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CLU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.