Overall, California Lutheran University is known for being a non selective school. 5,290 applications are received by California Lutheran University each year. The overall acceptance rate tends to be 89 percent which equals about 4,700 students who were successful in the admission process of the institution. But, when the year begins, only about 580 or 12% of the candidates will have chosen California Lutheran University as their future school. The institution tends to see 45 percent of the students who applied are men compared to 54 percent who are women. When the year commences, about 50 percent of those accepted females enrolled at California Lutheran University and 49 percent were males. California Lutheran University’s undergraduate application fee is $25. First-year students are asked to submit their ACT or SAT scores to California Lutheran University when applying. Often, an ACT score of 23 - 29 or a 1,140 - 1,330 SAT score is the range that students have greater chances to be accepted. This school also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2023 Admissions Cycle
Applications
5,290
Male 2,420
Female 2,861

 

Acceptance
4,702
Male 2,139
Female 2,563

 

Enrollment Total
575
Male 283
Female 292


Acceptance Rate
88.9%
Male
88.4%
Female
89.6%

 

Yield
12.2%
Male
13.2%
Female
11.4%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$25


Graduate

$30



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Credit for life experiences


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