Student Population at California Lutheran

Total Enrollment

3,615

Undergraduate

2,513

Graduate

1,102

Online Enrollment

157

Men Students

1,545

Women Students

2,070

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,615 students have enrolled at California Lutheran University - 2,513 undergraduate and 1,102 graduate.

By gender, 1,545 male and 2,070 female students are attending California Lutheran University. By attendance status, there are 3,363 full-time students and 252 part-time students.

The number of students at California Lutheran University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Academy of Art University and California Baptist University, its population is very small (average population is 18,220).

California Lutheran University offers online degree/certificate programs and 157 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between California Lutheran University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,545 male and 2,070 female students attending California Lutheran. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.75 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at California Lutheran.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at California Lutheran
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,513	2,461	52
Men	1,159	1,139	20
Women	1,354	1,322	32

Population by Gender/Attending Status at California Lutheran
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,102	902	200
Men	386	316	70
Women	716	586	130

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,399 Hispanic students (38.70%) and 1,345 White students (37.21%) at California Lutheran University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at California Lutheran University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at California Lutheran University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	2	2
Asian	139	64	75
Black or African American	116	76	40
Hispanic	1,005	401	604
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11	8	3
White	959	488	471
Two or More Races	160	67	93
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	44	17	27
Total	2,513	1,159	1,354

Population by Race/Ethnicity at California Lutheran University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	51	24	27
Black or African American	17	7	10
Hispanic	394	104	290
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	386	114	272
Two or More Races	34	13	21
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	13	4	9
Total	1,102	386	716

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,644 students whose age under twenty five and 525 students whose age is over thirty years old at California Lutheran University.

Especially, 9 students are younger than eighteen and 10 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at California Lutheran University.

Population by Student Age at California Lutheran University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,513	1,159	1,354
Under 18	9	2	7
18-19	902	390	512
20-21	1,056	456	600
22-24	384	231	153
25-29	68	41	27
30-34	33	15	18
35-39	16	5	11
40-49	27	12	15
50-64	16	7	9
65 and over	2	0	2
Total	2,513	1,159	1,354

Population by Student Age at California Lutheran University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,102	386	716
20-21	6	0	6
22-24	287	108	179
25-29	378	128	250
30-34	150	59	91
35-39	115	40	75
40-49	108	34	74
50-64	50	15	35
65 and over	8	2	6
Total	1,102	386	716

Online Student Population

At California Lutheran University, 421 students (11.65% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 157 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 139 students live in California where California Lutheran University is located in and 16 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,615	2,513	1,102
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	157	3	154
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	264	51	213
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	3,194	2,459	735

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	157	3	154
California Residents	139	3	136
Other State in U.S.	16	0	16
Outside of U.S.	2	0	2
Unknown	0	0	0