California Lutheran University Ranked in Top 20 According to U.S. News & World Report
Online, October 11, 2011 (Newswire.com) - The 2012 edition of the "Best Colleges" guidebook from the U.S. News & World Report has ranked California Lutheran University #18 out of colleges in the Western region. The guidebook was released on September 20th, 2011 and is available for review now.
US News is a recognized leader in college and graduate school rankings and has exclusive rankings of 1,600 colleges and more than 1,200 graduate programs from around the world. Rankings are determined using a variety of factors such as freshman retention rate, graduation rate, school missions, up to 16 indicators of academic excellence and other factors as derived from classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Many prospective students consider an education with California Lutheran University and there is no reason not to, considering CLU's rankings in U.S. News & World Report list of top regional universities in the West (more specific info about this can be found at http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/california-lutheran-university-1133. California Lutheran University has been ranked number 18 in the 2012 edition of Best Colleges in Regional Universities (West) and has been in the top 20 for the last 17 years.
There are many other reasons to attend California Lutheran University, as well. Freshman retention rate is 80 percent, which is a great indicator of student satisfaction. The average GPA of California Lutheran University students is 3.6. The total undergraduate enrollment of students is 2,545, with a ratio of student-to-faculty of 16:1. Nearly 60 percent of classes have fewer than 20 students, providing a stable and comfortable learning environment.
California Lutheran University is a private, coed college founded in 1959. California Lutheran University strives to provide students a challenging academic environment and offers 36 undergraduate majors in business, education, science and humanities. California Lutheran University also offers several doctoral and master's programs, one notable master's program being the MBA in Financial Planning program, which can also be completed entirely online.