Purpose changes your perspective.
Our dedicated and accomplished faculty works with small classes of undergraduate and graduate students who are open-minded — about ideas, about people, and about faith — and are seeking to grow as individuals while they pursue their passions and discover their purpose.
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Making Waves
Hope Gonzalez’s entrepreneurial spirit and marketing savvy are powering her philanthropic mission.
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Researching Close to Home
Moises Velasquez aims to make a difference in his community through his directed research projects.
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Flying to Class
Students like Calley Stein find faculty-led travel seminars are rewarding alternatives to a semester abroad.
Read storyThe 2025-2026 school year begins at California Lutheran University on Aug. 25 with over 1,000 incoming undergraduate and graduate students.
When the spring semester ended in May, over 50 students at California Lutheran University stayed to conduct in-depth research with faculty mentors.
The Rev. Colleen Windham-Hughes, PhD, has been appointed the rector of Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary,
California Lutheran University has been recognized with the Tambellini Future Campus Award for its groundbreaking AI initiative, “Ask Gumby.”
California Lutheran University admits qualified students of any race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national or ethnic origin, marital status, disability, medical condition, or veteran status to all of the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the university. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, or veteran status in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs and athletic and other university administered programs. California Lutheran University will maintain a policy of non-discrimination for students in compliance with all current and future federal regulations.