Caltech vs California Lutheran University

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Caltech has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,255) than California Lutheran University ($50,670).
It is harder to admit to Caltech than California Lutheran University.
California Lutheran University has more students with 3,615 students while Caltech has 2,401 students.
Caltech has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while California Lutheran University's ratio is 14 to 1.
Caltech has more full-time faculties with 357 faculties while California Lutheran University has 179 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California Institute of Technology and California Lutheran University.

Caltech	vs.	California Lutheran University
Pasadena, California	Location	Thousand Oaks, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$63,255	2024 Tuition & Fees	$50,670
62%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$47,135	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,756

3.14 %	Acceptance Rates	88.88 %
64.56 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.23 %
-	SAT Score	1,220
-	ACT Score	26
94 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
98 %	Retention Rate	81 %
2,401	Student Population	3,615
357	Number of Faculties	179
3 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

See Full Comparison