SAT Scores Trends at California Lutheran

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of California Lutheran University is 1173, and current year SAT score is 1270

The SAT score have been increased 170 points since 2015 and it has risen steadily in recent years at California Lutheran. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 50 points at California Lutheran. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at California Lutheran.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores California Lutheran by SAT score range 1170-1270, 1220-1320, and 1270-1370.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1270 at California Lutheran. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1079 (25^th percentile) and 1263 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at California Lutheran.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at California Lutheran University since 2015.

Year	Total			Math			Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2015-16	1,000	1,100	1,200	500	550	600	500	550	600
2016-17	993	1,097	1,200	500	555	610	493	542	590
2017-18	1,060	1,145	1,230	520	565	610	540	580	620
2018-19	1,070	1,160	1,250	530	575	620	540	585	630
2019-20	1,070	1,160	1,250	530	575	620	540	585	630
2020-21	1,070	1,155	1,240	530	575	620	540	580	620
2021-22	1,090	1,190	1,290	540	595	650	550	595	640
2022-23	1,150	1,230	1,320	570	610	660	580	620	660
2023-24	1,134	1,220	1,320	557	600	660	577	620	660
2024-25	1,150	1,270	1,330	560	620	660	590	650	670
Average	1079	1173	1263	534	582	631	545	591	632

^*SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing replaces SAT critical reading and writing since year 2017.

^**The SAT Writing score is excluded from the total scores for year from 2011 to 2016.

California Lutheran University SAT Score Trends Chart

California Lutheran University SAT Math Score Trends Chart

California Lutheran University SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 26 at California Lutheran. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 22 (25^th percentile) and 28 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at California Lutheran.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at California Lutheran University since 2015.

Year	Composite			English			Math
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2015-16	22	25	27	22	25	27	21	25	28
2016-17	22	25	27	22	25	28	22	25	27
2017-18	21	24	27	21	25	28	20	24	27
2018-19	21	24	26	21	24	27	20	23	26
2019-20	21	24	27	21	24	27	19	23	27
2020-21	20	24	27	20	24	27	18	22	26
2021-22	23	26	28	22	25	28	23	25	27
2022-23	26	29	30	24	28	31	25	27	28
2023-24	23	26	29	22	26	29	21	24	26
2024-25	24	26	31	24	26	30	22	26	26
Average	22	25	28	22	25	28	21	24	27

California Lutheran University ACT Score Trends Chart

California Lutheran University ACT Math Score Trends Chart

California Lutheran University ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
California Lutheran University	1220	1270	4.10%
University of Southern California	1500	1510	-0.66%
University of the People	-	-	-
National University	-	-	-
Stanford University	1550	1550	-
California Baptist University	-	-	-

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