Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at California Lutheran

At California Lutheran University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 67.38%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 87.18%. California Lutheran's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 3 years. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into California Lutheran University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 15.13%, and the 2023 yield is 13.41%. The number of California Lutheran applicants increased by 27.44% (1,109 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 67.38%, and this year's acceptance rate is 87.18% at California Lutheran University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 65.09% and women students' rate is 69.06%. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into California Lutheran University than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at California Lutheran University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	47.26%	45.93%	48.24%
2013-14	48.02% 0.76%	46.85% 0.76%	49.00% 0.76%
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%
Average	67.38%	65.09%	69.06%

California Lutheran University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 15.13% where the current academic year yield is 13.41%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at California Lutheran University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	17.47%	19.06%	16.35%
2013-14	16.25% -1.22%	16.80% -0.53%	15.81% -0.53%
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%
Average	15.13%	15.90%	14.59%

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 5,881, the average number of admitted is 3,879, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 583. The number of California Lutheran applicants increased by 27.44% (1,109 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 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	6,759	3,194	558
2013-14	6,920 161	3,323 -18	540 -18
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
Average	5,881	3,879	583

California Lutheran University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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