California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, California · ★ — / 5 Overall
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Private not-for-profit · 4-year · Doctoral
California Lutheran University is a private university in Thousand Oaks, California, founded in 1959 and affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America while remaining nonsectarian. It opened in 1960 as California Lutheran College and became a university in 1986. The institution offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees, along with post-master's and post-bachelor's certificates, and is noted for its football coaching tradition and players drafted into professional football and baseball.
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Ranked #123 in Master's Universities (2025). Source: Washington Monthly ↗
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Ranked #362 in Forbes Top Colleges (2026). Source: Forbes ↗
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Ranked #445 on Washington Monthly Best Bang for the Buck (2025). Source: WM Best Value ↗
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60 W Olsen Rd, Thousand Oaks, California, 91360-2787
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