Top 2020 Rankings For California Lutheran University
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All 2020 Rankings For California Lutheran University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 321 of 1727 |
| Far Western US | 50 of 171 |
| California | 36 of 112 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | |
| Far Western US | 61 of 143 |
| California |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| California |
Diversity
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| Overall | 431 of 2179 |
| Ethnic | 395 of 2417 |
| Male / Female | 873 of 2417 |
| Location | 869 of 2183 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Evangelical Lutheran Church | 9 of 22 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 290 of 824 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 567 of 1422 |
| Most Focused | 573 of 1422 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 151 of 890 |
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 | 246 of 820 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 528 of 1379 |
| Most Focused | 513 of 1379 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 183 of 846 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 223 of 848 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 554 of 1931 |
| Most Focused | 554 of 1931 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 901 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 174 of 621 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 431 of 1282 |
| Most Focused | 362 of 1282 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 176 of 647 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 251 of 744 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 333 of 1667 |
| Most Focused | 443 of 1667 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 724 |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Top Ranked | 26 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 | 126 of 600 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 237 of 1210 |
| Most Focused | 32 of 1212 |
| 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 | 137 of 523 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 207 of 1022 |
| Most Focused | 29 of 1021 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 185 of 600 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 266 of 601 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 476 of 1512 |
| Most Focused | 373 of 1512 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 266 of 824 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 127 of 286 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 181 of 605 |
| Most Focused | 81 of 605 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 106 of 360 |
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 | |
| Most Popular | |
| 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 799 |
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 822 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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| Top Ranked | 54 of 410 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 431 of 1087 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 360 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked | 46 of 413 |
| Best Value | 191 of 387 |
| Most Popular | 400 of 1060 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 49 of 418 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 74 of 341 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 524 of 1158 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 92 of 455 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 78 of 351 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 524 of 1158 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 95 of 503 |
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 | 459 of 1030 |
| Most Focused | 469 of 1030 |
| 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 | |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 110 of 466 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 345 of 891 |
| Most Focused | 391 of 891 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 418 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 92 of 457 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 315 of 829 |
| Most Focused | 338 of 829 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 458 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 384 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 314 of 939 |
| 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 | 220 of 835 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 378 of 1476 |
| Most Focused | 166 of 1476 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 200 of 897 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 255 of 840 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 343 of 1381 |
| Most Focused | 135 of 1380 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 185 of 833 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 597 of 1316 |
| Most Focused | 574 of 1316 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 228 of 873 |
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 | 263 of 590 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 419 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 268 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 180 of 757 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 181 of 687 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 607 of 1482 |
| Most Focused | 587 of 1482 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 204 of 848 |
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 | 256 of 512 |
| 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) | 15 of 349 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 43 of 386 |
| Men's Football (D3) | 71 of 222 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 118 of 379 |
| Men's Volleyball (D3) |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 81 of 391 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 70 of 386 |
| Women's Softball (D3) | 122 of 369 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 18 of 378 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 121 of 1751 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 260 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 | 221 of 820 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 306 of 852 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 206 of 624 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 24 of 69 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 131 of 599 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 136 of 521 |
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 | 119 of 413 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 103 of 416 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 132 of 344 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 122 of 354 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 158 of 464 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 122 of 455 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 212 of 834 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 241 of 839 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 223 of 589 |
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 | 146 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 | 82 of 1291 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 219 of 731 |
| Top Ranked Online | 62 of 294 |
| Most Popular Online |
Business Administration & Management
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 314 of 656 |
| Top Ranked Online | 61 of 241 |
| Most Popular Online |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 236 of 1240 |
| Brazil | 186 of 488 |
| China | 203 of 847 |
| France | 154 of 321 |
| India | 198 of 664 |
| Japan | 162 of 448 |
| Norway | 33 of 108 |
| Russia | |
| Saudi Arabia | 136 of 555 |
| Sweden | 67 of 178 |
| Taiwan | 109 of 371 |
| Thailand | 64 of 249 |
| Turkey | |
| United Kingdom | 195 of 560 |
International Value
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