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# California Lutheran University

Private liberal arts university in Thousand Oaks with accessible admissions and business-focused undergraduate programs.

## Record

- **Coordinates**: 34.224566, -118.878924

### Summary

Private liberal arts university in Thousand Oaks with accessible admissions and business-focused undergraduate programs.

### Description

California Lutheran University is a private not-for-profit institution in Thousand Oaks, California, with a total enrollment of 3,413 students. The university offers a mixed undergraduate and graduate curriculum with business, management, marketing, and related support services as its primary undergraduate focus.

Annual tuition is $51,750, and the total cost of attendance, including room and board, is $68,560. Many students receive financial aid and pay significantly less than the published rate. The university maintains an endowment of approximately $145 million. Admissions are accessible, with an acceptance rate of 88.9 percent.

The 75th percentile SAT Reading score is 660 and SAT Math is 660; the 75th percentile ACT Composite is 29. The university serves students seeking undergraduate and graduate education in business and related fields and is designated as an opportunity-focused institution with higher access and earnings outcomes. For more information, visit www.callutheran.edu/.

### Attributes

- **Unit ID**: 110,413
- **State**: CA
- **City**: Thousand Oaks
- **Address**: 60 W Olsen Rd
- **Zip Code**: 91360
- **Sector Group**: Private Not-for-Profit 4-Year or Above
- **Official Website**: www.callutheran.edu/
- **HBCU**: No
- **Tribal College**: No
- **Setting**: City
- **Annual In-State Tuition**: $51,750
- **Annual Out-of-State Tuition**: $51,750
- **Total Cost of Attendance (In-State)**: $68,560
- **Total Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)**: $68,560
- **Room and Board**: $16,810
- **Total Student Enrollment**: 3,413
- **Acceptance Rate**: 88.9%
- **SAT Reading 75th Percentile**: 660
- **SAT Math 75th Percentile**: 660
- **ACT Composite 75th Percentile**: 29
- **Endowment (End of Year)**: $144,984,195
- **Carnegie Classification**: Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium
- **Research Activity Tier**: No research designation
- **Economic Mobility Index**: Opportunity Colleges and Universities – Higher Access, Higher Earnings
- **Primary Undergraduate Major**: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services