Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at California Lutheran

At California Lutheran University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 71.18%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 89.00%. California Lutheran's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 4 years.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 14.63%, and the 2024 yield is 12.00%. The number of California Lutheran applicants increased by 2.72% (140 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 71.18%, and this year's acceptance rate is 89.00% at California Lutheran University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 68.91% and women students' rate is 72.86%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at California Lutheran University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	48.02%	46.85%	49.00%
2014-15	60.97% 12.95%	57.22% 14.84%	63.84% 14.84%
2015-16	61.56% 0.59%	59.48% -0.83%	63.01% -0.83%
2016-17	64.19% 2.63%	61.50% 3.03%	66.04% 3.03%
2017-18	72.75% 8.55%	69.16% 9.39%	75.43% 9.39%
2018-19	71.47% -1.28%	68.93% -2.07%	73.36% -2.07%
2019-20	71.42% -0.05%	68.78% -0.05%	73.31% -0.05%
2020-21	74.39% 2.97%	72.74% 2.30%	75.62% 2.30%
2021-22	82.01% 7.62%	79.00% 8.37%	83.99% 8.37%
2022-23	87.18% 5.18%	86.35% 3.83%	87.82% 3.83%
2023-24	89.00% 1.81%	88.02% 2.18%	90.00% 2.18%
Average	71.18%	68.91%	72.86%

California Lutheran University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 14.63% where the current academic year yield is 12.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at California Lutheran University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	16.25%	16.80%	15.81%
2014-15	14.05% -2.20%	13.92% -1.67%	14.14% -1.67%
2015-16	14.71% 0.66%	13.97% 1.06%	15.20% 1.06%
2016-17	16.53% 1.82%	17.56% 0.67%	15.87% 0.67%
2017-18	15.31% -1.21%	14.80% -0.20%	15.67% -0.20%
2018-19	16.57% 1.25%	18.67% -0.57%	15.10% -0.57%
2019-20	14.67% -1.89%	17.04% -2.03%	13.07% -2.03%
2020-21	12.46% -2.21%	13.59% -1.42%	11.65% -1.42%
2021-22	15.00% 2.54%	14.98% 3.36%	15.01% 3.36%
2022-23	13.41% -1.59%	14.46% -2.39%	12.62% -2.39%
2023-24	12.00% -1.41%	13.00% -1.63%	10.99% -1.63%
Average	14.63%	15.35%	14.10%

California Lutheran University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 5,747, the average number of admitted is 4,016, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 584. The number of California Lutheran applicants increased by 2.72% (140 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at California Lutheran University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	6,920	3,323	540
2014-15	6,490 -430	3,957 16	556 16
2015-16	6,569 79	4,044 39	595 39
2016-17	6,013 -556	3,860 43	638 43
2017-18	5,251 -762	3,820 -53	585 -53
2018-19	5,752 501	4,111 96	681 96
2019-20	6,175 423	4,410 -34	647 -34
2020-21	5,568 -607	4,142 -131	516 -131
2021-22	4,041 -1,527	3,314 -19	497 -19
2022-23	5,150 1,109	4,490 105	602 105
2023-24	5,290 140	4,708 -37	565 -37
Average	5,747	4,016	584

California Lutheran University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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