Top 2019 Rankings For California Lutheran University
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All 2019 Rankings For California Lutheran University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 323 of 1779 |
| Far Western US | 47 of 177 |
| California | 34 of 114 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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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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Diversity
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| Overall | 428 of 2238 |
| Ethnic | 431 of 2486 |
| Male / Female | 896 of 2486 |
| Location | 878 of 2238 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Evangelical Lutheran Church | 9 of 22 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 291 of 824 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 573 of 1426 |
| Most Focused | 574 of 1426 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 151 of 891 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 234 of 574 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 124 of 357 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 254 of 820 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 527 of 1383 |
| Most Focused | 515 of 1383 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 183 of 847 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 226 of 851 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 560 of 1990 |
| Most Focused | 571 of 1990 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 903 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 173 of 623 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 435 of 1286 |
| Most Focused | 365 of 1286 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 176 of 648 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 251 of 747 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 333 of 1675 |
| Most Focused | 446 of 1675 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 726 |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 69 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 63 of 171 |
| Most Focused | 31 of 171 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 83 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 130 of 601 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 237 of 1215 |
| Most Focused | 32 of 1217 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 184 of 713 |
Communication & Journalism (Other)
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| Most Popular | 15 of 71 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 71 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 134 of 524 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 208 of 1027 |
| Most Focused | 29 of 1028 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 185 of 601 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 266 of 603 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 479 of 1551 |
| Most Focused | 400 of 1551 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 266 of 827 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 131 of 286 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 180 of 606 |
| Most Focused | 81 of 606 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 106 of 361 |
Information Science
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 124 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
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| Most Focused |
Agricultural Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 2 of 31 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 25 |
English Language & Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 182 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 181 of 800 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 192 of 653 |
Romance Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 340 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 146 of 571 |
History
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| Most Popular | |
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History
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 176 of 823 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked | 62 of 412 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 436 of 1111 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 361 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 415 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 404 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 49 of 419 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 77 of 342 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 533 of 1175 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 92 of 456 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 80 of 352 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 533 of 1175 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 95 of 504 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 210 of 805 |
Mathematics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 178 of 771 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 456 of 1032 |
| Most Focused | 471 of 1032 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 137 of 397 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 196 of 528 |
| Most Focused | 205 of 528 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
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Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 113 of 467 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 342 of 898 |
| Most Focused | 396 of 898 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 418 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 89 of 458 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 316 of 835 |
| Most Focused | 342 of 835 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 459 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 381 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 316 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 169 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 153 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 178 of 540 |
| Most Focused | 178 of 540 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 118 of 332 |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 515 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | 405 of 1156 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 172 of 786 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 535 of 1099 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 185 of 753 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 101 of 341 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 252 of 717 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 226 of 836 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 378 of 1502 |
| Most Focused | 189 of 1502 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 200 of 898 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 256 of 841 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 344 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | 158 of 1407 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 185 of 834 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 597 of 1319 |
| Most Focused | 574 of 1319 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 228 of 874 |
Economics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 154 of 536 |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 65 of 202 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 264 of 591 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 426 of 1083 |
| Most Focused | 268 of 1083 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 180 of 758 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 181 of 688 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 638 of 1522 |
| Most Focused | 625 of 1522 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 204 of 850 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 148 of 314 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 315 of 808 |
| Most Focused | 194 of 808 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 130 of 535 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 169 of 693 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 307 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | 222 of 1036 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 149 of 658 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 16 of 351 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 44 of 389 |
| Men's Football (D3) | 73 of 222 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 120 of 382 |
| Men's Volleyball (D3) |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 83 of 394 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 72 of 389 |
| Women's Softball (D3) | 126 of 371 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 17 of 380 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 211 of 1821 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 266 of 825 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 114 of 237 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 225 of 820 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 311 of 853 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 209 of 625 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 23 of 69 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 136 of 600 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 137 of 522 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 135 of 286 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Agricultural Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 12 of 25 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 121 of 414 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 108 of 417 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 138 of 345 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 123 of 355 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 161 of 465 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 128 of 456 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 211 of 835 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 249 of 840 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 225 of 590 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 148 of 314 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Music
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 100 of 1159 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 217 of 653 |
| Top Ranked Online | 63 of 297 |
| Most Popular Online |
Business Administration & Management
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | |
| Top Ranked Online | 60 of 244 |
| Most Popular Online |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 232 of 1240 |
| Australia | |
| Brazil | 167 of 442 |
| China | 188 of 835 |
| India | 201 of 643 |
| Japan | 154 of 437 |
| Norway | 26 of 89 |
| Russia | 110 of 233 |
| Saudi Arabia | 136 of 555 |
| Sweden | 36 of 154 |
| Taiwan | 106 of 356 |
| Thailand | 43 of 238 |
| Vietnam |
International Value
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