This background data serves as a benchmark of the historical retention rates at Cal Lutheran and highlights gaps in student success that we will be working to improve as an institution.
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage retained to second semester | 2016 94.5% | 2017 93.3% | 2018 94.1% | 2019 92.6% | 2020 93.6% | 2021 95.5% | 2022 93.7% | 2023 93.4% |
| Percentage retained to second year | 2016 84.6% | 2017 82.7% | 2018 83.6% | 2019 78.8% | 2020 83.1% | 2021 81.1% | 2022 80.6% | 2023 78.8% |
Beginning in 2022 and continuing each semester afterward, we have conducted an optional survey via MyCLU with first-year students. Data for both fall and spring semesters are presented in the charts below.
This survey is made available to all registered students in the first-year class, during a one-week survey period in fall semester of their first year.
On a scale of 1-10, with 1 representing "Terrible" and 10 representing "Amazing", the median response was 7.8.
The number of comments per feedback category is summarized below.
| Food | 7 |
| Activities | 7 |
| Residence Life | 5 |
| Campus | 3 |
| Academics | 3 |
| Social | 0 |
| Cost | 0 |
Students who responded to survey
Students who received survey
Survey response rate
On a scale of 1-10, with 1 representing "Terrible" and 10 representing "Amazing", the median response was 7.9.
The number of comments per feedback category is summarized below.
| Food | 31 |
| Activities | 14 |
| Residence Life | 6 |
| Campus | 13 |
| Academics | 7 |
| Social | 7 |
| Cost | 4 |
Students who responded to survey
Students who received survey
Survey response rate
On a scale of 1-10, with 1 representing "Terrible" and 10 representing "Amazing", the median response was 8.1.
The number of comments per feedback category is summarized below.
| Food | 23 |
| Activities | 16 |
| Residence Life | 2 |
| Campus | 9 |
| Academics | 8 |
| Social | 1 |
| Cost | 2 |
Students who responded to survey
Students who received survey
Survey response rate*
*Note: the "Ask me later" function of the pop-up survey was removed two days prior to the survey closing; therefore, the response rate is higher than in previous semesters.
This survey is made available to all registered first-year students, during a one-week
survey period in spring semester of their first year.
Question 1 is identical to the fall survey, whereas Question 2 is unique to each year's
spring survey.
On a scale of 1-10, with 1 representing "Terrible" and 10 representing "Amazing", the median response was 7.6.
The number of responses is summarized below.
| Yes | 4 |
| No | 16 |
Students who responded to survey
Students who received survey
Survey response rate
On a scale of 1-10, with 1 representing "Terrible" and 10 representing "Amazing", the median response was 7.0.
The number of responses is summarized below.
| Connected | 72 |
| Not Connected | 33 |
| Somewhat Connected | 28 |
Students who responded to survey
Students who received survey
Survey response rate
The spring survey for the first-year class of will be conducted in Spring 2025. Please check back later for survey results.