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California Lutheran University

Founded in 1959, California Lutheran University (CLU) 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. CLU is dedicated to excellence at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Our intimate size and beautiful location create the perfect setting for lively debate, and a learning environment that values the individual.

Why attend Cal Lutheran?

Amazing Professors

Our professors choose to teach at CLU because of its emphasis on personalized learning and their desire to be involved in the lives of their students.

A Tightly Knit Community of Students

CLU students come from all areas of California, from 25 other states and 30 foreign countries. Students come here to be active participants in their own education, not merely spectators.

School of Business

The CLU School of Business is a scholarly community and private academic institution dedicated to producing graduates who are well prepared to succeed in their personal and professional lives--who think, communicate, lead and follow with sustained excellence and who are guided by an active moral and ethical awareness.

CLU is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).