California Lutheran University
School info
3.8
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.9
Food
3.1
Clubs
3.3
Facilities
4.1
Internet
3.8
Location
4
Opportunities
3.8
Safety
4.5
Social
3.2
Happiness
4
Basic Information
Location
- Thousand Oaks, CA
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private university
- Established: 1959; 65 years ago (1959)
- Founder: Dr. Gaylerd Falde, Richard Pederson, Orville Dahl
Academic information
Degree Courses
- 46 majors and 46 minors
Key Area
- Traditional lab research
- creative works
- quantitative analysis
- qualitative explorations
- family studies and human development
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 3,000-3,999 students
- Undergraduates: 2,888
- Postgraduates: 1,394
- Academic Staff: 437 (193 full time, 244 part time)
Notable Alumni
- Tom Herman
- Jason Dolley
- Bianca A. Santos
- Mike Borzello
- Dave Aranda
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Students talk about this school
Good reviews
Overall 5
Wonderful.
Overall 5
CLU has very distinguished professors and staff members dedicated to assisting students succeed. The campus has a wide array of student resources, interfaith chapel and 24/7 security. The professors teach real world concepts that apply to career applications.
Overall 5
Best University ever! Everyone is so friendly and nice!
Overall 4.9
Awesome school
Overall 4.8
The campus is so nice and peaceful. Everyone you meet is friendly and willing to help you.
Overall 4.8
Cal Lutheran's small size is made up for by it's big community network. I love this school and the people here. I've made life long friends and have a career lined up for me after college. It was a great decision to come here, and I was able to graduate in 4 years with a Biochem major and a Spanish minor and didn't need to take any summer school!
Overall 4.7
I loved this school and my experience here. CLU has taught me so many things. Classes are small so the professors actually know you and can help.
Overall 4.7
Great school! Everyone is really friendly and the teachers all really care!
Overall 4.5
There are VERY FEW vegetarian and vegan options for food, and very limited places to eat. All of my professors have been amazing and caring. The campus is beautiful, full of trees and green everywhere. They have a little stream and bridge, a garden and a compost center, and even adult swing sets for the students.
Overall 4.5
They need better vegetarian and vegan options in the commons.
Bad reviews
Overall 1.1
This school is the worst school you could ever attend 20/10 will never recommend to any of my friends. The reslife or any other people running the school dont care at all about their students or their needs, they make the school look way better online and it is nothing like they portray. Very unhappy here, will hopefully transfer.
Overall 1.4
This school itself is nice. Everything else is trash! Professors have favoritism, they're rude, and don't care about you're future (if they say they do they're lying). It is more of a sports school than university. Please reconsider your choice of attending CLU and don't let them take your money because that is all they want.
Overall 1.8
I chose this school because I thought it was centrally located. I was wrong. Getting to Los Angeles is a pain, so an internship or job there is out of the question. The beach is farther away than what I'm willing to go. Thousand Oaks is old people central, no social aspect to it at all. Administration is corrupt and exists for its own interest!
Overall 2
The only memory I will take from this school is my degree, my relationship with many professors and my few great connections. Res life and many students are not authentically inclusive and the Sodexo food is horrible. Please consider a school where you are not in a bubble. I look forward to begin again and truly live a life at UW for grad school.