Top 2018 Rankings For California Lutheran University
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All 2018 Rankings For California Lutheran University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 307 of 1383 |
| Far Western US | 51 of 126 |
| California | 36 of 81 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Far Western US | |
| California |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Far Western US | |
| California |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| California |
Diversity
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| Overall | 492 of 2355 |
| Ethnic | 407 of 2594 |
| Male / Female | 989 of 2594 |
| Location | 1081 of 2360 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Evangelical Lutheran Church | 9 of 21 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 224 of 823 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 448 of 1413 |
| Most Focused | 416 of 1413 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 151 of 892 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 129 of 571 |
| Most Focused | 80 of 571 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 126 of 367 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 266 of 818 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 466 of 1372 |
| Most Focused | 475 of 1372 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 185 of 850 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 237 of 825 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 597 of 2041 |
| Most Focused | 752 of 2041 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 93 of 903 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 150 of 600 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 437 of 1312 |
| Most Focused | 456 of 1312 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 177 of 651 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 210 of 724 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 342 of 1720 |
| Most Focused | 526 of 1720 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 726 |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 67 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 79 of 164 |
| Most Focused | 54 of 164 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 88 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 139 of 582 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 228 of 1219 |
| Most Focused | 25 of 1220 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 185 of 715 |
Communication & Journalism (Other)
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| Most Popular | 12 of 74 |
| Most Focused | 14 of 74 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 152 of 519 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 188 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | 37 of 1036 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 187 of 606 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 231 of 568 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 477 of 1603 |
| Most Focused | 497 of 1603 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 266 of 826 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 120 of 268 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 162 of 599 |
| Most Focused | 85 of 599 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 106 of 360 |
Information Science
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 129 |
Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Agricultural Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 4 of 31 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 25 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 182 of 874 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 284 of 625 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 180 of 805 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 359 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 193 of 656 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 338 of 817 |
| Most Focused | 225 of 817 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 147 of 581 |
History
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 177 of 831 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked | 54 of 399 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 453 of 1128 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 361 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked | 52 of 401 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 437 of 1103 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 50 of 421 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 81 of 340 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 535 of 1152 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 95 of 462 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 78 of 352 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 535 of 1152 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 98 of 505 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 217 of 468 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 393 of 1231 |
| Most Focused | 299 of 1231 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 212 of 810 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 201 of 471 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 365 of 1178 |
| Most Focused | 249 of 1178 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 178 of 772 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 485 of 1017 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 135 of 394 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 218 of 529 |
| Most Focused | 241 of 529 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 358 of 745 |
| Most Focused | 319 of 745 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 308 of 689 |
| Most Focused | 270 of 689 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 108 of 452 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 254 of 890 |
| Most Focused | 231 of 890 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 415 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 81 of 443 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 221 of 820 |
| Most Focused | 194 of 820 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 57 of 456 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 171 of 616 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 154 of 544 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 123 of 336 |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 462 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 334 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 171 of 787 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 185 of 753 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 104 of 346 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | 211 of 705 |
| Most Focused | 127 of 705 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 241 of 826 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 354 of 1492 |
| Most Focused | 198 of 1492 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 200 of 899 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 257 of 832 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 327 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | 165 of 1407 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 189 of 842 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 311 of 676 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 594 of 1317 |
| Most Focused | 614 of 1317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 229 of 877 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 212 of 442 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 154 of 542 |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 68 of 215 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 241 of 597 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 455 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 363 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 180 of 763 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 254 of 524 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 181 of 695 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 663 of 1529 |
| Most Focused | 713 of 1529 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 204 of 852 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | 400 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 294 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 131 of 544 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 173 of 693 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 191 of 1030 |
| Most Focused | 110 of 1030 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 148 of 657 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 20 of 333 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 46 of 369 |
| Men's Football (D3) | 70 of 218 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 121 of 363 |
| Men's Volleyball (D3) |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 83 of 374 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 68 of 368 |
| Women's Softball (D3) | 123 of 351 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 22 of 359 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 154 of 1423 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 171 of 831 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 83 of 243 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 232 of 829 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 343 of 861 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 177 of 623 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 372 of 759 |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 28 of 68 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 143 of 590 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 159 of 527 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 136 of 274 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 147 of 358 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 122 of 374 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 154 of 419 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 121 of 421 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 140 of 349 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 120 of 361 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 183 of 473 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 147 of 476 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 164 of 459 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 126 of 451 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 225 of 841 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 245 of 848 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 139 of 442 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 201 of 601 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Music
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Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 108 of 1164 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 265 of 658 |
| Top Ranked Online | 61 of 273 |
| Most Popular Online |
Business Administration & Management
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 289 of 596 |
| Top Ranked Online | 33 of 213 |
| Most Popular Online |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 231 of 1174 |
| Australia | |
| Brazil | 156 of 419 |
| China | 186 of 798 |
| India | 184 of 618 |
| Japan | 148 of 414 |
| Norway | 25 of 84 |
| Russia | 107 of 224 |
| Saudi Arabia | 120 of 548 |
| Sweden | 38 of 146 |
| Taiwan | 110 of 341 |
| Thailand | 46 of 229 |
| Vietnam |
International Value
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