Founded in 1959, California Lutheran University is part of a 500-year-old tradition of Lutheran higher education — a tradition that expects you to ask the big questions and find your own answers. Encouraging critical inquiry into matters of both faith and reason, CLU is dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies. Our intimate size and beautiful location create the perfect setting for lively debate and a learning environment that values the individual.
CLU offers undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs through its College of Arts and Sciences, School of Management and Graduate School of Education. The University offers 37 majors and 31 minors, in addition to professional preparation programs in specified fields of study.
Master’s degree programs are offered in education, business administration, public policy and administration, computer science, psychology, information systems and technology, and economics. The Graduate School of Education offers doctoral programs in educational leadership and higher education leadership, and the Psychology Department offers a Psy.D. in clinical psychology.
KCLU Radio, an award-winning National Public Radio station, is the area's top provider of long-form national and regional news in Ventura County and Santa Barbara.
Equal opportunity
It is the continuing policy of California Lutheran University to afford equal opportunities for all qualified persons, regardless of their race, creed, color, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, disability, medical condition, marital status, or veteran status. No person shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in any program, activity or facility of the University on the basis of these factors.
