Top 2017 Rankings For California Lutheran University
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All 2017 Rankings For California Lutheran University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 316 of 1387 |
| Far Western US | 48 of 126 |
| California | 35 of 81 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| California |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| California |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| California |
Diversity
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| Overall | 331 of 2397 |
| Ethnic | 450 of 2655 |
| Male / Female | 661 of 1717 |
| Location | 866 of 2397 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Evangelical Lutheran Church | 9 of 21 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 246 of 818 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 558 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | 564 of 1399 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 151 of 892 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 239 of 550 |
| Most Focused | 180 of 550 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 125 of 363 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 266 of 812 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 540 of 1357 |
| Most Focused | 558 of 1357 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 186 of 850 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 220 of 830 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 571 of 2090 |
| Most Focused | 610 of 2090 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 904 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 160 of 608 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 403 of 1344 |
| Most Focused | 345 of 1344 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 178 of 652 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 232 of 727 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 372 of 1756 |
| Most Focused | 528 of 1756 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 726 |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 71 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 49 of 152 |
| Most Focused | 29 of 152 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 89 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 137 of 589 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 256 of 1209 |
| Most Focused | 52 of 1209 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 187 of 719 |
Communication & Journalism (Other)
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| Most Popular | 16 of 74 |
| Most Focused | 13 of 74 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 162 of 537 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 229 of 1018 |
| Most Focused | 54 of 1019 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 190 of 608 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 229 of 555 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 536 of 1632 |
| Most Focused | 570 of 1632 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 266 of 832 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 126 of 269 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 172 of 605 |
| Most Focused | 89 of 605 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 107 of 368 |
Information Science
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 133 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Agricultural Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 3 of 31 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 25 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 271 of 625 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 591 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | 544 of 1354 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 184 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 257 of 644 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 510 of 1275 |
| Most Focused | 405 of 1275 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 183 of 806 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 430 of 948 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 193 of 661 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 76 of 223 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 309 of 828 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 149 of 592 |
History
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 176 of 828 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked | 45 of 396 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 399 of 1152 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 365 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked | 43 of 402 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 382 of 1128 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 50 of 424 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 76 of 350 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 485 of 1180 |
| Most Focused | 584 of 1180 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 95 of 465 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 78 of 362 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 485 of 1180 |
| Most Focused | 584 of 1180 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 98 of 508 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 214 of 818 |
Mathematics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 179 of 786 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 135 of 394 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 234 of 524 |
| Most Focused | 242 of 524 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 107 of 462 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 309 of 883 |
| Most Focused | 307 of 883 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 416 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 88 of 451 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 274 of 819 |
| Most Focused | 267 of 819 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 460 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 470 of 944 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 168 of 613 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 153 of 536 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 121 of 335 |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 482 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 370 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 172 of 792 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 188 of 748 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 103 of 345 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | 248 of 718 |
| Most Focused | 122 of 718 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 251 of 848 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 384 of 1490 |
| Most Focused | 207 of 1490 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 200 of 901 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 273 of 854 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 358 of 1421 |
| Most Focused | 169 of 1421 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 191 of 857 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 560 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | 532 of 1320 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 229 of 878 |
Economics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 156 of 549 |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 161 of 332 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 67 of 215 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 234 of 613 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 336 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | 172 of 1075 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 184 of 768 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 181 of 697 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 745 of 1565 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 204 of 851 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 314 of 814 |
| Most Focused | 213 of 814 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 131 of 546 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 173 of 700 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 380 of 1035 |
| Most Focused | 312 of 1035 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 149 of 660 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 25 of 332 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 56 of 365 |
| Men's Football (D3) | 95 of 227 |
| Men's Golf (D3) | 11 of 41 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 167 of 358 |
| Men's Tennis (D3) |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 65 of 373 |
| Women's Golf (D3) | 10 of 29 |
| Women's Outdoor Track and Field (D3) | 11 of 24 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 69 of 367 |
| Women's Softball (D3) | 120 of 350 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 12 of 357 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 173 of 1429 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 191 of 828 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 99 of 236 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 240 of 822 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 332 of 866 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 203 of 629 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 30 of 71 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 147 of 599 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 162 of 546 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Agricultural Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 291 of 632 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 226 of 651 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 113 of 418 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 99 of 424 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 121 of 361 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 114 of 373 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 152 of 467 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 120 of 456 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 217 of 864 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 241 of 870 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 165 of 619 |
Sociology
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Drama & Theater Arts
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Music
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Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 360 of 989 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Online | 48 of 249 |
| Most Popular Online |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Online | 39 of 200 |
| Most Popular Online |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 220 of 1184 |
| Australia | 97 of 197 |
| Brazil | 155 of 447 |
| China | 179 of 821 |
| France | 138 of 311 |
| India | 193 of 641 |
| Japan | 130 of 443 |
| Norway | 19 of 108 |
| Russia | 107 of 251 |
| Saudi Arabia | 105 of 561 |
| Sweden | 36 of 183 |
| Taiwan | 101 of 363 |
| Thailand | 50 of 257 |
| Turkey | 134 of 282 |
| Ukraine | |
| Vietnam | 247 of 495 |
International Value
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