Founded in 1959 and formally recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution since 2016, Cal Lutheran is home to 2,377 undergraduate and 1,033 graduate students. Our students come from 59 countries and represent a wide spectrum of faiths and spirituality.
Our dedicated, accomplished faculty works with small classes of students who are open-minded — about ideas, about people and about faith — and are seeking to grow as individuals.
Both in and out of the classroom, everyone at Cal Lutheran is committed to helping each student pursue their passions to discover their purpose. By following that purpose, they can transform their communities — and the world.
Cal Lutheran's 225-acre Thousand Oaks campus is between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara.
Satellite centers are in Oxnard, Santa Maria and Westlake Village. Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, California, is one of eight seminaries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
Founded in 1959, California Lutheran University is a private liberal arts institution based in Thousand Oaks, California.
Designated a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education, Cal Lutheran attracts students to its undergraduate and graduate programs from across the nation and around the world with diverse backgrounds, cultures and faiths.
3,410
Total Students
98%
Employed or in Grad School
14:1
Student-Faculty Ratio
46
Majors Offered
100+
Student Clubs & Organizations
59
Countries Represented
34,000
Alumni
Enrollment
3,410
TOTAL
2,377
Undergraduate
1,033
GRADUATE
Accreditations
- Cal Lutheran is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
- The Graduate School of Education is authorized by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing to offer credentials.
- The Graduate School of Psychology's Doctor of Clinical Psychology program is accredited by the American Psychological Association.
- The School of Management is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Its program in Financial Planning has been registered with the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc.
- Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools.
Affiliations
- National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
- Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities
- Council of Independent Colleges
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, NCAA Division III
- Hispanic-Serving Institution designation by the U.S. Department of Education
